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HOW TO PLANT HOME GARDEN VEGETABLES 
VEGETABLES 
Number 
Running 
of Row 
Family of 
of 
Feet 
for 
Five 
Seeds or Plants 
to Provide for 
Family of 
Five 
Depth to 
Cover 
Inches 
Space 
Between 
Rows 
Set Plants or 
Thin Out to 
Inches 
Approximate Time 
Required to Produce 
Crop from Seed or 
Transplanting. Days 
Beans (Bush, String)... 
200 
ft. 
4 
lbs. 
. 2 
in. 
2 
ft 
2 
to 
3 in. 
42 
to 
55 
Beans (Pole, String)... 
80 
to 100 
hills 
Vi 
lb. 
2 
in. 
3 
to 
4 
ft. 
3 
ft. 
(hills) 
60 
to 
63 
Beans (Bush. Lima)... 
40 
ft. 
1 
lb. 
1 
in. 
2 
Vi 
to 
3 ft. 
2 
ft. 
(hills) 
60 
to 
65 
Beans (Pole, Lima). 
20 
hills 
% 
lb. 
1 
in. 
3 
ft 
3 
ft. 
(hills) 
75 
Beet. 
80 
ft. 
2 
oz. 
Vz 
to 
i 
in. 
18 
in 
2 
to 
3 in. 
68 
to 
76 
Broccoli. 
20 
ft. 
1 
pkt. 
Vz 
to 
i 
in. 
2 
Vi 
ft. 
24 in. 
115 
Brussels Sprouts . 
20 
ft. 
1 
pkt. 
or 
15 
Vz 
in. 
2 
Vi 
ft. 
24 in 
. 
90 
Cabbage... 
60 
ft. 
36 
Vz 
in. 
2 
to 
3 
ft. 
18 
to 
24 in. 
80 
to 
110 
Chinese Cabbage. 
20 
ft. 
1 
pkt. 
V* 
in. 
2 
Vi 
ft. 
12 
in. 
85 
100 
Cantaloupe. 
10 
hills 
1 
pkt. 
Vi 
to 
i 
in. 
4 
ft. 
to 
2 ft. 
4 
ft. 
(hills) 
70 
to 
Carrot. 
40 
ft. 
% 
oz. 
y 2 
in. 
1 
Vz 
2 
to 
3 in. 
75 
to 
92 
Cauliflower. 
20 
ft. 
24 
y 2 
in. 
2 
to 
3 
ft. 
2 
ft. 
100 
Collards. 
BO 
ft. 
1 
pkt. 
or 
30 
% 
in. 
2 
to 
3 
ft. 
18 
in. 
60 
Corn (Sweet). 
200 
ft. 
1 
lb. 
2 
in. 
3 
ft 
12 
in. 
65 
to 
80 
Corn (Roasting Ear) .... 
300 
ft. 
1 
lb. 
2 
in. 
3 
ft. 
18 
to 
24 in. 
68 
to 
85 
Cucumber. 
10 
hills 
1 
pkt. 
% 
in. 
4 
to 
5 
ft. 
3 
to 
4 ft. (hills) 
42 
to 
52 
Eggplant. 
30 
ft. 
12 
L /z 
in. 
4 
to 
5 
ft. 
36 
in. 
115 
to 
125 
Endive. 
40 
ft. 
1 
pkt. 
% 
in. 
2 
ft 
12 
in. 
70 
Kale. 
20 
ft. 
1 
pkt. 
y s 
in. 
2 
Vi 
ft. 
12 
in. 
70 
Kohl Rabi. 
60 
ft. 
1 
pkt. 
% 
to 
Vi 
in. 
1 
Vi 
to 
2 ft. 
4 
to 
6 in. 
50 
Lettuce.. 
150 
ft. 
2 
OZ. 
Vi 
in. 
1 
Vi 
to 
2 ft. 
10 
to 
12 in. 
60 
to 
74 
Mustard . 
40 
ft. 
1 
pkt. 
Vz 
% 
in. 
2 
ft. 
12 
in. 
60 
Okra. 
75 
ft. 
2 
OZ. 
to 
1 
in. 
