Slate’s Planting Chart 
and 
TABLE OF CONDENSED INFORMATION ON GARDEN WORK 
VEGETABLE 
Time to 
Plant 
How to 
Plant 
Cover Seed 
Inches 
Thin or 
Transplant 
Mature in 
Weeks 
Seed for 
100 ft. Row 
ASPARAGUS 
Jan.-March 
Cold Frame 
One inch 
Twenty-four 
inches 
104 
2 pkts. 
BUSH BEANS. . 
March-May 
Drills 18 to 36 
inches apart. 
Two inches 
Three to four 
inches 
6 to 7 
1 lb. 
POLE BEANS.., 
March-May 
Hills 2 feet 
apart. 
Two inches 
Three to hill 
7 to 8 
% lb. 
LIMA BEANS. . 
March-May 
Drills 18 to 36 
inches apart. Two inches 
Six inches 
7 to 9 
1 lb. 
BEETS. 
Jan.-March 
June-July 
Drills 18 to 36 
inches apart. 
One inch 
Four inches 
6 to 8 
1 oz. 
BROOCOLT. 
June-July 
Cold frame and 
transplant. 
One-half inch 
Fifteen inches 
8 to 12 
2 pkts. 
BRUS. SPROUTS 
Jan.-March 
June-July 
Cold frame and 
transplant. 
One-half inch 
Fifteen inches 
8 to 12 
2 pkts. 
CABBAGE. 
Jan.-March 
June-July 
Cold frame and 
transplant. 
One-half inch 
Fifteen inches 
8 to 12 
2 pkts. 
CANTALOUPE. 
May-June 
Hills 4 feet 
apart. 
One inch 
Three to hill 
8 to 12 
1 oz. 
CARROTS. 
Jan.-March 
June-July 
Drills 18 to 36 
inches apart. 
One inch 
Four inches 
8 to 10 
1 oz. 
CAULIFLOWER 
Jan.-March 
June-July 
Cold frame and 
transplant. 
One-half inch 
Twelve inches 
8 to 12 
2 pkts. 
CELERATC. 
May-June 
Drills 18 to 36 
inches apart. 
One-half inch 
Three inches 
16 to 20 
1 oz. 
CELERY. 
May-June 
Cold frame and 
transplant. 
One-half inch 
Six inches 
16 to 20 
2 pkts. 
CORN. 
March-May 
Drills 24 to 40 
inches apart. 
Two inches 
Twenty-four 
inches 
7 to 12 
% lb. 
CORN SALAD. .. 
Jan.-March 
June-July 
Drills 12 to 36 
inches apart. 
One-half inch 
Two inches 
3 to 6 
1 oz. 
CRESS. 
Jan.-March 
March-May 
Corner of 
garden. 
One-fourth inch 
Don’t thin 
6 to 8 
1 oz. 
CUCUMBER. . . . 
March-May 
June-July 
Hills 4 feet 
apart. 
One inch 
Three to hill 
10 to 12 
1 oz. 
EGG PLANT. . . . 
May-June 
Cold frame and 
transplant. 
One-half inch 
Thirty inches 
10 to 12 
1 pkt. 
ENDIVE., 
J an.-March 
August-Sept. 
Drills 12 to 36 
inches apart. 
One-half inch 
Six inches 
3 to 6 
1 oz. 
KALE. 
Jan.-March 
August-Sept. 
Drills 18 to 36 
inches apart. 
One-half inch 
Eighteen inches 
4 to 8 
1 OZ. 
KOHL RABI. . . 
Jan.-March 
Drills 12 to 36 
inches apart. 
One-half inch 
Four inches 
3 to 6 
1 oz. 
LEEK. 
J an.-March 
August-Sept. 
Drills 12 to 36 
inches apart. 
One-half inch 
Three inches 
10 to 12 
2 ozs. 
LETTUCE. 
Jan.-March 
August-Sept. 
Cold frame and 
transplant. 
One-half inch 
Ten inches 
4 to 8 
1 oz. 
1 oz. 
MUSKMELON. .. 
March-May 
Hills 4 feet 
apart. 
One inch 
Three to hill 
10 to 12 
MUSTARD. 
Any time 
Drills or 
broadcast. 
One-half inch 
Don’t thin 
3 to 6 
1 oz. 
OKRA. 
March-May 
Drills 18 to 36 
inches apart. 
One inch 
Eighteen inches 
8 to 10 
2 OZB. 
ONION. 
Jan.-March 
August-Sept. 
Cold frame and 
transplant. 
One-half inch 
Three inches 
12 to 16 
1 OZ. 
PARSLEY. 
Jan.-March 
Corner of 
garden. 
One-half inch 
Don’t thin 
8 to 12 
1 OZ. 
PARSNIP. 
Jan.-March 
Drills 18 to 36 
inches apart. 
One-half inch 
Three inches 
8 to 12 
1 OZ. 
PEAS. 
J an.-March 
Sept.-Oct. 
Drills 18 to 36 
inches apart. 
Two inches 
Don’t thin 
8 to 12 
1 lb. 
PEPPER. 
May-June 
Hot bed and 
transplant. 
One-half inch 
Fifteen inches 
12 to 16 
2 pkts. 
PUMPKIN. 
March-May 
Hills 6 feet 
apart. 
One inch 
Three to hill 
12 to 16 
2 ozs. 
RADISH. 
Jan.-March 
Drills 12 to 36 
inches apart. 
One-half inch 
Two inches 
4 to 6 
2 OZB. 
SPINACH. 
J an.-March 
August-Sept. 
Drills 12 to 36 
inches apart. 
One inch 
Four inches 
6 to 8 
2 ozs. 
SQUASH. 
March-May 
Hills 4 feet 
apart. 
One inch 
Three to hill 
8 to 12 
1 oz. 
TOMATOES.... 
Jan.-March 
May-June 
Hot bed and 
transplant. 
One-half inch 
Thirty inches 
12 to 16 
1 pkt. 
TURNIP. 
Jan.-March 
June-July 
Drills or 
broadcast. 
One-half inch 
Four inches 
8 to 12 
1 oz. 
WATERMELON. 
March-May 
Hills 6 feet 
apart. 
One inch 
Three to hill 
12 to 16 
2 ozs. 
