What to Plant and When to Plant It 
(AS APPLIES TO THE PECOS VALLEY OF NEW MEXICO) 
JANUARY—After making out a list of all seeds you wish to plant, mail it to the 
Roswell Seed Co., with full shipping directions. Of course, you want the best at 
reasonable prices and we will be pleased to furnish you. 
Prepare hot beds for early cauliflower, cabbage, egg plant, lettuce, onions, 
pepper and tomatoes. 
FEBRUARY—Your hot beds should be planted this month. Plant onion seed and 
sets, carrots, extra early peas, parsnip, parsley, pie plant, asparagus and horse 
radish early in the month. Early potatoes about the 15th. 
MARCH—Plant oats, corn, peas, both early and second early. Bed out sweet 
potatoes in hotbeds. Plant early tomatoes in hotbeds early this month, also pepper 
and egg plant. Plant onions, lettuce, radishes, mustard, leek, parsley, spinach, 
parsnips, salsify and stock beets. 
APRIL—Plant celery, turnips, okra, peas, corn, lettuce, radishes, so as to have a 
succession. Plant early squash, early and second early beans, and tomato and sweet 
potato plants about the 10th or 15th. Begin planting cotton April 10th. 
MAY—Melons, cucumbers, lima beans and pole beans, pumpkins, squash, blackeyed 
peas and okra should be planted. Plant cowpeas and peanuts. Set out tomato and 
sweet potato plants. Plant more beans, peas, lettuce, radishes, mustard and corn. 
Sow seed of late cabbage in beds. Finish planting cotton last of the month. 
JUNE—Finish putting out plants for regular summer and fall crops. Plant late 
cabbage seed in hills in the field. Melons, cucumbers, squash and pumpkins should 
be planted now, also milo, corn, cowpeas, millet, cane and kaffir. Plant Mexican 
beans. 
JULY—Plant pole and corn field beans. Make your last planting of corn, kaffir, 
cane, milo. Set out celery and cabbage plants. Sow turnips and rutabaga for 
fall and winter use. Plant cucumbers for pickling. 
AUGUST—Plant beans for late fall use and a few cucumbers for pickling. Finish 
planting celery early in the month. Sow more turnips. Plant early cabbage for 
fall and winter use. Plant cucumbers for pickling. 
SEPTEMBER—Prepare for late fall and early winter by planting beets, corn salad, 
kale, lettuce, mustard and spinach. Sow onion seed for winter and spring trans¬ 
planting. 
OCTOBER—Finish up the planting of last month and add mustard, lettuce and 
spinach for early spring. Plant winter radishes and onion sets. 
NOVEMBER—Finish harvesting crops and prepare for winter. 
DECEMBER—Foot up profits and losses and send to us for next season’s catalog. 
The above is not for the professional gardener. He knows more about it than we 
do, but we are often asked about these matters, therefore we have done our best 
and hope some one will be benefited. 
Few changes have been made in the above since it was written 
by John B. Gill, 31 years ago. 
