YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN IN 1945 



THE past few years have seen a great return to the soil on the part of thousands of Americans who had 

 rgotten, or had never known, the feel of a hoe-handle. Their efforts have met with rich success, and 

 we are told on good authority that the markets would have been considerably depleted had it not been for 

 the home-grown vegetables that supplemented commercially raised ones. 



We feel sure that a very arge percentage of these new gardeners are going to carry over their efforts not only 

 to this coming season but long after the war. They have discovered that the vegetables they raise close to their 

 own kitchen door are much more palatable than the best they can buy. A few extra rows provide a surplus for 

 canning, and thus supplement the winter food supply. 



When the pressure of wartime gardening is over, it will be possible to spend more time on flower-growing. 

 Here is a vast held open to the garden-lover, — a hobby to carry him around the year, season after season. Novelties 

 in both flowers and vegetables will keep up his interest even if the time ever comes when he can consider him- 

 self an "expert." 



HOW and WHEN TO PLANT HOME-GARDEN VEGETABLES 



KIND OF 

 VEGETABLE 



Asparagus Roots 



Asparagus Seed 



Beans, Bush 



Beans, Bush Lima 



Beans. Pole 



Beans. Pole Lima 



Beets, Early 



Beets, Late 



Brussels Sprouts 



Cabbage, Early 



Cabbage, Late 



Carrots, Early 



Carrots, Late 



Cauliflower, Early 



Cauliflower, Late 



Celery 



Celeriac 



Corn, Early 



Corn, Main-crop 



Corn Salad 



Cucumbers 



Eggplant 



Endive 



Kale, for spring use 



Kale, for fall use 



Kohlrabi 



Lettuce 



Leek 



Melons, Musk 



Melons, Water 



Okra . 



Onion Seed 



Onion Sets 



Parsley 



Parsnip 



Peas smooth 1 . Early 



Peas wrinkled 



Peppers 



Potatoes 



Pumpkin 

 Radish, Early 

 Radish, Winter 

 Salsify 

 Spinach 



Squash, Summer. 

 Squash, Winter 

 Swiss Chard 



Tomato 



Turnips, Early 



Turnips, Late 



Rutabaga 



Quantity 

 required , 

 for a family 

 of 3 to 5 



Dates for Sowing in Vicinity 

 of Washington, D. C. 



Under Glass 



60 



1 oz. 



2 lbs. 

 1 lb. 

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1 lb. 

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lpkt. 

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 1 lb. 

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March 



February 

 March 

 February 

 February 



March 

 February 



February 



February 



February 



March 

 March 



Feb. and April 

 March 



Open Ground 



Seeds or Plants Distance Apart 

 For 50-ft. Row in Rows 



April 



April and May 



April to Aug. 



April to July 



April to June 



April to June 



April to June 



June to Aug. 



April to July 



April 



May to July 



April and May 



May to July 



April 



May and June 



April and May 



April and May 



May 



May to July 



April and May 



May to July 



April to Aug. 

 Aug. and Sept. 

 June to July 

 April to July 

 April to Aug. 

 April and May 

 May to June 

 May to June 

 May and June 

 April and May 

 April and May 

 April and May 

 April 



March to May 

 April and May 



April to July 

 May to June 

 April to Sept. 

 July and Aug. 

 April and May 

 April to Sept. 

 May to July 

 May to June 

 April to June 

 June 



April and May 

 July to Sept. 

 June and July 



25 roots 

 1 oz. 

 1 lb. 

 1 lb. 

 1 pkt. 

 1 pkt. 

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 1 pkt. 

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2 ft. 



3 ins. 



4 ins. 

 4 ft. 

 4 ft. 

 3-4 ins. 

 3-4 ins. 



18-24 ins. 

 18 24 ins. 

 18 24 ins. 



2 3 ins. 



2 3 ins. 



2 ft. 



2 ft. 

 6 ins. 

 6 ins. 



3 ft. 



4 ft. 

 12 ins. 



*<, ft. 

 2 ft. 

 12 ins. 

 2 ft. 



2 ft. 

 10 ins. 

 12 ins. 



6 ins. 

 4-6 ft. 

 8-10 ft. 

 10 ins. 

