HOW and WHEN TO PLANT HOME-GARDEN VEGETABLES 



KIWD 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 



Com, Early 



Com. Main-crop 



Com Salad 



Cucumbers 



Eggplant 



Endive 



Kale, for spring nae... 



Kale, for fall use 



Kohlrabi 



Lettuce 



Leek 



Melons, Mask 



Melons, Water 



Okra 



Onion Seed 



Onion Seta 



Parsley 



Parsnip 



Peas smooth). Early . 



Peas wrinkled i 



Peppers 



Potatoes 



Pumpkin 



Radish, Early 



Radish, Winter 



Salsify 



Spinach 



Squash, Summer 



Squash, Winter 



Swiss Chard 



Tomato 



Turnips, Early 



Turnips, Late 



Rutabaga 



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Dates for Sowing in Vicimiy 

 of Washington, DC. 



Under Glass 



Much 



February 

 March 

 February 

 February 



March 

 February 



February 

 February 



February 



March 

 Marcb 



Feb. and April 

 March 



Open Ground 



Seeds or Plants Distance Apart 

 For 50-ft. Row in Rows 



Distance 

 Rows Apart 



April 

 April 

 April 

 April 

 April 

 April 

 April 

 June 

 April 

 April 

 May 

 April 

 May 

 April 

 May 

 April 

 April 

 May 

 May 

 April 

 May 



and Hay 



to Aug. 

 to July 

 to June 

 to June 

 to June 

 to Aug 

 to July 



to July 

 and May 

 to July 



and June 

 and May 

 and May 



to July 

 and 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 



50 roots 

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1 ft. 



3 ins. 



4 ins. 

 4 ft. 

 4 ft. 

 3-4 ins. 

 3 -4 ins. 



2 ft. 



18 24 ins. 

 18 24 ins. 



2-3 ins. 



2-3 ins. 



2 ft. 



2 ft. 

 6 ins. 

 6 ins. 



3 ft. 



4 ft. 

 6 ins. 

 4-6 ft. 



18 ins. 

 12 ins. 



2 ft. 



2 ft 



5 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. 

 14 ins. 



8 10 ft. 



12 ins. 



3-4 ins. 



4-6 ins. 



4 ins. 

 4-6 ft. 

 8-10 ft. 

 6 ins. 



3 ft. 



4 ins. 

 4 ins. 

 8-10 ins. 



3 ft. 



2 ft. 

 2 ft. 



4 ft. 

 4 ft. 



15 18 ins. 

 15 18 ins. 



2 ft. 



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^ ft. 



2 ft. 

 18 ins. 

 2' 2 ft. 



2'2ft. 



15 ins. 

 12 15 ins. 

 12 ins. 



4 6 ft. 



8 10 ft. 



3 ft. 



12 15 ins 

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1 ft. 

 15-18 ins. 



3 ft. 

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2 3 ft. 



3 ft. 



8 10 ft 

 12 ins. 

 12 ins. 

 IS 18 ins. 

 12 18 ins. 



4-6 ft. 



8 10 ft. 

 15-18 ins. 



3 ft. 

 15 ins. 

 15 ins. 



2 ft. 



Depth to 

 Sow Seed 



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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 



115-135 days 



100-150 days 

 60- 80 days 

 80-100 days 

 45- 60 days 

 50- 70 days 



110-120 days 

 75-100 days 

 55- 65 days 

 55- 65 days 

 50- 60 days 

 45- 80 days 



120-150 days 

 90-120 days 



100-125 days 

 55- 60 days 

 95-120 days 

 60- 75 days 

 65- 90 days 



100-150 days 

 50- 65 days 

 SO- 75 days 



100-130 days 

 60- 90 days 



100-130 days 

 25- 50 days 

 25- 50 days 



125-130 days 

 40- 55 days 

 SO- 65 days 

 60-110 days 

 50- 60 days 



100-120 days 

 40 75 days 

 40- 75 days 

 70- 90 days 



VEGETABLE SEEVS THAT SUCCEEV 



ASPARAGUS 



One ounce to 50 feet of drill 

 about 4 pounds to the acre 



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, $1.25; 100, $3.50, postpaid, 



ARTICHOKE 



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 



varietv with mammoth shoots of tempting 

 color and outstanding quality. A heavy 

 producer. Pkt. lOc; oz. 25c!; \4\b. ftOc, 

 postpaid. 



Fo>- Not Postpaid prices on larger quantities refer to page 77 



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 wfien growing freely, and protect the 

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

 248. Green Globe. Pkt. 15c.; i/^oz. 75c.; oz. $1.35; ^Ib. $3.00, 



post [jukI. 



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



