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KENDALL & WHITNEY, PORTLAND, MAINE 
Valuable Table for Planting 
When to Plant 
Depth of 
Plant 
Distance Apart 
Name of 
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 
y 2 
Transplant 12 x 18 
150 “ 
Cabbage, Early 
March 
April and May 
y 2 
Transplant 18 x 24 
100 “ 
Cabbage, Late 
June 
y 2 
Transplant 24 x 36 
130 “ 
Carrot 
May and June 
y 2 
Thin to 5 x 15 
100 “ 
Cauliflower 
April 
May and June 
Yz 
Transplant 24 x 36 
100 “ 
Celery 
March 
May 
Barely cover 
Transplant 2 x 4, in 
170 “ 
flats 
Corn, Sweet 
May to June 
1 Early 
Drills 10 x 30 
60 to 90 days 
iy 2 Late 
Drills 12 x 48 
Cress 
May to July 
hi 
Thin to 3 x 12 
40 days 
Cucumber 
March 
May to July 
y 2 
Hills 48 x 48 
50 to 75 days 
Dandelion 
May 
y* 
Thin to 6 x 12 
Following spring 
Eggplant 
April 
June 
% 
Transplant 36 x 36 
135 to 150 days 
Endive 
June to August 
% 
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 
i 
Transplant 5 x 12 
100 “ 
Lettuce 
March 
April to August 
y* 
Transplant 12 x 12 
25 to 60 davs 
Melons, Musk 
April 
May and June 
i 
Hills 60 x 60 
120 days 
Melons, Water 
May and June 
i 
Hills 96 x 96 
110 “ 
Onion 
April and May 
Yz 
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 
Pumpkin 
April to July 
2 Early 
5 Late 
12 x 36 
90 to 130 “ 
June 
y 2 
Hills 48x72 
115 days 
Radish 
March 
April to Sept. 
y 2 
Thin to 2 x 12 
25 to 45 days 
Salsify 
May 
V4 
Thin to 4 x 18 
Oct. through winter 
Spinach 
April to July 
1 
Thick rows 12 or 15 
30 to 40 days 
Squash 
June 
1 
apart 
Hills 48 x 72 
60 to 130 “ 
Tomato 
March 
June 
Vi 
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 
Asparagus.l ounce...... 
Beet.1 ounce. 
Beans, Dwarf..2 pounds. 
Beans, Pole.2 pounds. 
Carrot. 1 ounce. 
Celery. 1 ounce. 
Corn, Sweet.1 pound. 
Cress. 1 ounce. 
Cucumber. l ounce. 
Dandelion.l ounce.. 
Kale. 1 ounce. 
Kohl-rabi. 1 ounce. 
Leek. 1 ounce. 
Lettuce. 1 ounce. 
Martynia.l ounce. 
Melon, Water.l ounce. 
for a Given 
50 feet of drill 
50 feet of drill 
100 feet of drill 
150 hills 
100 feet of drill 
100 feet of drill 
125 hills 
100 feet of drill 
50 hills 
150 feet of drill 
150 feet of drill 
200 feet of drill 
150 feet of drill 
125 feet of drill 
50 hills 
30 hills 
Number of Hills or Length of Drills 
Melon, Musk.1 ounce. 60 hills 
Mustard.1 ounce. 40 feet of drill 
Okra.1 ounce. 40 feet of drill 
Onion.1 ounce. 100 feet of drill 
Onion Sets.1 pound. 50 feet of drill 
Parsley.J. ounce. 150 feet of drill 
Parsnip.1 ounce. 150 feet of drill 
Peas. 2 pounds.75 to 100 feet of drill 
Pumpkin.1 ounce. 20 to 25 hills 
Radish. 1 ounce. 100 feet of drill 
Salsify.1 ounce. 50 feet of drill 
gpinach.1 ounce. 50 feet of drill 
Squash, bush variety.1 ounce. 50 hills 
Squash, running variety....1 ounce. 15 hills 
Turnip.1 ounce. 150 feet of drill 
Am recommended 
by the United States 
Department of Agriculture 
Bermuda 
Bent Grass, Colonial 
Blue Grass, Canadian 
Blue Grass. Kentucky 
Clover, White Dutch' 
Clover, Alfalfa 
Clover, Crimson 
Clover, Alsike 
Clover. Red 
Clover, White Blossom Sweet 
Fescue, Chewing’s 
Quantity of Grass and Clover to Sow Per Acre 
LAWNS PASTURES 
LAWNS 
PASTURES 
In 
In 
As recommended 
In 
In 
Planted 
Mix¬ 
Planted 
Mix¬ 
by the United States 
Planted 
Mix¬ 
Planted Mix 
Alone 
tures 
Alone 
tures 
Department of Agriculture 
Alone 
tures 
Alone 
tures 
125-150 
(4-8 
5-6a 
Fescue, Meadow 
20-25 
5-6 
125-150 
10-15 
Fescue-Red, Creeping 
100-125 
16-20 
20-25 
5-6 
Fescue-Sheep 
i>0— lO 
s 
o 
20-25 
56 
Orchard Grass 
20-25 
4-8 
0-7 
8-10 
3-6 
Red Top, Fancy Recleaned 
10-13 
10-12 
2-4 
15-20b 
Rough Stalked Meadow 
50-75 
50 
20-25 
5-6 
15-22 
12-15 
Rye Grass, Domestic 
175-200 
10 15 
25 30 
3-4 
8 
2-4 
Rye Grass, Italian 
10-15 
25-30 
3-4 
10-15 
2-6 
Rye Grass, Perennial 
10-15 
25 30 
3-4 
15-25 
Rye Grass, I’acey’s 
25 30 
3-1 
50 70 
Timothy 
12-15 
4-5 
