BETTER CROPS FROM HARVEY’S SEEDS 
17 
THE GARDENER’S GUIDE 
This table has been carefully prepared and answers hundreds of questions gardeners and 
farmers want to know. For fuller instructions see cultural directions under 
the heading for each kind of vegetable. 
Use this for Quick Reference 
VARIETY 
Time to Sow 
or 
Plant 
Artichokes. 
Asparagus—Seed . 
Asparagus—Roots 
Beans—Bush. 
Beans—Dwarf Lima. . 
Beans—Pole. 
Beans—Soy (Drills) . . 
Beans—Soy. 
Barley. 
Beet—Table. 
Beet—Mangel. 
Broccoli. 
Brussel Sprouts. 
Buckwheat. 
Cabbage—Seed. 
Cabbage—Plants. 
Cantaloupe. 
Carrot. 
Cauliflower. 
Celery—Seed. 
Celery—Plant. 
Clover—Alfalfa. 
Clover—Aliske. 
Clover—Crimson. 
Clover—Red. 
Clover—Sweet. 
Collards. 
Corn—Sweet. 
Corn-Field (Drilled). 
Corn—Checked. 
Cucumber. 
Egg Plant—Seed. 
Egg Plant—Plants. . . . 
Endive. 
Grass Seed—Light. . . 
Grass Seed—Timothy 
Grass Seed—Lawn. . . 
Hungarian Grass. 
Kale. 
Kohl Rabi. 
Leek. 
Lettuce Seed. 
Mustard. 
Melon—Water. 
Mch. and Apr. 
Mch. and Apr. 
Mch. to Nov. 
Apr. to Aug. 
May to June. 
May to June. 
May to June. 
May to June. 
Apr. to June. 
Apr. to Aug. 
Apr., May, June. 
Mch. to May. 
Mch. to June. 
June to Aug. 15th. 
Feb. to May. 
May to June. 
May to June. 
Apr. to June. 
Feb. to June. 
Mch. and Apr. 
July and Aug. 
Mch., Apr. and Aug. 
Feb., Mch. and Apr. 
July. 
Feb., Mch. and Apr. 
Mch., Apr. and Aug. 
Mch. to June. 
Apr. to July 10th. 
Apr., May and June. 
Apr. to May. 
Apr. to June. 
Feb. to Mch. 
May to June. 
Apr. to Aug. 
Feb. to Apr. 10th and 
Sept. 
Feb., Mch., Apr., Sept. 
Apr., May, June, Sept. 
May to Aug. 1st. 
Apr., May, June and 
Sept., Oct. 
Apr., May and June. 
Apr. to May. 
Apr., May, June, July, 
Aug. 
Mch. to Aug. 
May, June. 
Millet—German. 
Millet—Japanese. 
Oats. 
Okra. 
Onion—For large bulbs. 
Onions—For Sets. 
Onion—Sets. 
Parsley. 
Parsnip. 
Peas—Garden Wrinkled. 
Peas—Garden Smooth. 
Peas—Canada Field. 
Pepper Seed. 
Potatoes. 
Pumpkin. 
Radish. 
Rape. 
Rye—Winter. 
Sage. 
Salsify. 
Sorghum—For Fodder. 
Spinach—In Drills. 
Squash.. .. 
Sunflower. 
Tomato. 
Turnip and Rutabaga. 
Vetch—Winter (w’ith 1 bu.grain) 
Wheat—Winter. 
May to Aug. 1st. 
May to Aug. 1st. 
Apr. to May. 
Apr. to May. 
Mch. to Apr. 
Mch. to Apr. 
Mch. to May. 
Mch. to June. 
Apr. to May. 
Mch. to June. 
Mch. to June. 
Mch. to May. 
Feb. to Mch. 
Mch. to June. 
May to June. 
Mch. to July. 
Apr. to June. 
Sept, to Nov. 
Apr. to June. 
Apr. to May. 
May to June. 
Apr., May, June, Aug. 
Apr., May, June. 
May to June 
Feb. to Mch. 
Apr. to July. 
Aug. to Nov. 
Sept, to Oct. 
Quantity 
for 
100 Feet 
34 oz. 
2 oz. 
