ABEL’S SEED HOUSE. READING. PA 
Vegetable Seeds 
Vegetable Chart and Planter’s Guide 
For Southeastern Pennsylvania an dEq uivalent Climate 
Containing a monthly calendar of operations and some useful tables, arranged to help the gardener or farmer in the sowing 
of seeds or setting out of plants from February to October in the latitude of southeastern Pennsylvania. 
VARIETY 
Seed 
Required 
Seed 
Required 
per Acre 
P 
(anting Distan 
ce 
Maturity 
from Planting 
to Picking 
Apart in 
Row 
Between 
Rows 
Depth 
Artichoke. 
1 oz. to 500 plants... 
lb. 
4 ft 
1 vr 
Asparagus, Seed. 
1 oz. to 800 plants... 
4 lbs. 
3 to 6 ins. . 
Wi ft. 
Asparagus, Roots. 
50 roots per 100 ft... 
5445 roots.. 
2 ft. 
4 ft. 
Beans, Bush. 
1 lb. per 100 ft. 
90 lbs 
2 to ft 
Beans, Bush Lima.. .. 
1 lb. per 100 ft. 
60 lb. 
6 ins. 
3 ft. 
Beans, Pole. 
H lb. per 100 ft. 
30 lbs. 
.3 tn 4 ft, 
Beans, Pole Lima. 
1 lb. per 100 ft. 
30 lbs. 
6 ins. . 
4 ft 
Beets. 
2 oz. pftr 100 fh. 
1tn 2 ft 
Beets, Mangels. 
2 oz. per 100 ft. 
8 to 10 lbs.. 
6 ins. 
2Y>f ft 
Broccoli, Heading. . .. 
1 oz. to 2000 plants.. 
4 oz. 
IH to 2 ft.. 
2 to 3 ft.... 
14 in. 
9 to 21 weeks 
Brussels Sprouts. 
1 oz. to 3000 plants.. 
4 oz. 
\Yiit . 
2 to 3 ft. 
Cabbage, Early. 
1 oz. to 2000 plants.. 
4 oz. 
V-A ft.... 
Cabbage, Late. 
1 oz. to 2000 plants.. 
4 oz. 
2 ft. 
3 ft. 
Carrot. 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
1 tn 2 ft 
Cauliflower. 
1 oz. to 2000 plants.. 
4 oz. 
VYi to 2 ft.. 
214 ft 
Celery. 
1 oz. to 6000 plants.. 
4 oz. 
.3 tn 4 ft. 
Chicory. 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
5 lbs. 
3 ins. 
2 ft 
Collards. 
1 oz. to 2000 plants.. 
4 oz. 
to 2 ft. 
214 ft 
Corn, Sweet. 
Yi lb. per 100 ft. 
12 lbs. 
6 ins. 
3 to 4 ft 
Corn Salad. 
4 oz. per 100 ft. 
10 lbs. 
3 ins. 
1 to 114 ft 
Cress. 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
10 Iba. 
114 ft 
Cucumber. 
1 oz. to 50 hills. 
2 lbs. 
Dandelion. 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
5 lbs. 
6 ins. 
1 to Wo ft 
DiU. 
oz. per 100 ft. 
5 lbs. 
2 tn 214 ft 
Egg Plant. 
1 oz. to 1000 plants.. 
4 oz. 
2 ft.. . . 
214 ft 
Endive. 
Yi oz. per 100 ft. 
4 lbs. 
114 ft 
Fennel. 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
4 lbs. 
2 tn .3 ft 
Kale. 
Yi oz. per 100 ft. 
3 lbs. 
V/i ft. 
2 ft 
Kohl Rabi. 
Vi oz. per 100 ft. 
4 lbs. 
1 A ft 
Leek. 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
114 ft 
Lettuce. 
Yi oz. per 100 ft. 
3 lbs. 
1 14 ft 
Melon, Musk. 
1 oz. to 50 hills. 
3 lbs. 
3 ft. hills 
4 tn h ft. 
Melon, Water. 
1 oz. to 30 hills. 
4 lbs. 
5 ft. hills... 
8 ft. 
in. 
Mustard. 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
4 lbs. 
1 ft, 
Okra. 
2 oz. per 100 ft. 
8 lbs. 
\Yi ft. . 
3 ft 
Onion Seed. 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
5 lbs. 
3 ins.. 
114 ft 
Onion Sets. 
2 qts. per 100 ft. 
10 bus. 
3 ins. 
l A ft 
Parsley. 
Yi oz. per 100 ft. 
1 ft 
Parsnip. 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
1 U tn 2 ft 
Peas. 
120 Ihq 
9 tn 2 ft 
Pepper. 
1 oz. to 1000 plants.. 
3 oz. 
\Y2 ft. 
214 ft 
tpt J.\.t W 
Potatoes. 
iYi lbs. per 100 ft.... 
10 bus. 
.3 ft 
Potatoes, Sweet. 
9680 plants. 
.3 ft 
Pumpkin. 
1 oz. to 25 hills. 
4 lbs. 
6 ft... 
8 ft 
Radish, Early . . 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
10 lbs. 
1 in. 
1 ft 
Radish, Winter. 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
8 lbs. 
lA ft 
Rhubarb Roots. 
30 roots per 100 ft.. . 
4840 roots.. 
2 ft. 
3 ft. 