2 
Vi 
to 
3 ft. 
15 
to 
18 in. 
42 
to 
45 
Onion . 
80 
ft. 
1 
oz. 
% 
to 
Vz 
in. 
18 
in. 
3 
4 in. 
110 
to 
140 
Onion Sets . 
40 
ft. 
1 
qt. 
1 
in. 
Vz 
12 
in. 
2 
in. 
30 
to 
60 
Parsley . 
60 
ft. 
1 
pkt. 
Vi 
to 
in. 
15 
to 
18 
in. 
4 
90 
to 
100 
Parsnip . 
50 
ft. 
1 
pkt. 
Vi 
to 
1 
in. 
15 
to 
18 
in. 
2 
to 
4 in. 
120 
Peas (English or Garden) 
200 
ft. 
3 
lbs. 
2 
in. 
2 
V 2 
ft. 
1 
in. 
60 
to 
55 
Pepper. 
20 
ft. 
12 
Vz 
in. 
3 
ft. 
2 
ft. 
110 
to 
125 
Potatoes. 
200 
ft. 
15 
lbs. 
4 
in. 
3 
ft. 
6 
in. 
75 
to 
80 
Pumpkin. 
12 
hills 
1 
pkt. 
Vi 
in. 
4 
to 
6 
ft. 
4 
ft. 
(hills) 
65 
to 
75 
Radish. 
50 
ft. 
3 
pkts. 
Vi 
in. 
18 
in 
1 
to 
4 in. 
21 
to 
25 
Rhubarb. 
20 
ft. 
6 
Vz 
to 
% 
in. 
3 
ft. 
3 
ft. 
125 
Rutabaga. 
40 
ft. 
1 
pkt. 
Va 
in. 
2 
ft. 
6 
in. 
90 
Salsify. 
25 
ft. 
Vi 
OZ. 
i 
to 
lVi in. 
15 
to 
18 
in. 
2 
to 
4 in. 
120 
Spinach—Bloomsdale. 
75 
ft. 
1 
oz. 
% 
in. 
12 
in. 
2 
to 
4 in. 
35 
Spinach—New Zealand... 
25 
ft. 
1 
oz. 
% 
to 
1 
in. 
3 
ft. 
20 
in. 
55 
Squash (Bush). 
12 
hills 
1 
pkt. 
Vi 
to 
1 
in. 
4 
to 
5 
ft. 
4 
ft. 
(hills) 
42 
to 
50 
Squash (Running). 
10 
hills 
1 
pkt. 
% 
to 
1 
in. 
8 
to 
10 
ft. 
5 
to 
6 ft. (hills) 
100 
to 
110 
Swiss Chard. 
40 
ft. 
Vz 
OZ. 
Vz 
to 
1 
in. 
1 
y 2 
to 
2 ft. 
6 
in. 
75 
to 
80 
Tomato. 
150 
ft. 
1 
pkt. 
or 
48 
Vz 
in. 
3 
to 
4 
ft. 
3 
ft. 
88 
to 
110 
Turnip. 
60 
ft. 
1 
pkt. 
Vi 
in. 
15 
to 
20 
in. 
2 
to 
4 in. 
35 
to 
50 
Watermelon. 
10 
hills 
1 
pkt. 
Vz 
to 
1 
in. 
8 
ft. 
72 
in. 
90 
to 
100 
HOW TO USE THE ABOVE TABLE 
The time requirements indicated for crops to reach edible size varies, of course, according to the season, varieties and soil 
conditions. Allowance also must be made for the relative estimate of the yields, due to climatic and soil conditions. However, 
the averages indicated in the table will be found to be fairly accurate for Florida and southern growing conditions on the basis 
of many years of observation. 
WHAT AND WHEN TO PLANT IN FLORIDA 
(VEGETABLE AND FIELD SEEDS) 
If interested in flowers write for “Kilgore’s Flower Planting Guide for the South” 
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. Beets, Beans, Brussels Sprouts, 
Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Cantaloupes, Carrots, Collards, Cauli¬ 
flower, Sweet Corn, Cress, Cucumbers, Eggplants, Endive, Kale, 
Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion Seed, Onion Sets, Parsnips, 
Parsley, Peppers, Garden Peas, Potatoes, Radishes, Rape, Romaine, 
Rye, Sage, Salsify, Spinach, Squash, Tomatoes, Turnips, Ruta¬ 
bagas, Watermelon. 
