A Simplified Chart for Your Vegetable Garden -By Louis G. Beers, 



A RECORD AND PLAN ON A UNIT BASIS THAT CAN BE IMMEDIATELY ADAPTED TO 

 FIT ANY PLOT, AND BY WHICH A RECORD OF THE YEAR'S WORK CAN BE KEPT 



New 

 Jersey 



WHEN I first turned my attention to the 

 garden around my newly built 

 home — that was four years ago — I had 

 only a vague impression as to what was 

 involved in the planning and care of a gar- 

 den, and concluded to employ an experienced 

 gardener to plant the seeds and then let the 

 boy who mows the lawn "do the rest." I 

 was to take no personal interest in the work 

 except to pay the bills and enjoy the fresh 

 vegetables that came to the table. 



Accordingly the first year I employed a 

 man, to whom I gave a list of such vege- 

 tables as we wanted, and relied on his judg- 

 ment to select the varieties and allot the 

 space for each kind. He promptly carried 

 out my instructions and when he was through 

 the entire garden was planted — all at one 

 time. 



As only a few kinds were labeled, I had to 

 wait till the plants appeared before I could 

 determine what to expect. I then discovered 

 that too much of some things had been planted 

 and no space had been left for a succession. 



LEFT OF WALK 



I recall now that string beans were his spe- 

 cialty, as about one-third of the space had 

 been planted with that vegetable, and if all 

 had been allowed to mature a dozen families 

 could have been abundantly supplied. 



I relate the foregoing, after having con- 

 ferred with others, who have met with a 

 similar experience, and to show that only by 

 personal attention can one expect the best 

 results in a small suburban garden. 



At this point I realized that I must make 

 a study of gardening and do a certain amount 

 of the work myself. I bought several books 

 and subscribed to The Garden Magazine, 

 in one number of w r hich was suggested the 

 advisability of making a plan in advance; 

 and the next season I started early to obtain 

 my seeds and lay out a definite chart and 

 table. I measured my garden and located 

 in a rough drawing permanent things, aspar- 

 agus bed, berry bushes, etc. Then I obtained 

 paper with faint blue lines (eight to an inch), 

 ruled at right angles, so as to form small 

 squares. (This paper can usually be ob- 



tained from dealers in drawing material.) 

 I allotted a square to each square foot of the 

 garden, and numbered the lines to corres- 

 pond with the number of feet of the garden. 

 I then made a list of the kinds of vegetables 

 I desired to plant, grouping those that 

 matured early so that the space could be 

 utilized for a late crop. I located the tall 

 ones, such as corn, where their shade would 

 not retard the growth of some lower kind. 

 Other reasons will suggest themselves for 

 grouping. 



I next made a chart. A heavy line was 

 drawn over a blue line to indicate where each 

 row was to be planted. I then proceeded 

 to make a planting table on a sheet of paper 

 ruled as shown in the accompanying cut. 

 The spaces under the headings except 

 "Planted" were filled in advance, that, and 

 another (not shown on the sketch) allowed 

 for "Notes" were left to record the date 

 when the seed was planted and any memo- 

 randa as indicated. I prefer pencils, red 

 for lines and black for writing, as ink is 





LOC. 



NAME 



FROM 



PLANT 



APART 



DEEP 



THIN 



PLANTED 



6 



LONG ISLAND SQUASH 



R 



MAY 15 



HILLS 



2 IN 



4HILL 



MAY 22 



















10 



MIGNONETTE LETTUCE. 



R 



A 



CL05E 



/4IN 





A 



II 



ROMAINE. » 



R 



A 



ii 



'/fIN 





A 



















12 



EARLY SCARLET RADISHES 



S 



R 



Vx IN 



&JN 



1 IN, 



6 



13 



L0N6 " " 



S 





Vi IN 



■/aiN 



1 IN 



8 



































14 



YELLOW ONION SETS 



s 



APR 1 



2 IN 



2 IN 





APR 10 



15 



>■ it it 



s 





























14 



(2 ID) SAVORY SPINACH 



S 



JUL 15 



1 IN 



'Aim 





JUL 24 



















15 



(2 1°) RUTABAGA TURNIPS 



p 



JUL 15 



7z in 



Vzm 



2 IN 



JUL 24 



















16 



EGYPTIAN BEETS 



5 



APR I 



Vz IN 



I IN 



3IN 



APR 10 



16 



21? RUTABAGA TURNIPS 



P 



JUL 15 



Vz IN 



'/Z'. 