75 roots 
2 lbs. 
1 lb. 
134 lbs. in hill 
34 lb. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
2 oz. 
1 oz. 
34 oz. 
34 OZ. 
Broadcast. 
34 oz. 
50 
34 oz. in Hills 
34 oz. 
34 oz. 
X A oz. 
100 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
34 oz. 
X A lb. 
1 oz. 
50 
X A oz. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
X A oz. 
X A oz. 
X A oz. 
34 OZ. 
X A oz. 
1 oz. to 100 
hills. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
2 oz. 
X A oz. 
2 oz. 
2 lbs. 
X A oz. 
X A oz. 
1 lb. 
1 lb. 
Broadcast. 
A oz. 
5 lbs. 
1 oz. in hills. 
1 oz. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
1 oz. 
2 oz. 
Broadcast. 
1 oz. 
1 to 2 oz. 
2 oz. 
1 oz. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
Quantity 
for 
an Acre 
Distance 
Between 
Rows 
Thin or 
Transplant 
to 
Depth 
to 
Plant 
Maturity 
of 
Crop 
Pounds 
of Seed 
to Bu. 
6 oz. 
3 ft. 
18 in. 
4 in. 
Oct. 
50 lbs. 
5 lbs. 
18-24 in. 
4 in. 
1 in. 
3 years. 
60 lbs. 
4,000-7,000 
18 to 36 in. 
12 to 15 in. 
8 in. 
2 years. 
GO lbs. 
2 to 3 ft. 
3 to 4 in. 
134 in. 
7 to 14 weeks. 
60 lbs. 
20 lbs. 
3 ft. 
18 in. 
1 X A in. 
10 weeks. 
60 lbs. 
15 lbs. 
4 ft. 
3 ft. 
134 in. 
12 w r eeks. 
60 lbs. 
30 lbs. 
3 ft. 
6 to 12 in. 
134 in. 
Sept. 
60 lbs. 
75 to 90 lbs. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
1 34 in. 
Sept. 
60 lbs. 
75 to 100 lbs. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
1 in. 
Sept. 
48 lbs. 
8 lb. 
2 ft. 
4 in. 
A in. 
2 mos. 
6 to 8 lbs. 
234 to 3 ft. 
6 in. 
1 in. 
Oct. 
A lb. 
24 to 36 in. 
18 to 24 in. 
X A in. 
3 mos. 
A lb. 
24 to 36 in. 
18 to 24 in. 
X A in. 
3 mos. 
50 to 60 lbs. 
3 oz. 
Broadcast. 
24 to 36 in. 
12 to 24 in. 
134 in. 
Oct. 
July to Oct. 
July to Oct. 
48 lbs. 
8,000 to 10,000 
3 ft. 
18 in. 
4 in. 
2 lbs. 
4 to 6 ft. 
4 to 6 ft. 
1 in. 
234 to 3 mos. 
3 to 4 lbs. 
2 ft. 
3 to 4 in. 
X A in. 
60 days. 
4 oz. 
234 ft. 
2 ft. 
34 in. 
3 mos. 
4 oz. 
134 to 2 ft. 
4 to 6 in. 
34 in. 
Nov. 
15,000 to 25,000. 
3 ft. 
6 in. 
6 in. 
Nov. 
20 lb. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
H in. 
May of next yr. 
60 lbs. 
10 to 15 lbs. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
34 in. 
June of next yr. 
60 lbs. 
25 to 30 lbs. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
34 in. 
May of next yr. 
60 lbs. 
12 to 15 lbs. 
15 to 20 lbs. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
Broadcast. 
34 in. 
June of next yr. 
60 lbs. 
4 oz. 
3 ft. 
23-2 ft. 
34 in. 
3 mos. 
15 lbs. 
234 to 334 ft. 
4 to 6 in. 
2 in. 
2 to 3 mos. 
40-50 lbs. 
X A bu. 
3 to 334 ft. 
2 in. 
4 mos. 
56 lbs. 
15 lb. 
334 to 4 ft. 
2 in. 
3 to 4 mos. 
56 lbs. 
2 lbs. 
4 to 5 ft. 
2 ft. 
1 in. 
2 mos. 
