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HELPFUL INFORMATION 

 FOR THE FARMER AND GARDENER 



When to Plant— How to Plant— When to Harvest 



Vegetables 



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Length of 

 Row an 

 Ounce of 

 Seed Will 

 Plant 



No. of 



Plants 



to 

 100 Feet 

 of Row 



No. of 

 Days 



to 

 Germi- 

 nate 



Dis- 

 tance 

 Apart 

 in 



Row 



Dis- 

 tance 



of 

 Rows 

 Apart 



Depth 



to 

 Cover 

 Seed 



Ready for 



Use 









A 



c 



A 

 A 

 B 

 B 

 B 

 A 

 B 



c 



A 

 A 

 B 

 B 

 B 

 A 

 F 



C 



T 



H 



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lqt.,100ft 



Hpt., 33 hills... 

 60ft 



300 



6-10 



4 in. 



3 ft. 



4 in. 

 2 ft. 



11-^ ft. 

 214 ft. 

 4 in. 



2 ft. 

 6 in. 

 6 in. 



3 ft. 



2H ft. 



4 ft. 



1ft. 

 2Hft. 

 2^4 ft. 

 2y2 ft. 



154 ft. 



23-2 ft. 



m ft. 



3 ft. 



4 ft. 



2 in. 

 2in. 

 lin. 

 5-2 in 



6-8 wks. 



Beans, Pole and Lima. 

 Beets 







T 



H 



— 





— 



— 



33 ! 6-10 

 300 7-10 



8-10 wks 







•K 



E 



6-8 wks. 



Broccoli 





E 



E 











2,500 plants 50 , 6-10 



3,000 plants 66 16-10 



16-18 wks 



Brussels Sprouts - - 















yiin. 1 16-18 wks. 



Cabbage .. . 





E 

 G 



E 

 E 

 E 



E 

 G 



E 

 E 

 E 



B 

 F 

 B 

 B 

 B 



T 



T 



H 



H 



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2,500 plants 40 



6-10 

 10-15 

 6-10 

 12-20 

 12-20 

 6-10 

 5-10 

 10-14 

 6-10 

 4-8 

 6-10 

 S-12 



Hin. 1 14-20 wks. 



Carrots 





300 ft. 



300 

 40 

 200 

 200 

 1 33 

 25 

 50 

 100 

 100 

 25 

 12 



}4in I 8-14 wks 















3,0C0 plants 



5,000 riants 



8,000 plarts 



1 qt., 150 hills... 

 75 hills 



j|in. U-18wks_ 







B B 















Min. 

 !iin. 

 lin. 

 J^in. 

 I4in. 

 Win 



20 wks. 



Celerv 





B 

 r 



B 

 C 

 A 

 B 

 B 

 C 

 A 

 A 

 C 















18-22 wks 









C 



c 



A 











6-1 wks. 



Cucumber 









E : A 











4 ft. 1 4 ft. 

 2 ft. ,2!nt. 

 1 ft. i 1 ft. 



8-1 wks 



Egg Plant 





G 



E 



B 1 B 

 B 1 B 















2,500 plants 



200 ft. 



18-20 wks. 



Endive 





B 



c 













10-1 2 wks 





G 



E 



E 



B 



E 

 E 

 E 



C 



A 

 A 



n 



A 



J 



J 



H 





300 ft 



1ft. Vi ft. >iin. 



6-1 4 wks 





75 hills 



4 ft. 1 4 ft. 'Xin. • 10-14 wk. 



Melons Water 





















!0 hills. . 



8 ft. 8 ft. 



Min. 16 wks. 



Okra 







E 

 E 

 F 

 E 

 F 

 E 



c 













50ft 



100 ft. 



50 ' 15-20 

 400 8-12 



2 ft. 

 Sin. 

 6in. 

 2 in. 

 2in. 

 2 in. 

 1ft. 

 lin. 



3 ft. 

 1ft. 



1 '4 ft. 

 ift. 



2 ft. 

 21-; in. 



3 ft. 

 1ft. 



lin. 



!-iin. 

 ?-2in. 

 J^in. 



10 wks. 



Onions 





E 



E i B 













16-20 wks 







A : A 



A 















400 ft 



150 ft 



Iqt., 200ft 



2,000 plants 



125 ft.. 



200 



600 



600 

 50 



100 

 1,200 



200 



300 

 25 hills 



8-18 

 20-24 

 6-10 

 10-14 

 14-20 

 4-6 

 8-12 

 6-12 

 6-10 

 6-10 

 4-8 



18-20 wks 





G 



G 



A i A 

 C 1 



A 

 C 



A 

 C 



A 

 A 











12-14 wks. 



Peas 











2 in. 1 8-12 wks 





E 



E 

 K 

 D 

 A 

 A 

 E 

 B 

 A 



B 

 K 

 D 



a" 



A 

 B 

 A 











i-^iin. 18-20 wks. 



Potatoes 

















4in. 

 l)'2in. 

 J^in. 

 ,^in. 

 lin. 

 'Aid. 

 Hin. 



10-1 6 wks. 





M 



M 

 F 

 F 



D 



C 



C 

 A 



J 

 A 

 C 









4-5 wks. 



Sahify 









60ft 



150ft.. 



6in. Vi ft. 



18-20 wk.«. 



Spinach 





I 



--- 



--- 



4in. 



1^2 ft. 



3 ft. 



4 in. 



1ft. 

 3 ft. 

 3 ft. 

 IHft. 



8 wks. 



Squash Bush ] 





A 

 B 







10 hills 



8 wks. 



Tomatoes \ 





E 















2,000 plants 



2,500 plants 



33 plants 

 300 plants 



14-1 8 wks. 



Turnips i . _ . 





A 



A 











8-1 2 wks. 



KEY TO TABLE 



A — Sow in the open ground. Thin out plants. 



B — Sow in seed bed in garden and transplant. 



C — Make two sowings in open ground for succession. 



D — Make three sowings in the open ground. « 



E — Start in hotbed and transplant when suitable. 



F — Sow in the open when ground permits. 



G — Grow in hotbed or greenhouses. 



ILLUSTRATION HOW TO USE TABLE 



H — Sow in cold frame and grow over Winter. Plant out earlj' the 

 following Spring. 



I — Sow in open ground and give protection over Winter. 



J — Plant in cold frame. Protect with sash. 

 K — Plant in the open ground. 

 M — Sow every week in greenhouse or hotbed. 



Take, for instance, beans, bush. You will find ILsted as ".\" under April, "C" under May, "C" under June and "C" under July. Refering 

 to key, you will find ".\" means sow in the open ground; thin out plants. "C" means make two sowings in open ground for succession. You can, 

 therefore, readily understand that bush beans can be sown in the open ground in April and that two sowings can be made in the open ground 

 during May, June and July. 



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