Kilgore's Seeds and Supplies. Everything for the Florida and Southern Grower 
MAKE A HOME GARDEN FOR HEALTH, PLEASURE AND PROFIT 
The possibilities of a home garden should be given more atten¬ 
tion by Florida farmers and'townspeople. 
In traveling through farming sections and small towns of 
Florida it is strange to find so few home gardens providing a 
bountiful supply of good wholesome, fresh vegetables for the 
home table. Florida climate and soils are favorable to producing 
the finest home gardens in the United States. Unlike any other 
state in the Union, in Florida fresh vegetables can be grown 
every month in the year. 
Even if it were possible to purchase vegetables more cheaply 
than to produce them, yet would it not be much more desirable 
to have a large variety of fresh vegetables of your own growing 
available at a moment’s notice in your own garden? 
In Florida, a well-kept garden can be had with little effort and 
small expense and, as many test plantings have revealed, will 
yield a return several times as large as that from an equal area 
devoted to any other crop that could be grown on Florida farms. 
Doctors, nurses and dieticians all advise the use of a plentiful 
supply of fresh vegetables in the diet in order to provide the 
essentials which are so necessary for the health and well-being 
of the human system. Experts tell us that vegetables contain a 
higher percentage of these body-regulating essentials, such as 
mineral salts, vitamins and roughage, than are contained in any 
other food or food product. Statistics prove that people who eat 
lots of fresh vegetables throughout the year have less sickness 
and fewer doctor bills to pay than people who use fresh vege¬ 
tables sparingly. 
Make a home garden this season. It will be-a source of health, 
pleasure and profit to you and your family. 
HOW TO PLANT HOME GARDEN VEGETABLES 
HOW TO USE THE FOLLOWING TABLE 
Many mistakes may be avoided by following directions given 
in this 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. 
VEGETABLES 
Number of 
Running Feet 
of Row for 
Family of 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 bills 
y 4 ib. 
2 in. 
3 to 4 ft. 
3 ft. (hills) 
60 
to 
63 
Beans (Bush, Lima). 
40 ft. 
iib. 
1 in. 
2Vs to 3 ft. 
2 ft. (hills) 
60 
to 
65 
Beans (Pole, Lima). 
20 hills 
% ib. 
1 in. 
3 ft. 
3 ft. (hills) 
75 
Beet. 
80 ft. 
2 oz. 
Vs to 1 in. 
18 in. 
2 to 3 in. 
68 
to 
76 
Broccoli... 
20 ft. 
1 pkt. 
Vs to 1 in. 
2Vs ft. 
24 in. 
115 
Brussels Sprouts. 
20 ft. 
1 pkt. or 15 
V 2 in. 
2Vs ft. 
24 in. 
90 
Cabbage. 
60 ft. 
36 
V 2 in. 
2 to 3 ft. 
18 to 24 in. 
80 
to 
110 
Chinese Cabbage. 
20 ft. 
1 pkt. 
Vi in. 
2Vs ft. 
12 in. 
85 
Cantaloupe. 
10 hills 
1 pkt. 
V 2 to 1 in. 
4 ft. 
4 ft. (hills) 
70 
to 
100 
Carrot. 
40 ft. 
Vs oz. 
Vs in. 
iy 2 to 2 ft. 
2 to 3 in. 
75 
to 
92 
Cauliflower. 
20 ft. 
24 
Vs in. 
2 to 3 ft. 
2 ft. 
100 
Collards. 
50 ft. 
1 pkt. or 30 
V 2 in. 
2 to 3 ft. 
18 in. 
60 
Com (Sweet). 
200 ft. 
lib. 
2 in. 
3 ft. 
12 in. 
65 
to 
80 
Corn (Roasting Ear). 
300 ft. 
lib. 
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 
V 2 in. 
4 to 5 ft. 
36 in. 
115 
to 
125 
Endive (Escarolle). 
40 ft. 
1 pkt. 
Vs in. 
2 ft. 
12 in. 
70 
Kale. 
20 ft. 
1 pkt. 
Vs in. 
2 % ft. 
12 in. 
70 
Kohl Rabi. 
60 ft. 
1 pkt. 
Vi to V 2 in. 
iy 2 to 2 ft. 
4 to 6 in. 
50 
Lettuce. 
150 ft. 
2 oz. 
x /4 in. 
iy> to 2 ft. 
10 to 12 in. 
60 
to 
74 
Mustard. .. 
40 ft. 
1 pkt. 
Vs in. 
2 ft. 
12 in. 
60 
Okra.. 
75 ft. 
2 oz. 
% to 1 in. 
2Vs to 3 ft. 
15 to 18 in. 
42 
to 
45 
Onion. 
80 ft. 
1 oz. 
Vi to V 2 in. 
18 in. 
3 to 4 in. 
110 
to 
140 
Onion Sets.. 
40 ft. 
1 qt. 
1 in. 
12 in. 
2 in. 
30 
to 
60 
Parsley.. 
50 ft. 
1 pkt. 
Vi to V 2 in. 
15 to 18 in. 
4 in. 
90 
to 
100 
Parsnip. 
50 ft. 
1 pkt. 
Vs to 1 in. 
15 to 18 in. 
2 to 4 in. 
120 
Peas (English or Garden) 
200 ft. 
3 lbs. 
2 in. 
2y 2 ft. 
1 in. 
50 
to 
55 
Pepper.. 
20 ft. 
12 
Vs 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. 
Vs in. 
4 to 6 ft. 
4 ft. (bills) 
65 
to 
75 
Radish. 
50 ft. 
3 pkts. 
Vs in. 
18 in. 
1 to 4 in. 
21 
to 
25 
Rhubarb. 
20 ft. 
6 
Vs to % in. 
3 ft. 
3 ft. 
125 
Rutabaga.. 
40 ft. 
1 pkt. 
Vs in. 
2 ft. 
6 in. 
90 
Salsify. 
25 ft. 
Vs oz. 
1 to W 2 in. 
15 to 18 in. 
2 to 4 in. 
120 
Spinach—Bloomsdale. 
75 ft. 
1 oz. 
Vs 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. 
Vs to 1 in. 
4 to 5 ft. 
4 ft. (hills) 
42 
to 
50 
Squash (Running). 
10 hills 
I pkt. 
% to 1 in. 
8 to 10 ft. 
5 to 6 ft. (hillsi 
100 
to 
110 
Swiss Chard. 
40 ft. 
Vs oz. 
Vs to 1 in. 
iy 2 to 2 ft. 
6 in. 
75 
to 
80 
Tomato. 
150 ft. 
1 pkt. or 48 
Vs in. 
3 to 4 ft. 
3 ft. 
88 
to 
110 
Turnip. 
60 ft. 
1 pkt. 
Vs in. 
15 to 20 in. 
2 to 4 in. 
35 
to 
50 
Watermelon. 
10 hills 
1 pkt. 
Vs to 1 in. 
8 ft. 
72 in. 
90 
to 
100 
THE KILGORE SEED COMPANY, General Offices and Mail Order Department, Plant City, Florida 1 
