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WHAT AND WHEN TO PLANT IN FLORIDA 
(VEGETABLES AND FIELD SEEDS) 
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. Beets, Beans, Brussels 
Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Cantaloupes, Carrots, Col- 
lards, Cauliflower, Sweet Corn, 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, Rutabagas, Watermelon. 
MARCH. Pole, Lima, Bush and Field Beans; Benne, Ber¬ 
muda, and all other Grasses, Cabbage, Carrots, Cantaloupes, 
Chufas, Collards, Crotalaria, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Kale, Kohl 
Rabi, Lettuce, 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, 
Egyptian 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, Beggarweed, Crotalaria, 
various Grasses; Field, Kaffir, and Pop-Corn; Chufas, Velvet 
and Soy Beans; Millet, Cowpeas, Peanuts, Pumpkins, Rice, 
Radishes, 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 Ruta¬ 
bagas, 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, Col¬ 
lards, Cucumbers, Endive, Grasses, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, 
Mustard, Okra, Onion Seed and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Garden 
Peas, Irish Potatoes, Rye, Radishes, Rape, Romaine, Sage, Spin¬ 
ach, Squashes, Tomatoes, Turnips, and Rutabagas. 
OCTOBER. Various Grasses, Bush Beans, Beets, Broccoli, 
Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Cauli¬ 
flower, Celeiy, Collards, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, 
Mustard, Onion Seed and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Garden Peas, 
Potatoes, Rye, Radishes, Rape, Rom ine. Spinach, Turnips, 
Rutabagas, Oats, and Sage. 
NOVEMBER. Carpet and Rye Grasses, Beets, Broccoli, Brus¬ 
sels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, 
Eggplants, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion 
Seed and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Potatoes, Garden Peas, Pep¬ 
per, Rye, Radishes, Rape, Romaine, Sage, Spinach, Turnips, 
Rutabagas, Oats, and Vetch. 
DECEMBER. Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, 
Carrots, Chinese Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Collards, 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. 
(FLOWER SEEDS) 
Kind of Flower—When to Plant 
AGERATUM—Sept, thru March 
ALYSSUM—Sept, thru Jan. 
ARCTOTIS OR AFRICAN DAISY— 
Sept, thru Jan. 
ASTERS—Sept, thru March 
BABY’S BREATH OR GYPSOPHILA 
—Sept, thru Jan. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON OR CEN- 
TAUREA—Sept, thru Jan. 
BALSAM, DOUBLE CAMELLIA- 
FLOWERED—Sept, thru March 
BEAN—SCARLET RUNNER—Feb. 
thru May 
BLUE LACE FLOWER OR DIDISCUS 
—Sept, thru Jan. 
CALENDULA—Sept, thru Jan. 
CALLIOPSIS—Sept, thru Feb. 
CANDYTUFT—Sept, thru Feb. 
CARNATION—Sept, thru Dec. 
COSMOS—March thru May 
Kind of Flower—When to Plant 
CYNOGLOSSUM OR CHINESE FOR¬ 
GET-ME-NOT—Sept, thru March 
CYPRESS VINE—March thru May 
DAISY—SHASTA, DAHLBORG AND 
PAINTED—Sept, thru Jan. 
DIANTHUS OR CHINESE PINKS— 
Sept, thru Jan. 
GAILLARDIA OR BLANKET FLOW¬ 
ER—Any Time 
GOURD (ORNAMENTAL)—Feb. 
thru May 
HELIANTHUS OR ORNAMENTAL 
SUNFLOWER—Feb. thru Aug. 
HELICHRYSUM OR STRAWFLOW- 
ER—Sept, thru March 
LARKSPUR—Nov. thru Jan. 
LUPIN—Sept, thru Dec. 
MARIGOLD—Feb. thru May and again 
in Sept. 
MORNING GLORY—March thru June 
NASTURTIUM—Sept, thru March 
PANSY—Sept, thru Dec. 
" Kind of Flower—When to Plant 
PHLOX—Sept, thru Feb. 
POPPY—CALIFORNIA—Sept, thru 
Jan. 
PETUNIA—Sept, thru June 
PORTULACA OR SUN PLANT—Feb. 
thru Aug. 
PYRETHRUM OR PAINTED DAISY 
—Sept, thru March 
SALVIA OR SCARLET SAGE—Sept, 
thru June 
SCABIOSA OR MOURNING BRIDE— 
Sept, thru Dec. 
SNAPDRAGONS OR ANTIRRHINUM 
—Sept, thru Dec. 
SWEET PEAS—Sept, thru Dec. 
STATICE OR SEA LAVENDER—Sept, 
thru Jan. 
TITHONIA OR FLORIDA SUNFLOW¬ 
ER—Feb. thru June 
VERBENA—Any Time 
VINCA OR PERIWINKLE—Any Time 
ZINNIA—Feb. thru Aug. 
If interested in flowers write for ^‘Kilgore’s Flower Planting Guide for the South** 
For quick rooting of cuttings of flowering shrubs, use HORMODIN A, the new miracle root grower for cuttings. See page 57. 
FIELD SEED PLANTING CALENDAR FOR FLORIDA 
Crop Wt. per Bu. Seed per Acre 
Time to Plant 
Beans, String. 
60 lbs.... 
45.fin 
Middle Ang.-Apr. 1 
Beans, Lima. 
60 lbs..., 
i.5.fin ihs 
Middle Aug.-Apr. 1 
Beans, Soy. 
...60 lbs.... 
.15-60 lbs. 
..Mar.-July 
Beans, Velvet. 
...60 lbs.... 
.15-30 lbs. 
..Mar.-July 
Beggarweed . 
.10 lbs. 
..Apr.-Aug. 
Cane, Sorghum .. 
...50 lbs.... 
.15-50 lbs. 
..Mar.-Aug. 
Chufas . 
...44 lbs.... 
. 11 lbs. 
..Apr.-Aug. 
Corn, Sweet.. 
...44 lbs.... 
. 11 lbs. 
..Jan.-Mar. 
Com, Field. 
...56 lbs.... 
. 7 lbs. 
..Feb.-July 
Cora, Kaffir. 
...50 lbs.... 
.10-50 lbs. 
..Mar.-Aug. 
Crotalaria .. 
. 5-20 lbs. 
..Mar.-June 
Grass, Bermuda^ 
9.5.inn Ihs 
Mar.-Nov. 
Grass, Sudan. 
.20 lbs. 
..Mar.-Aug. 
Crop Wt. per Bu. Seed per Acre Time to Plant 
Millet, Golden ..50 lbs.50 lbs.Mar-Aug. 
Millet, Cattail or Pearl.50 lbs... 4-20 lbs.Mar-Aug. 
Oats .32 lbs.64 lbs.Oct.-Jan. 
Peas, Cowpeas .60 lbs.60 lbs.Mar.-Sept. 
Peas, English (Wrinkled) ....56 lbs...56-84 lbs.Sept.-Feb. 
Peanuts, Runner .25 lbs.25 lbs.Mar.-July 
Peanuts, Spanish Improved..25 lbs.25 lbs.Mar.-July 
Peanuts, Spanish Small.25 lbs.25 lbs.Mar.-July 
Peanuts, Valencia.22 lbs.22 lbs.Mar.-July 
Potatoes, Irish .60 lbs.600 lbs.Sept.-Mar. 
Rape . 4- 8 lbs.Sept.-Mar. 
Rice.44 lbs.22 lbs.Mar.-July 
Rye .56 lbs...l4-56 lbs.Sept.-Jan. 
Wheat, Egyptian .50 lbs.10 lbs.Mar.-Aug. 
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