KENDALL & WHITNEY, PORTLAND, MAINE 
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Valuable Table for Planting 
Name of 
When to Plant 
Depth of 
Plant 
Distance Apart 
Time of 
Vegetable 
Hotbed 
Open Ground 
Inches 
Inches 
Maturity 
Asparagus 
April or May 
1 
Transplant 12 x 36 
3d year from roots 
Beans, Pole 
May and June 
2 
Poles 36 x 36 
August to frost 
Beans, Dwarf 
May to July 
2 
Thick drills, 24 apart 
45 days 
Beets 
May to July 
1 
Thin to 5 x 15 
50 “ 
Brussels Sprouts 
March 
May and June 
% 
Transplant 12 x 18 
150 “ 
Cabbage, Early 
March 
April and May 
% 
Transplant 18 x 24 
100 “ 
Cabbage, Late 
June 
% 
Transplant 24 x 36 
130 “ 
Carrot 
May and June 
% 
Thin to 5 x 15 
100 “ 
Cauliflower 
April 
May and June 
% 
Transplant 24 x 36 
100 “ 
Celery 
March 
May 
Barely cover 
Transplant 2 x 4, in 
flats 
170 “ 
Corn, Sweet 
May to June 
1 Early 
IV 2 Late 
Drills 10 x 30 
Drills 12 x 48 
60 to 90 days 
Cress 
May to July 
% 
Thin to 3 x 12 
40 days 
Cucumber 
March 
May to July 
% 
Hills 48 x 48 
50 to 75 days 
Dandelion 
May 
% 
Thin to 6 x 12 
Following spring 
Eggplant 
April 
June 
% 
Transplant 36 x 36 
135 to 150 days 
Endive 
June to August 
y 4 
Transplant 12 x 12 
45 days 
Kale 
June to August 
y 2 
Transplant 12 x 18 
150 “ 
Kohl-Rabi 
May to July 
y 2 
Thin to 6 x 18 
110 “ 
Leek 
April and May 
1 
Transplant 5 x 12 
100 “ 
Lettuce 
March 
April to August 
% 
Transplant 12 x 12 
25 to 60 days 
Melons, Musk 
April 
May and June 
1 
Hills 60 x 60 
120 days 
Melons, Water 
May and June 
1 
Hills 96 x 96 
110 “ 
Onion 
April and May 
y 2 
Thin to 5 x 18 
100 to 150 days 
Parsley 
April and May 
y 2 
Thin to 6 x 12 
45 days 
Parsnips 
April and May 
y 2 
Thin to 5 x 18 
140 “ 
Peas 
April to July 
3 
Thick rows, 24 apart 
40 to 80 days 
Pepper 
March 
June 
y 2 
Transplant 18 x 24 
135 to 160 “ 
Potato 
April to July 
2 Early 
5 Late 
12x36 
90 to 130 “ 
Pumpkin 
June 
y 2 
Hills 48 x 72 
115 days 
Radish 
March 
April to Sept. 
y 2 
Thin to 2 x 12 
25 to 45 days 
Salsify 
May 
y 4 
Thin to 4 x 18 
Oct. through winter 
Spinach 
April to July 
1 
Thick rows 12 or 15 
apart 
30 to 40 days 
Squash 
June 
1 
Hills 48 x 72 
60 to 130 “ 
Tomato 
March 
June 
% 
Transplant 36 x 36 
100 to 150 “ 
Turnip 
April to August 
y 2 
Thin to 4 x 18 
60 to 75 “ 
Quantity of Seeds Required for a Given Number of Hills or Length of Drills 
Asparagus. 
50 feet of drill 
Melon, Musk. 
...1 ounce. 
00 hills 
Beet. 
50 feet of drill 
Mustard. 
..1 ounce. 
40 feet of drill 
Beans, Dwarf. 
100 feet of drill 
Okra. 
40 feet of drill 
Beans. Pole. 
.2 pounds. 
150 hills 
Onion. 
..1 ounce. 
100 feet of drill 
Parrot. 
.1 ounce. 
100 feet of drill 
Onion Sets. 
50 feet of drill 
Celery. 
Corn, Sweet. 
.1 ounce. 
100 feet of drill 
Parsley. 
150 feet of drill 
.1 pound. 
125 hills 
Parsnip. 
150 feet of drill 
Cress. 
100 feet of drill 
Peas. 
..2 pounds.... 
... 75 to 100 feet of drill 
Cucumber. 
50 hills 
Pumpkin. 
20 to 25 hills 
Dandelion. 
150 feet of drill 
Radish..-.. 
...1 ounce. 
100 feet of drill 
Kale. 
..1 ounce. 
150 feet of drill 
Salsify. 
50 feet of drill 
Kohl-rabi. 
.1 ounce. 
200 feet of drill 
Spinach. 
50 feet of drill 
Leek. 
.1 ounce. 
150 feet of drill 
Squash, bush variety. 
..1 ounce. 
50 hills 
Lettuce. 
.1 ounce. 
125 feet of drill 
Squash, running variety. 
Turnip. 
...1 ounce. 
15 hills 
Martynia. 
Melon, Water. 
50 hills 
30 hills 
150 feet of drill 
Vegetable Plants 
CELERY PLANTS —Ready June 1st to loth. 
Golden Self-Blanching White Plume 
Boston Market 
TOMATO PLANTS—Ready May loth to 20th. 
Earliana Dwarf Champion Red Cross 
John Baer Jewel Perfection 
Early Avon Bonny Best 
and other standard varieties. 
One dozen in each box. 
CABBAGE PLANTS 
Early summer varieties. Ready May loth to 20th. 
For winter crop. Ready June loth to 20th. 
CAULIFLOWER PLANTS 
Read}’ May 15th to 20th. 
RHUBARB ROOTS AND ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
Ready in April. 