 2-3 ins. 



3 ins. 

 4-6 ins. 

 3-6 ins. 

 2 ins. 



2 ins. 

 15 18 ins. 

 15 18 ins. 



8 10 ft. 



1-2 ins. 



3-4 ins. 



4-6 ins. 



4 ins. 

 4-6 ft. 

 8-10 ft. 



12 ins. 

 3-4 ft. 

 4 ins. 

 4 ins. 

 8-10 ins. 



Distance 

 Rows Apart 



Depth to 

 Sow Seed 



3 ft. 



2 ft. 



2 ft. 



4 ft. 

 4 ft. 



15-18 ins. 

 15 18 ins. 

 18 24 ins. 



2 ft. 



2 3 ft. 

 12 ins. 

 12 ins. 



2 ft. 



2 ft. 

 3-5 ft. 



3 ft. 

 3-4 ft. 



4 ft. 

 12 ins. 



4-6 ft. 

 3 ft. 

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2 Vi ft. 

 21 2 ft. 



18-24 ins. 

 12-15 ins. 

 12 ins. 



4-6 ft. 



8-10 ft. 



3 ft. 

 12-15 ins. 



1 ft. 



1 ft. 

 15-18 ins. 



3 ft. 



3 ft. 



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3 ft. 



8-10 ft. 

 12 ins. 

 12 ins. 

 15-18 ins. 

 12-18 ins. 



4-6 ft. 



8-10 ft. 

 15-18 ins. 



4-5 ft. 

 15 ins. 

 15 ins. 



2 ft. 



12 ins. 

 2 ins. 

 2 ins. 

 2 ins. 



1 in. 



2 ins. 

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2 ins. 



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1-2 ins. 

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Days to Mature 



1-2 years 

 3- 4 years 

 45- 75 days 

 60- 90 days 

 65- 100 days 

 70- 90 days 

 50- 75 days 

 75- 100 days 



100 140 days 

 80 100 days 



120-180 days 

 60- 80 days 



100-120 days 

 90 115 days 



100 140 days 



125 150 days 



100 150 days 

 60- 80 days 

 80^100 days 

 45- 60 days 

 60- 85 days 



125 150 days 

 75-100 days 

 85-120 days 

 85-120 days 

 65 85 days 

 65-100 days 



120-150 days 

 90-120 days 



100-125 days 



100-125 days 



120-175 days 

 60- 75 days 

 90-110 days 



100-150 days 

 50- 65 days 

 50- 75 days 



125-150 days 

 60- 90 days 



100^130 days 

 25- 50 days 

 25- 50 days 



125-150 days 

 55- 75 days 

 60- 75 days 



100-125 days 

 50- 60 days 



125-150 days 

 60- 75 days 

 60- 75 days 

 70- 90 days 



VEGETABLE SEEDS THAT SUCCEED 



ASPARAGUS 



One ounce to 50 feet of drill 

 about 4 pounds to the acre 



Culture. Sow in April in drills about 

 1 foot apart and 1 inch deep. Keep cultivated 

 and transplant to permanent bed when a 

 year old, following instructions under 

 Asparagus Roots. 



167. Mary Washington. A rust-resistant 

 variety with mammoth shoots of tempting 

 color and outstanding quality. A heavy 

 producer. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; ]^\b. 45c; 

 lb. $1.50, postpaid. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



Culture. Plant in spring, after March 15, in rows 3 feet apart. 

 The beds should be dug 18 inches deep. Place several inches of ma- 

 nure in the bottom of the trench and cover with 3 to 4 inches of 

 clean rich soil. 



Mary Washington. 2-yr. roots, 25, 70c; 100, $2.00; 1000, $15.00. 

 By mail, 20c per 100 extra. 



One ounce will produce 

 about 500 plants 



Culture. Sow seeds in January in the greenhouse or in hotbeds 

 in March. Transplant, when large enough, in rows 3 feet apart, 

 2 feet in the row. Cultivate when growing freely, and protect the 

 plants in winter by taking them into a cellar or in a coldframe. 

 248. Green Globe. Pkt. 25c; oz. S1.00, postpaid. 



ARTICHOKE 



F. W. B0LGIAN0 & CO., INC., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