Rutabaga. 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
2 lbs. 
2 ft 
Salsify. 
2 oz. per 100 ft. 
1 f.n 2 ft 
16 to 18 weeks 
Sorrel. 
1 oz. per 100 ft... . 
1 tn 1ft 
Spinach. 
2 oz. per 100 ft. 
20 lbs. 
4 ins. 
1 ft 
Spinach, New Zealand. 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
3 lbs. 
8 ins. 
214 ft. 
Squash, Bush. . 
1 oz. to 25 hills. 
4 lbs. 
4 ft 
Squash, Vine... 
1 oz. to 15 hills. 
2 lbs. 
8 ft 
Swiss Chard. 
2 oz. per 100 ft. 
114 tn 2 ft 
Tomato. 
1 oz. to 3000 plants.. 
2 oz. 
ZYi ft. 
4 ’ft 
Turnip. 
1 oz. per 100 ft. 
2 lbs. 
4 ins. 
114 to 2 ft.. 
14 in. 
7 to 10 weeks. 
in maturity vary with climate, season, soil, geographic location and elevation, and variety planted 
Number of plants Required to the Acre 
Distance Apart No. of Plants 
1 foot by 1 foot.43,560 
13^ feet by feet.19,360 
2 feet by 1 foot.21,780 
2 feet by 2 feet.10,890 
2i^ feet by 2H feet. 6,969 
3 feet by 2 feet. 7,600 
3 feet by 3 feet. 4,840 
4 feet by 4 feet. 2,722 
5 feet by 4 feet. 2,178 
5 feet by 5 feet. 1,742 
6 feet by 6 feet. 1,210 
8 feet by 8 feet. 680 
Number of Plants Produced From An Ounce of Seed 
Asparagus. 
300 
Broccoli. 
H 
2,000 
Cabbage. 
i< 
2,000 
Cauliflower. 
i( 
2.000 
Celery. 
({ 
3,000 
Egg Plant. 
t( 
1,000 
Endive. 
<< 
3,000 
Kale. 
2,000 
Leek. 
<{ 
1,000 
Lettuce. 
u 
3,000 
Pepper. 
u 
2,000 
Tomato. 
u 
3,000 
Sage. 
1,000 
Thyme. 
u 
5,000 
February 
March 
April 
Sow in Hotbed 
Sow in Hotbed 
Sow in Hotbed 
Broccoli 
Early Beets 
Cucumber 
Early Cabbage 
Brussels Sprouts 
Eggplant 
Forcing Carrot 
Early Cabbage 
Melon 
Early Celery 
Forcing Carrot 
Pepper 
Cucumber 
Cauliflower 
Tomato 
Eggplant 
Celery 
Early Lettuce 
Eggplant 
In Open 
Parsley 
Kohl Rabi 
Ground 
Pepper 
Lettuce 
Asparagus 
Radish 
Parsley 
Beans 
Tomato 
Pepper 
Beets 
Radish 
Brusseb Sprouts 
Tomato 
Early Cabbage 
Carrot 
Cauliflower 
In Open 
Celery 
Ground 
Cress 
Beets 
Kohl Rabi 
Carrot 
Lettuce 
Leek 
Onion 
Onion 
Parsley 
Peas 
Parsnip 
Potatoes 
Peas 
Radish 
Potatoes 
Spinach 
Radbh 
Early Turnip 
Spinach 
Early Turnip 
May 
June 
July 
In Open 
In Open 
In Open 
Ground 
Ground 
Ground 
Artichoke 
Beans, Lima and all 
Beans 
Asparagus 
other sorts 
Beets 
Beans, Bush and 
Beets 
Carrot 
Running 
Broccoli 
Sweet Corn 
Beets 
Brusseb Sprouts 
Corn Salad 
Brussels Sprouts 
Late Cabbage 
Cress 
Carrot 
Carrot 
Cucumber 
Cauliflower 
Cauliflower 
Endive 
Celery 
Sweet Corn 
Gherkin 
Sweet Corn 
Cress 
Kale 
Cress 
Cucumber 
Kohl Rabi 
Cucumber 
Endive 
Lettuce 
Kohl Rabi 
Kale 
Nasturtium 
Leek 
Kohl Rabi 
Okra 
Lettuce 
Lettuce 
Early Peas 
Melon 
Melon 
Pumpkin 
Onion 
Nasturtium 
Radish 
Parsley 
Okra 
Spinach 
Parsnip 
Early Peas 
Squash 
Peas 
Potatoes 
Turnip 
Potatoes 
Pumpkin 
Rutabaga 
Radish 
Radish 
Salsify 
Salsify 
Spinach 
Spinach 
Early Turnip 
Squash 
Herbs 
August 
September 
In Open 
In Open 
"It's *he 
Ground 
Ground 
Beans, Bush 
Cabbage for cold 
Crop 
Chervil 
frames 
Corn Salad 
Cauliflower for cold 
That 
Cucumber 
frames 
Endive 
Chervil 
Kale 
Corn Salad 
Counts" 
Lettuce 
Cress 
Plant 
Welsh Onion 
Siberian Kale 
Early Peas 
Lettuce 
Radish 
Mustard 
Abel's 
Spinach 
Winter Radbh 
Turnip 
Spinach 
Seeds 
Rutabaga 
Turnip 
Sweet Peas 
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