The Home Vegetable Garden 
7 
thrown away. When there is doubt as to the power of seed to 
germinate, it should be tested at home, or a sample sent to the 
Seed Laboratory, Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, Fort 
Collins, Colorado, where it will be tested free of charge. 
It is important that the supply of seed be ordered some time 
in advance of the planting season, so as to be sure of getting the 
desired varieties and to avoid any delay in planting. 
Those who have grown but few vegetables often find trouble 
in estimating the quantity of seed necessary to plant the garden, 
and either buy too much or too little seed. Accordingly, the table 
below is given, showing amount of seed and plants necessary for 
100 feet of row, together with planting distances. 
PLANTING TABLE 
Amt. of Seed Required and Distance Apart of Plants and Rows 
Distance 
100 Ft. of Row 
Distance Apart of Rows 
Apart 
VEGETABLES 
Seed 
Plants 
Horse 
Cultiv. 
Hand 
Cultiv. 
Plants In 
the Row 
Beans . 
... 1 
qt. 
2 ¥2 
ft. 
1¥2- 2 
ft. 
4 in. 
Beets . 
. . . 2 
oz. 
21/^ 
ft. 
1 
ft. 
4 in. 
Brussels Sprouts ... 
. . . 1 
oz. 
80 
2 
ft. 
1¥2 
ft. 
15 in. 
Cabbage . 
... 1/2 
oz. 
65 
3 
ft. 
2 ¥2 
ft. 
15-18 in. 
Carrot . 
. . . 1 
oz. 
2 ¥2 
ft. 
15-18 
in. 
4 in. 
Cauliflower . 
... ¥4 
oz. 
50- 65 
3 
ft. 
9. 
ft 
2 ft. 
Celery . 
... ¥3 
oz. 
200 
4 
ft. 
2 
ft. 
6 in. 
Corn, Sweet . 
... ¥2 
pt. 
3 ¥2 
ft. 
2 ¥2 
ft. 
1 ft. 
Cucumber. 
... 1 
oz. 
6 
ft. 
4 
ft. 
2-4 ft. 
Kohlrabi . 
... ¥3 
oz. 
100 
2 
ft. 
1¥2 
ft. 
1 ft. 
Lettuce . 
... ¥4 
oz. 
125-200 
2 
ft. 
15 
in. 
6-10 in. 
Muskmelon . 
... 1 
oz. 
6 
ft. 
5 
ft. 
3-6 ft. 
Onion Sets . 
... % 
qt. 
2 
ft. 
15 
in. 
2-3 in. 
Onion Seed . 
... ¥2 
oz. 
2 
ft. 
15 
in. 
2-3 in. 
Parsley . 
... ¥2 
oz. 
2 
ft. 
15 
in. 
4 in. 
Parsnips . 
... ¥2 
oz. 
2 ¥2 
ft. 
1^ 
ft. 
4 in. 
Pea . 
... ¥2 
pt. 
3 
ft. 
2 
ft. 
4 in. 
Pumpkin . 
... ¥2 
oz. 
6 
ft. 
4 
ft. 
4 ft. 
Radish . 
... 1 
oz. 
2 
ft. 
1% 
ft. 
1-2 in. 
Salsify . 
... 1 
oz. 
2 
ft. 
1¥2 
ft. 
2 in. 
Spinach . 
... 1 
oz. 
2 
ft. 
1 
ft. 
2 in. 
Squash, Late. 
... ¥2 
oz. 
7 
ft. 
5 
ft. 
3-6 ft. 
Tomato . 
oz. 
35- 50 
4 
ft. 
2 
ft. 
2-4 ft. 
Turnip . 
... ¥2 
oz. 
2 
ft. 
15 
in. 
3 in. 
Watermelon . 
... ¥2 
oz. 
8 
ft. 
6 
ft. 
3-8 ft. 
HOTBEDS AND COLDFRAMES 
Full details of making and handling hotbeds and coldframes 
may be found in Bulletin 221, Colorado Experiment Station, Fort 
Collins, Colorado. Every gardener who can should have one or 
both of these structures in order to secure such plants as tomatoes, 
cabbage, cauliflower, etc., for transplanting and to grow early 
crops of such vegetables as radishes and lettuce. 
TIME OF PLANTING 
In view of the varying conditions of climate, altitude, and 
latitude, it is not practicable to give planting dates for all parts 
of Colorado. The following, therefore, are given as the approxi¬ 
mate dates for planting in the vicinity of Fort Collins. The time 
