THE PLANTER’S GUIDE 
Containing a monthly calendar of operations and some useful tables, arranged to help the gardener or farmer in the 
sowing of seeds or setting out of plants from February to October In the latitude of Philadelphia. 
February 
Sow in Hotbed 
Broccoli 
Early Cabbage 
Forcing Carrot 
Early Celery 
Cucumber 
Eggplant 
Early Lettuce 
Parsley 
Pepper 
Radish 
Tomato 
Simon's 
Columbia 
Tomato 
A 
Wonderful 
Money 
Maker 
March 
Sow in Hotbed 
Early Beets 
Brussels Sprouts 
Early Cabbage 
Forcing Carrot 
Cauliflower 
Celery 
Eggplant 
Kohl Rabi 
Lettuce 
Parsley 
Pepper 
Radish 
Tomato 
In Open 
Ground 
Beets 
Carrot 
Leek 
Onion 
Peas 
Potatoes 
Radish 
Spinach 
Early Turnip 
April 
Sow in Hotbed 
Cucumber 
Eggplant 
Melon 
Pepper 
Tomato 
In Open 
Ground 
Asparagus 
Beans 
Beets 
Brussels Sprouts 
Early Cabbage 
Carrot 
Cauliflower 
Celery 
Cress 
Kohl Rabi 
Lettuce 
Onion 
Parsley 
Parsnip 
Peas 
Potatoes 
Radish 
Spinach 
Early Turnip 
May 
In Open 
Ground 
Artichoke 
Asparagus 
Beans, Bush and 
Running 
Beets 
Brussels Sprouts 
Carrot 
Cauliflower 
Celery 
Sweet Corn 
Cress 
Cucumber 
Kohl Rabi 
Leek 
Lettuce 
Melon 
Onion 
Parsley 
Parsnip 
Peas 
Potatoes 
Radish 
Salsify 
Spinach 
Early Turnip 
June 
July 
In Open 
In Open 
Ground 
Ground 
Beans, Lima and 
Beans 
all other sorts 
Beets 
Beets 
Carrot 
Broccoli 
Sweet Corn 
Brussels Sprouts 
Corn Salad 
Late Cabbage 
Cress 
Carrot 
Cucumber 
Cauliflower 
Endive 
Sweet Com 
Gherkin 
Cress 
Kale 
Cucumber 
Kohl Rabi 
Endive 
Lettuce 
Kale 
Nasturtium 
Kohl Rabi 
Okra 
Lettuce 
Early Peas 
Melon 
Pumpkin 
Nasturtium 
Radish 
Okra 
Spinach 
Early Peas 
Squash 
Potatoes 
Turnip 
Pumpkin 
Rutabaga 
Radish 
Salsify 
Spinach 
Squash 
Herbs 
August 
In Open 
Ground 
Beans, Bush 
Chervil 
Com Salad 
Cucumber 
Endive 
Kale 
Lettuce 
Welsh Onion 
Early Peas 
Radish 
Spinach 
Turnip 
Rutabaga 
September 
In Open 
Ground 
Cabbage for 
cold frames 
Cauliflower for 
cold frames 
Chervil 
Com Salad 
Cress 
Siberian Kale 
Lettuce 
Mustard 
Winter Radish 
Spinach 
Turnip 
Sweet Peas 
We Suggest a trial 
of our 
Chinese Cabbage 
Three Distinct 
Varieties 
Quantity of Seeds Usually Sown per Acre 
Asparagus Roots, 4 x 1 ft.10,000 
Barley, broadcast. 2to3 bushels 
Beans, dwarf in drills.IH bushels 
Beans, pole, in drills.10 to 12 quarts 
Beets, in drills. 6to6 pounds 
Broom Corn, in drills.8 to 10 pounds 
Buckwheat.1 bushel 
Cabbage in beds, to transplant. )4. pound 
Carrots, in drills. 3to4 pounds 
Com, in hills.8 to 10 quarts 
Com, for fodder.3 bushels 
Cow Peas. lHto2 bushels 
Cucumber, in hills.2 pounds 
Melon, Musk, in hills.2 to 3 pounds 
Melon, Water, in hills. 4to6 pounds 
Mustard, broadcast.25 pounds 
Oats, broadcast. 2to3 bushels 
Onion, in drills. 6to6 pounds 
Onion for sets, in drills.60 pounds 
Parsnip, in drills. 4to6 pounds 
Peas, in drills.bushels 
Peas, broadcast.3 bushels 
Potatoes, cut tubers.10 bushels 
