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MANUAL OF GARDENING 



KITCHEN-GARDEN PLANTING TABLE 



A Guide to the Proper Times for Sowing of Various Seeds 

 IN Order to obtain Conitnuous Succession 

 OF Crops 



VEGETABLES 



IB tbe 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 





j February 



•g 



j April ] 



1 





9 









D. 



*" 



1 October 



] November j 



1 December | 



Ex Uiution of SIzns Used 

 In the Table. 



Artichoke, American 









• 



• 



■ 













0To be sown Id opeo grouod 



French . 





4 



• ■ 



1 



1 















without transplanting, 

 given proper distance. 



Asparagus 









• 





2 













Beans, Bush . 



6 



6 



6 





2 



2 



• 









Pole and Lima 











• 



• 













1 «ow on seed bed in the 

 garden, and transplant thence 



Beets 







4 





















to permanent place. 











1 



1 



1 















Broccoli .... 





4 



1 



1 



1 





• • 



7 



_ 



7 







open ground during the 



Brussels Sprouts 







■ " 



1 



1 















month. 



Cabbage, all Sorts 





4 



4 



1 



1 



1 





■ ■ 



7 



rr 







3. Make three sowings In 







4 



4 





1 



1 















open ground during the 



Carrot 



6 



6 



5 





• 



• 



• 













month. 



Cauliflower . . . 



6 



4 



4 



1 



1 



1 















4. Start In greenhouse or 







4 

 4 



4 

 4 



1 



1 

 1 



1 

 1 















hot-bed, and plant out so 

 good shape, and weather per- 









5 



• 



• 



• 















mits. 

















• 



• 



• 









5. Sow In open ground «« 













• 



• 















soon as it can be worlied. 



Sweet ... 









2 



2 



2 



2 



• 











6. To be grown only in hot- 











• 



• 



• 







8 









bed or greenhouse. 



" Salad . 







5 



• 



• 



• 







12 







7 Sow In cold frame keep 



Cress 



12 



12 



12 



12 



• 



• 







12 



12 



12 



plants there over winter with 



Cucumber . , . . 



6 



6 



6 



4 



• 



• 





6 



6 









a little protection ; plant out 







6 



^4 



1 



1 



1 















In spring as soon as the ground 

 can be worked. 











1 



1 



1 



1 













Kohlrabi .... 



6 



6 

 4 



4 

 4 



1 

 1 



1 

 1 



1 

 1 



1 













8. To be sown In open 

 (ground, and protected with 

 litur over winter. 



Lettuce . . . ^ . 



6 



4 



4 



1 



2 



2 



2 



• 



9 



9 



7 





9. Plant in frame. When 









5 



• 



• 



• 















cold weather sets In, cover 



Melon 



6 



6 



6 



4 



• 



• 



9 



6 











with sash and straw mats. 



Mushroom ... 



10 



10 



11 











11 



10 



10 



10 



10 



PlanU will be ready for use 

 in Decemtwr and January. 





12 



12 



12 



• 



• 



• 





• 



• 



12 



12 



12 





• 



• 















10. Plant In cellar, bam or 

 under benches in greenhouse. 







4 



4 



4 



4 

 1 



2 

 1 



2 



2 













11. Plant outdoors on pre 









5 



• 



• 



• 















13- Sowevery week In green- 



Parsley 



6 



6 



4 



• 



• 



• 



• 













house or frame, to have a good 









5 



2 



2 



2 



2 



• 





• 







succession. 



Pepper .... 





4 



4 



4 



1 



























• 



• 

















N.B — For last planting of 











4 



• 



• 















Beans, Sweet Com, Kohlrabi. 



Radish 



12 



12 



12 



3 



3 



3 





• 



9 

 • 



9 







Peas and Radishes, or even 

 Tomatoes, take the earliest 

 varieties, jnst the same a« are 



Salsify 







5 



• 









• 



• 









used for flrat planting. 



Seakale ..... 







5 



• 



• 



• 













—The lau sowings of Salsify 









5 



• 



• 









2 



8 





are Intended to remain tindia- 









4 



• 



• 









i 1 turned over winter. RooU 





6 





1 



1 



1 





6 



6 





- * • ■ ' next yeHf. attain a slxe double 

















• 



• 







that usually seen. 