4 oz. 
24 to 30 in. 
18 to 24 in. 
34 in. 
3 to 4 mos. 
5,000 to 6,000 
3 ft. 
3 ft. 
3 in. 
2 mos. 
4 lbs. 
2 ft. 
12 in. 
34 in. 
3 mos. 
30 lbs. 
Broadcast. 
34 in. 
June of next yr. 
14 lbs. 
15 lbs. 
Broadcast. 
34 m. 
July of next yr. 
45 lbs. 
100 lbs. 
Broadcast. 
34 in. 
8 to 10 weeks. 
20-30 lbs. 
X A to M bu 
Broadcast. 
34 in. 
60 days. 
48 lbs. 
4 lbs. 
24 to 36 in. 
18 to 24 in. 
34 in. 
4 mos. 
4 lbs. 
2 ft. 
3 to 6 in. 
34 in. 
3 mos. 
5 lbs. 
12 to 30 in. 
2 to 4 in. 
34 in. 
4 mos. 
3 lbs. 
12 to 18 in. 
4 to 14 in. 
34 in. 
2 to 3 mos. 
5 lbs. 
1 ft. 
6 in. 
34 in. 
8 weeks. 
5 lbs. 
6 ft. 
2 to 3 ft. 
1 in. 
3 mos. 
X A to A bu. 
Broadcast. 
34 in. 
60 days. 
50 lbs. 
40 lbs. 
Broadcast. 
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34 in. 
60 days. 
32 lbs. 
2 to 3 bu. 
Broadcast. 
1 in. 
July. 
32 lbs. 
8 lbs. 
2 to 3 ft. 
18 to 24 in. 
1 in. 
60 days. 
5 lbs. 
15 to 24 in. 
3 inch. 
34 in. 
July to Aug. 
40 to 50 lbs. 
12 to 18 in. 
... 
34 in. 
July to Aug. 
250 lbs. 
18 to 24 in. 
4 in. 
1 in. 
May to June. 
3 lbs. 
1 ft. 
6 in. 
34 in. 
3 mos. 
3 lbs. 
134 to 2 ft. 
4 in. 
34 in. 
October. 
90 to 150 lbs. 
3 ft. 
2 to 4 in. 
2 in. 
8 to 10 w r eeks. 
56 lbs. 
90 to 150 lbs. 
3 ft. 
2 to 4 in. 
2 in. 
8 weeks. 
60 lbs. 
100 to 125 lbs. 
Broadcast. 
134 in. 
June. 
60 lbs. 
3 oz. 
18 to 30 in. 
15 to 18 in. 
34 in. 
Aug. to Sept. 
8 to 12 bu. 
2 A to 3 ft. 
15 to 18 in. 
5 in. 
July to Oct. 
60 lbs. 
4 lbs. 
8 to 10 ft. 
3 to 4 ft. 
1 in. 
Oct. 
8 to 10 lbs. 
12 to 18 in. 
1 in. 
34 in. 
24 to 40 days. 
10 lbs. 
Broadcast. 
1 in. 
6 to 8 weeks. 
56 lbs. 
2 bu. 
Broadcast. 
1 in. 
June. 
56 lbs. 
5 lbs. 
18 to 24 in. 
6 to 12 in. 
1 in. 
Sept. 
8 lbs. 
134 to 2 ft. 
2 to 4 in. 
34 in. 
Oct. 
50 lbs. 
Broadcast. 
1 in. 
Sept, to Oct. 
50 lbs. 
8 to 10 lbs. 
15 to 18 in. 
2 in. 
34 in. 
60 days. 
2 to 4 lbs. 
4 ft. 
4 ft. 
1 in. 
July to Oct. 
8 lbs. 
3 ft. 
8 to 12 in. 
1 in. 
Sept. 
3 oz. 
3 to 4 ft. 
2 to 3 ft. 
34 in. 
June till frost. 
1 to 2 lbs. 
2 ft. 
3 to 4 in. 
34 in. 
134 to 3 mos. 
20 lbs. 
Broadcast. 
2 in. 
May of next yr. 
60 lbs. 
2 bu. 
Broadcast. 
2 in. 
June 20th. 
60 lbs. 
