Useful Gardening 
Information 
Quantities Of Vegetable Seeds To Be 
Sown Per Acre And Smaller Areas 
Artichoke . 
1 
oz. 
to 
500 plants. 
Per Acre 
Asparagus . 
1 
oz. 
to 
50 ft. drill.... 
4 to 5 lbs. 
Beans, dwarf . 
2 
lbs. to 
100 ft. drill.... 
1 
to iy 2 bu. 
Beans, pole . 
2 
lbs. 
to 
100 hills. 
12 
qts. 
Beets, garden . 
1 
oz. 
to 
50 ft. drill.... 
5 
to 6 lbs. 
Broccoli . 
1 
oz. 
to 
1,500 plants. 
y 2 
lb. 
Brussels Sprouts . 
1 
oz. 
to 
1,500 plants. 
y 2 
lb. 
Cabbage . 
1 
oz. 
to 
1,500 plants. 
y 2 
lb. 
Carrot .. 
1 
oz. 
to 
100 ft. drill. 
4 
lbs. 
Cauliflower . 
1 
oz. 
to 
1,000 plants. 
12 
oz. 
Celery . 
1 
oz. 
to 
3,000 plants. 
1 
lb. 
Celeriac . 
1 
oz. 
to 
3,000 plants. 
1 
lb. 
Chicory . 
1 
oz. 
to 
200 ft. drill. 
Citron . 
4 
oz. 
to 
100 hills. 
4 
to 5 lbs. 
Collards . 
1 
oz. 
to 
2,500 plants. 
4 
oz. 
Corn, Sweet . 
1 
lb. 
to 
100 hills. 
12 
to 15 lbs. 
Cress or pepper grass. 
% 
oz. 
to 
100 ft. drill. 
2 
to 3 lbs. 
Cucumber . 
i 
oz. 
to 
60 hills. 
2 
to 3 lbs. 
Egg Plant . 
i 
oz. 
to 
1,000 plants. 
4 
oz. 
Endive . 
i 
oz. 
to 
100 ft. drill. 
4y 2 lbs. 
Gourd . 
2 
oz. 
to 
100 hills. 
3 
to 4 lbs. 
Kale or Borecole . 
y4 
oz. 
to 
150 ft. drill. 
4 
oz. 
Kohl Rabi . 
y4 
oz. 
to 
100 ft. drill. 
2 
lbs. 
Leek . 
i 
oz. 
to 
100 ft. drill. 
4 
lbs. 
Lettuce . 
% 
oz. 
to 
100 ft. drill. 
4 
to 5 lbs. 
Mangel Wurzel . 
i 
oz. 
to 
100 ft. drill. 
5 
to 6 lbs. 
Melon, Musk . 
i 
oz. 
to 
30 hills. 
4 
to 5 lbs. 
Melon, Water . 
i 
oz. 
to 
30 hills. 
4 
to 5 lbs. 
Mustard . 
i 
oz. 
to 
100 ft. drill. 
Okra . 
i 
07. 
to 
400 plants. 
Onions . 
i 
oz. 
to 
100 ft. drill. 
5 
to 6 lbs. 
Onion Sets . 
i 
qt. 
to : 
20 ft. drill. 
12 
to 15 bu. 
Parsley . 
i 
oz. 
to 
150 ft. drill. 
6 
lbs. 
Parsnip . 
i 
oz. 
to 
200 ft. drill. 
5 
lbs. 
Peas . 
2 
lbs. 
to 
100 ft. drill. 
3 
bu. 
Pepper . 
1 
oz. 
to 
1,500 plants. 
3 
oz. 
Pumpkin . 
y 4 
lb. 
to 
100 hills. 
4 
to 6 lbs. 
Radish . 
i 
oz. 
to 
100 ft. drill. 
8 
to 10 lbs. 
Rhubarb . 
i 
oz. 
to 
75 ft. drill. 
Salsify or Veg. Oyster.... 
i 
oz. 
to 
60 ft. drill. 
10 
lbs. 
Spinach . 
i 
oz. 
to 
100 ft. drill. 
12 
to 15 lbB. 
Squash, running . 
2 
oz. 
to 
100 hills. 
3 
to 4 lbs. 
Tomato . 
1 
oz. 
to 
1,500 plants. 
y 4 
lb. 
Turnip . 
1 
oz. 
to 
150 ft. drill . 
i 
to 2 lbs. 
Time Required for Maturity of Different Garden Crops 
Reckoned from Day of Planting the Seed 
Beans—String. 
. 45 to 65 days 
Melon—Water. 
120 to 140 days 
Beans—Shell. 
. 65 to 75 days 
Melon Musk. 
120 to 140 days 
Beet—Table. 
65 days 
Onion. 
135 to 150 days 
Beets—Stock. 
. 150 days 
Pepper. 
140 to 150 days 
Cabbage—Early. 
. 105 days 
Radish. 
30 to 40 days 
Cabbage—Late. 
. 150 days 
Squash—Summer.... 
60 to 65 days 
Cauliflower. 
. 110 days 
Squash—Winter. 
125 days 
Corn. 
.. 70 to 120 days 
Tomato . 
150 days 
Egg Plant . 
. 150 to 160 days 
TurniD. 
60 to 70 da vs 
Lettuce—Heading... 
. 65 days 
Spinach, average time 45 to 65 days 
Most Popular Annual Flowers For Cutting 
Sweet Alyssum, white 
Aster, white, pink, purple 
Bachelor Button, blue 
Calendula, yellow 
Carnation, pink, red variegated 
Calliopsis, yellow, orange 
Candytuft, white 
Cosmos, white, pink, 
Eschscholtzia, yellow 
Gaillardia, yellow, red 
Gpysophila, white 
Helichrysum, (Everlasting) orange, 
pink, yellow 
Larkspur, blue, pink 
Marigold, yellow 
Mignonette, green 
Nasturtium, yellow, orange, pink 
Pansy, blue, yellow, white 
Phlox Drummondii, all colors 
Poppy (Shirley) all colors 
Scabiosa, all colors 
Snapdragon, all colors 
Stocks, all colors 
Sweet Peas,white, red, lavender, pink 
Verbena, all colors 
Zinnia, orange, rose, scarlet 
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