2 ■■ 



JUL 24 



















17 



SAVORY SPINACH 



S 



APR 1 



1 IN 



h l« 





APR 10 



17 



2«5 EGYPTIAN BEETS 



s 



JUL 15 



Vx IN 



I IN 



3 IN 



JUL 24 



















19 



DANVERS ONIONS 



R 



APR 15 



'A IN 



'/A IN 



2 IN 



APR 29 



2.0 



n ii 



R 



t 1 



II 



11 



ii 



1 1 



21 



it ii 



R 



11 



II 



M 



it 



M 



















23 



HOLLOW CROWN PARSNIP5 



R 



APR 15 



1 IN 



ft IN 



4 IN 



MAY 15 



24 



it it n 



R 



it 



11 



II 



ii 



ii 



















25 



SCARLET HORN CARROTS 



R 



APR 15 



'/a in 



1/llN 



6 IN 



MAY 15 



















26 



EMERALD PARSLEY 



S 



APR 15 



Vt. in 



'/i.H 





MAY 5 



















50 



NEW ZEALAND SPINACH 



S 



APR 15 



I IN 



UN 



J2|N 



MAY 5 



















55 



EARLY CLUSTER CUCUMBERS 



R 



C 



HILLS 4 fi 



1 IN 



4WU 



C 



















59 



LONG GREEN CUCUMBERS 



R 



C 



HILLS4F 



1 IN 



4HIII 



C 



















RIGHT OF WALK 



LOC. 



NAME 



FROM 



PLANT 



APART 



PEEP 



THIN 



PLANTED 



4 



EVERGREEN CORN 



R 



JUN 10 



\ 



2 IN 





JUN 5 



8 



H ii 





MAY 15 



(HILLS 



2 IN 





MAY 19 



12 



ii it 





MAY 5 



3 FT 



1 IN 





MAY 5 



16 



METROPOLITAN CORN 



R 



MAY 5 



■ 



1 IN 





MAY 5 



















19 



) 















22 



S IRISH COOLER POTATOES 



S 



APR 1 



15 IN 



3 IN 





MAR 27 



















25 



LITTLE GEM PEAS 



S 



APR 1 



1 IN 



1-2 IN 



2 IN 



APR i 



28 



PROSPERITY PEAS 



S 



APR 1 



1 >< 



1-2 M 



2 •' 



" 3 



31 



il n 





APR 15 



1 11 



|-2 i. 



2 » 



APR 17 



34 



CHAMPION OF ENG. PEAS 



R 



APR 15 



1 .1 



|-2n 



2 " 



" 17 



















37 



GIANT BUSH LIMA BEANS 



R 



MAY 15 



(2 IN 



2 IN 





MAY 15 



40 



n || n ti 



R 











C 



















43 



VALENTINE BUSH BEANS 



S 



A 



1 IN 





4iN 



A 



45 



a ii ii 



S 





1 •• 





.. 





















48 A 



EGG PLANTS 



s 



MAY 15 



30 IN 







MAY 13 



48 B 



SWEET MTN. PEPPERS 



s 



'■ 15 



30 M 







» 13 



















51 A 



EARLlANA TOMATOES 



s 



MAY 15 



3 FT. 







MAY 15 



51 B 



PONDEROSA ii 



5 



H 15 



3 FT 







,. 15 



















54 



JERSEY WAKEFIELD CAB&AGL 



S 



MAY 15 



18 IN 







MAY 15 



















57 



SNOWBALL CAULIFLOWER 



5 



MAY 15 



18 IN 







MAY 15 



















60 



DWARF BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



S 



MAY 15 



18 IN 







MAY 15 





















2NO CROP 















21 



WHITE PLUME CELERY 



S 



JUL 20 



6 IN 







JUL 24 





3 ROWS 6 IN APART 































30 



SHUMACHER CELERY 



S 



AUG 1 



8 IN 







JUL 31 





3 ROWS (o IN APART 















































This record is drawn, on faint quadrille ruled paper, each square representing a square foot of ground. The exact location of each crop is shown by the chart 

 on the next page. In the author's own records an extra space for "Notes" is extended on the right of each form 



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