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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 

 A REAL PLANTING TABLE FOR VEGETABLES — Continued 



April, 1910 



NAME 



VARIETY 



TIME TO PLANT 



QUANTITY 



DIRECTIONS 



Watermelon 



Cole's Early 



April i, under glass 



5 pots 



Tender. Set out in May 





Halbert Honey 



April i, under glass 



5 pots 



1 inch deep 





Cole's Early 



May i, outside 



10 hills 



Hills 6 feet apart 





Halbert Honey 



May i, outside 



10 hills 



Make special soil of sand and manure 

 Pinch off ends of shoots 

 1 ounce seed to 30 hills 



Onion 





April i, plant sets 



100 feet 



Hardy 1 ounce seed to 150 feet 





Yellow Danvers 



Seeds April 15, outside 



200 feet 



Seeds J inch deep Dig and dry for winter 





Prizetakers 



Seeds April 15, outside 

 Ready in 18 weeks from seed 



200 feet 



Sets 2 inch deep 1 quart sets to 100 feet 

 Rows 2 feet apart 



Parsley 



Triple Curled 



April 15, outside 

 Ready in 8 weeks 



50 feet 



Hardy. Soak seeds over night 

 \ inch deep Seeds slow to start 

 6 inches apart 1 ounce to 150 foot row 

 Rows 2 feet apart 



Parsnip 



Hollow Crown 



April 15 outside 

 Ready in 15 weeks 



50 feet 



Hardy 1 ounce seed to 200 feet 

 \ inch deep Winter in place or in pits 

 Rows 1 \ feet apart Improved by frost 

 Seeds start slowly 



Peas 



Thomas Laxton 



April 1, outside 



150 feet 



Hardy 







April 15, ontside 



150 feet 



3 inches deep early varieties. 







May 1, outside 



150 feet 



4 inches deep late varieties 





Juno 



May 1, outside 



150 feet 



Early in double rows 







May 15, outside 



150 feet 



Late rows 3 feet apart 







June - 1, outside 



150 feet 



Moist 





Telephone 



June 15, outside 

 July 1, outside 

 July 15, outside 



150 feet 

 150 feet 

 150 feet 



1 quart seed to 150 feet 





Laxton 



Aug. 1, outside Ready in 8 weeks 

 Aug. 15, outside 



150 feet 

 150 feet 









March 1, under glass 





Very tender Start in good heat 



Pepper 



Chinese Giant 



Set out in May 

 Ready in 20 weeks 



25 pots 



\ inch deep Hang in cellar for winter 

 Rows 2 feet apart 



Potatoes 



Noroton Beauty 



April 1 (early) 

 May 1 (early) 





2 inches deep, early 8 or 10 bushels to acre 

 5 inches deep, late Sprout before planting 





Gold Coin 



May 15 (Main crop) 

 Ready in 12 weeks 





Rows 3 feet apart 

 1 peck to 100-foot row 



Pumpkin 



Winter Luxury 



May 15, outside 

 Ready in 15 weeks 



20 hills 



Tender 1 ounce seed to 50 hills 

 6 feet apart Winter warm and dry 

 Manure 



Radish 



French Breakfast 



March 7 under glass and every two weeks 

 Ready in 4 weeks 



25 feet each time 



Hardy 



\ inch deep 



1 ounce seed to 100 feet 



Soil light and rich 



Salsify 



Mammoth Sandwich Island 



April 15, outside 

 Ready in 18 weeks 



200 feet 



Hardy 



\ inch deep 



Rows 2 feet apart 



1 ounce seed to 100 feet 



Winter in place or in pits 



Spinach 



Viroflay 



April 1, outside 



100 feet 



Hardy 







April 15, outside 



100 feet 



1 inch deep 







May 1, outside 



100 feet 



Rows 1^ foot apart 





New Zealand 



May 1, outside 



100 feet 



1 ounce seed to 200 feet 







June 1, outside 



100 feet 



Verv rich soil 





Viroflay 



Sept. 1, outside 

 Ready in 5 weeks 



200, feet 



Winter under straw cover 



Squash 



Delicata 



March 15, under glass 



3 pots 



Tender 





Early Golden Custard 



March 15, under glass 



3 pots 



1 inch deep 





Crookneck 



March 15, under glass 



3 pots 



4 feet apart 





Delicata 



May 15, outside 



6 hills 



Hubbard 6 feet apart 





Early Golden Custard 



May 15, outside 



6 hills 



Winter warm and dry 





Crookneck 



May 15, outside 

 Ready in 7 weeks 



6 hills 



x ounce seed for 25 hills 



For Hubbard make special soil of sand 





Hubbard 



May 15, outside 

 Ready in 15 weeks 



20 hills 



and manure 



Tomato 



Earliana 



March 1, under glass 



50 plants 



Tender 





Crimson Cushion 



April i, under glass 

 Set out in May 

 Ready in 18 weeks 



150 plants 



\ inch deep 



Keep hotbed cool 



3 feet apart in row 



Rows 3 feet apart 



Pinch off side shoots 



1 ounce seed to 2,000 plants 



Hang in cellar for early winter 



Turnip 



Early Milan White 



April 17, outside 



25 feet 



Hardy 1 ounce seed to 200 feet 







June 15, outside 



25 feet 



\ inch deep Winter in pits 







Ready in 9 weeks 





Rows 1 \ feet apart 





