USEFUL REFERENCE TABLE 
Showing at a glance the best time to plant the different kinds of seeds and plants, average time to mature, and distance apart 
VARIETY 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
April 
May 
June 
July 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Maturity Table 
Distance to 
Plant 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
36\18" 
P 
p 
p 
P 
36x18 
ft 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
18x 4 
ft 
Beans, Broad or English. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
S 
S 
3 months 
24x4 
99 
s 
s 
8 
s 
s 
s 
SOv 2 
tt 
s 
s 
s 
36x30 
» 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
3 months 
36x24 
ft 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
24x18 
tt 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
24x18 
tt 
p 
p 
P 
p 
p 
p 
p 
3£ months 
24x18 
tt 
s 
s 
s 
s 
4 months 
36x24 
tt 
p 
P 
p 
4 months 
36x24 
tt 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
3 months 
18x 4 
99 
Cauliflower (seeds). 
s 
s 
s 
s 
. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
8 
4 to 5 months 
30x18 
99 
p 
p 
1’ 
p 
p 
p 
p 
30x18 
>> 
s 
' s 
s 
48x 8 
tt 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
12x 4 
ft 
p 
p 
p 
p 
p 
p 
p 
P 
2 to 3 months 
12x 4 
99 
s 
s 
s 
3 months 
36x18 
tt 
s 
s 
s 
6 weeks® 
12x12 
tt 
s 
s 
s 
s 
2 to 3 months 
36x12 
99 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
12x 6 
99 
Cress. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
8 
s 
8 
8 
8 
8 
1 to 2 weeks 
Thickly 
s 
s 
s 
s 
7 to 10, weeks 
48x48 inches 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
8 to 9 weeks 
6x 6 
tt 
s 
s 
s 
s 
3 to 4 months 
36x36 
99 
p 
p 
p 
P 
3 to 4 months 
36x36 
tt 
Endive. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
8 
s 
6 weeks 
12x 6 
tt 
Garlic (sets'). 
p 
p 
p 
p 
p 
p 
p 
P 
P 
3 to 4 months 
18x 4 
t> 
p 
p 
p 
p 
P 
P 
6 months 
12x 4 
tt 
Kale. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
8 
s 
s 
4 to 5 months 
24x12 
) y 
Kohlrabi. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
4 months 
18x 6 
tt 
Leek. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
3 to 4 months 
12x 5 
tt 
Lettuce. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
8 
s 
s 
4 to 7 weeks 
24x12 
tt 
Melons, Musk. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
4 to 5 months 
60x60 
tt 
s 
s 
s 
s 
3 to 4fmonths 
96x96 
tt 
Mustard. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
S 
8 
s 
1 to 2[week8 | 
Thickly 
Okra. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
3 months 
36x12 
Onion (seeds). 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
3£ to 5 months 
12x 4 
ft 
Onion (sets). 
p 
p 
p 
p 
P 
P 
p 
3j to 5 months 
12x 4 
tt 
Parsley. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
8 
s 
7 to lOfweeks 
12x 6 
tt 
Parsnip. 
s 
s 
8 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
4 months 
18x 6 
tt 
Peas. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
8 
8 
s 
6 to 10 weeks 
30 between rows 
Pepper (seeds). 
s 
s 
g 
s 
4 to 5 months 
30x12 
ft 
Pepper (plants). 
p 
p 
p 
p 
4 to 5 montlis 
30x12 
tt 
Potato (sets). 
p 
p 
p 
p 
p 
p 
2$ to 4 months 
24x12 
tt 
Potato, Sweet (plants). .. 
p 
p 
p 
3 to 4 months 
48x18 
it 
Pumpkin.‘. 
s 
s 
a 
s 
4 months 
96x96 
99 
Radish. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
8 
s 
8 
s 
8 
s 
3 to 6 weeks 
8x 2 
tt 
Rhubarb (seeds). 
s 
s 
s 
3 years 
48x48 
9 9 
Rhubarb (roots). 
p 
p 
p 
P 
p 
Second year 
48x48 
i* 
Salsify. 
s 
s 
s 
Q 
4 to 6 months 
18x 4 
tt 
8pinach. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
8 
8 
8 
8 
8 
1 month 
thickly 
1 
Tobacco. 
s 
s 
s 
7 months 
24x24 inches 
Tomato (seeds). 
s 
s 
s 
s 
a 
3 to 5 months 
48x48 
a 
Tomato (plants). 
p 
p 
P 
p 
3 to 5 months 
48x48 
99 
Turnip. 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
s 
S 
8 to 10 weeks 
18x 4 
a 
Turnip, Swede, or Ruta- 
baga. 
s 
s 
s 
S 
s 
s 
4 to 6 months 
24x 12 
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Herbs. 
s 
s 
s 
Sow thinlv in drills 
SOWING TABLE FOR THE GARDEN 
Quantity of seed required to produce a given number of plants, or to sow a given quantity of ground 
Artichoke.1 oz. to 500 plants 
Asparagus.1 oz. to 60 ft. of drill, 500 plants 
Beans, Dwarf.1 lb. to 50 ft. of drill 
Beans, Tall.1 lb to 75 hills 
Beet....1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
Broccoli.1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Brussels Sprouts.1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Cabbage.1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Carrot.1 oz. to 150 ft. of drill 
Cauliflower.1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Celery.1 oz. to 5,000 plants 
Chicory.1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
Corn.1 lb. to 150 hills 
Cress.1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
Cucumber.1 oz. to 100 hills 
Eggplant.1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Endive.1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Kale... 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Kohlrabi.1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Beek.1 oz to 100 ft of drill 
Lettuce..1 oz. to 5,000 plants 
Melon, Water. 
Melon, Musk. 
Okra. 
Onion seed. 
Onion, Top Sets.... 
Onion, Bottom Sets 
Parsnip. 
Parsley. 
Peas. 
Pepper. 
Pumpkin. 
Radish. 
Salsify. 
Sage. 
Spinach. 
Squash, Early. 
Squash, Winter. . . . 
Tomato. 
Tobacco. 
Turnip, Early. 
Turnip, Rutabaga. . 
.1 oz. to 30 hills 
.1 oz. to 100 hills 
. 1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
. . 1 lb. to 60 ft. of row 
. . 1 lb. to 75 ft. of row 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
,. 1 lb. to 50 ft. of drill 
. . 1 oz. to 1,000 plants 
.1 oz. to 25 hills 
.1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
. 1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
. 1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
.1 oz. to 50 hills 
.1 oz. to 16 hills 
. 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
. 1 oz. to 10,000 plants 
. 1 oz. to 75 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
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