MARCH. Pole, Lima, Bush, and Field Beans; Benne, Bermuda, 
and all other Grasses, Cabbage, Carrots, Cantaloupes, Chufas, 
Collards, Crotalaria, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Let¬ 
tuce, Mustard; Sweet, Field, Kaffir, and Pop-Corn; Potatoes, 
Radishes, Golden and Pearl Millet, Okra, Tomatoes, Turnips, 
Cowpeas, Velvet and Soy Beans; Peanuts, Pumpkins, Rice, Rape, 
Spinach, Sorghum, Sage, Squashes, Sunflower, Egyption Wheat, 
and Watermelons. 
APRIL. Pole and Field Beans, all Grasses, Cantaloupes, Cow- 
peas, Beggarweed, Chufas, Benne Field, Kaffir, and Pop-Corn; 
Crotalaria; Velvet and Soy Beans; Cattail and Golden Millet, 
Mustard, Okra, Peanuts, Pumpkins, Radishes, Rice, Sorghum, 
Sunflower, Watermelon, and Egyptian Wheat. 
MAY. Pole and Field Beans; Benne, Beggerweed, Crotalaria, 
various Grasses; Field, Kaffir, and Pop-Corn; Chufas; Velvet 
and Soy Beans; Millet, Cowpeas, Peanuts, Pumpkins, Rice, Rad¬ 
ishes, Sorghum, Sunflower, Okra, and Egyptian Wheat. 
JUNE. Beggarweed, Chufas, Collards, Crotalaria, various 
Grasses, Eggplants, Egyptian Wheat, Velvet and Soy Beans; 
June and Kaffir Corn, Millet, Cowpeas, Peanuts, Peppers, Rice, 
Okra, Mustard, Sorghum, Sunflower, Turnips, Rutabagas. 
JULY. Beggarweed, Celery, Chufas, Eggplants, various Grasses, 
Collards, Kaffir Corn, Mustard, Millets, Okra, Cowpeas, Spanish 
Peanuts, Peppers, Rice, Sorghum, Turnips and Rutabagas, all 
varieties Velvet and Soy Beans; and Sunflower. 
AUGUST. Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cab¬ 
bage, Cucumbers, Cauliflower, Celery, Collards, Eggplants, En¬ 
dive, Kale, Lettuce, Grasses, Golden Millet, Peppers, Fall Pota¬ 
toes, Mustard, Okra, Onion Sets, Cowpeas, Radishes, Spinach, 
Squashes, Tomatoes, Sunflowers, Sorghum, Turnips, and Ruta¬ 
bagas. 
SEPTEMBER. Bush Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, 
Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Collards, 
Cucumbers, Endive, Grasses, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard, 
Okra, Onion Seed and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Garden Peas, 
Irish Potatoes, Rye, Radishes, Rape, Romaine, Sage, Spinach, 
Squashes, Tomatoes, Turnips, and Rutabagas. 
OCTOBER. Various Grasses, Bush Beans, Beets, Broccoli, 
Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, 
Celery, Collards, Cress, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Mus¬ 
tard, Onion Seed and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Garden Peas, 
Potatoes, Rye, Radishes, Rape, Romaine, Spinach, Turnips, Ruta¬ 
bagas, Oats, and Sage. 
NOVEMBER. Carpet and Rye Grasses, Beets, Broccoli, Brus¬ 
sels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, 
Cress, Eggplants, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard, 
Onion Seed and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Potatoes, Garden Peas, 
Pepper, Rye, Radishes, Rape, Romaine, Sage, Spinach, Turnips, 
Rutabagas, Oats, and Vetch. 
DECEMBER. Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Car¬ 
rots, Chinese Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Collards, Cress, Egg¬ 
plants, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion Seed 
and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Potatoes, Garden Peas, Pepper, Rye, 
Radishes, Rape, Sage, Spinach, Turnips, Rutabagas, and Oats. 
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