Pumpkin, in hills.3 to 4 pounds 
Radish, in drills.8 to 10 pounds 
Rape, Dwarf Essex, broadcast. 6to6 pounds 
Rye, broadcast.IH bushels 
Sage, in drills.8 to 10 pounds 
Salsify, in drills.8 to 10 pounds 
Spinach, in drills.10 to 12 pounds 
Spinach, broadcast.30 pounds 
Squash, bush varieties, in hills. 4to6 pounds 
Squash, running, in hills. 3to4 pounds 
Sugar Cane or Sorghum.10 to 12 pounds 
Tomato, to Transplant.pound 
Turnip, in drills.IJ^ pounds 
Turnip, broadcast. 2to4 pounds 
Vetches, broadcast.60 to 90 pounds 
Wheat, broadcast. lHto2 bushels 
Grass Seeds Usually Sown to the Acre 
Clover, Alfalfa.20 pounds 
Clover, Alsike.12 pounds 
Clover, Crimson. 12tol6 pounds 
Clover, Red.12 to 16 pounds 
Clover, White Blossom, Sweet.26 pounds 
Clover, White Dutch.10 pounds 
Grass, Blue. 2}/^ to Z bushels 
Grass, Orchard. to 2 bushels 
Grass, Pasture.2J^ to3 bushels 
Grass, Red Top. lHto2 bushels 
Grass, Rye. 3 bushels 
Grass, Sudan, Broadcast.15 to 20 pounds 
Grass, Sudan, in Rows. 3to5 i>ounds 
Grass, Mixed for Lawns.6 bushels 
Millet, Hungarian.1 bushel 
Millet, German.1 bushel 
Millet, White Wonder.1 bushel 
Millet, Japanese.15 pounds 
Timothy.16 pounds 
Table Showing Weight of Various Articles 
Barley.per bushel, 48 
Beans.per bushel, 60 
Buckwheat.per bushel, 48 
Broom Com.per bushel, 46 
Blue Grass.per bushel, 14 
Clover Seed.per bushel, 60 
Corn, Field, Shelled.per bushel, 66 
Corn, on the ear. per bushel, 70 
Hemp Seed.per bushel, 40 
Millet, Hungarian.per bushel, 48 
Millet, Japanese.per bushel, 32 
Millet, German.per bushel, 60 
Gate.per bushel, 32 
Onion Sets.per bushel, 32 
Orchard Grass.per bushel, 14 
Perennial Rye Grass.per bushel, 24 
Peas, Smoo^.per bushel, 60 
Peas, Wrinkled.per bushel, 66 
Rape, Dwarf Essex.per bushel, 60 
Red Top Grass, Unhulled.per bushel, 10 
Red Top Grass, Recleaned.per bushel, 32 
Rye.per bushel, 66 
Spinach.per bushel, 40 
Timothy Seed.per bushel, 45 
Top Onions.per bushel, 28 
Turnip.per bushel, 66 
Vetches.per bushel, 60 
Wheat.per bushel, 60 
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Number of Plants Required to the Acre 
Distance Apart No. of Plants 
1 
foot by 
1 
foot.. 
.43,660 
IJ^ 
feet by 
IH 
feet. 
.19,360 
2 
feet by 
1 
foot. 
.21.780 
2 
feet by 
2 
feet. 
.10,890 
2H 
feet by 
2H 
feet. 
. 6,969 
3 
feet by 
2 
feet. 
. 7,600 
3 
feet by 
3 
feet. 
. 4,840 
4 
feet by 
4 
feet. 
. 2,722 
5 
feet by 
4 
feet. 
. 2.178 
6 
feet by 
6 
feet. 
. 1,742 
6 
feet by 
6 
feet. 
. 1,210 
8 
feet by 
8 
feet. 
.. 680 
Number of Plants Produced from an Ounce of Seed 
Asparagus. 
Broccoli... 
Cabbage.. 
Cauliflower 
Celery.... 
Egg Plant.. 
Endive...., 
Kale.. 
Leek.. 
Lettuce.... 
Pepper...., 
Tomato.... 
Sage.. 
Thyme .... 
about 300 
*• 2.000 
“ 2,000 
" 2.000 
“ 3.000 
*• 1,000 
•• 3,000 
“ 2,000 
“ 1,000 
** 3.000 
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“ 3,000 
“ 1,000 
“ 6,000 
