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..Paid idrence Dunbar 
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Table A shows how muoh space in- your 
garden each vegetable requires. Table 
B gives you some idea as to the approxi¬ 
mate yield you oan expeot from some of 
the crops. 
"Fob everything we must 
have a plan 
Tt_ 
Napoleon. 
Before you plant your garden, plan 
it. It's easier to oorreot mistakes on 
paper than in the ground. It’s better 
to have your garden just the way you want 
it than to end the season saying, 
"Well, next year I'm certainly going to 
do all this differently.” 
Let's start by listing the vege¬ 
tables somewhat aooording to planting 
dates. 
First, here is a list of those 
orops you can plant between the latter 
part of March and April 15, depending 
upon whether you live in a warm or oool 
section. 
Swiss Chard 
Endive 
Lettuce 
Onions 
Asparagus 
Leek 
Radishes 
Broocoli 
Brussels Sprouts 
Early Cauliflower 
Turnips 
Parsley 
Kind 
Amount 
of seed 
Average 
production 1 
Beans, bush 
2 lbs. 
40-70 lbs. 
Beans, Lima 
1 lb. 
30-40 lbs. 
Beet* 
\Vz oz. 
75 lbs. 
Cabbage' 
Vz oz. 
300 heads 
Carrots* 
1 oz. 
4 bu. 
Kohlrabi 
% oz. 
3-4 bu. 
Lettuce 
1 oz. 
20 lbs. 
Parsnips 
Vz oz. 
2 bu. 
Peas 
3 lbs. 
30 lbs. 
Pumpkin 
1 oz. 
50-75 fruits 
Radish 
Vz oz. 
50 bunches 
Sweet Com 
1 lb. 
1200 ears 
Swiss Chard 
Vz oz. 
50 lbs. 
Squash 
Vz oz. 
100 lbs. 
Tomato 5 
Vi oz. 
30 bu. 
Turnips* 
Vz oz. 
1 bu. 
Onions 
Vz oz. 
2-3 bu. 
Potatoes 
2 bu. 
20-30 bu. 
TABLE B 
Peas Early Beets 
Early Potatoes Early Carrots 
Mustard Barly Gabbag« 
Kohlrabi Horse Radish 
Spinach Salsify 
Rutabaga 
Second, here are those which may be planted between the latter part of 
April and May 15 t 
Bush Beans (Try a July planting 
too for late crop) 
Wax Beans 
Green Beans 
Pole Beans 
Sweet Corn (Make successive plant¬ 
ings up to July 1st) 
Late Cabbage 
Savoy Cabbage 
Collards 
Cuoumbers 
Muskmelon 
Okra 
Lima Beans 
Late Potatoes 
Rhubarb 
Peppers 
Pumpkins 
Squash 
Watermelon 
Third, here are those plants which were started in hotbed or green¬ 
house and are to be transplanted between May 15 and June 1* 
Brussels Sprouts 
Early Cabbage 
Cauliflower 
Cuoumbers 
Egg Plant 
Okra (Set out in June) 
Peppers 
Tomatoes 
In the fourth group we have carrots, turnips and beets which oan be 
sown in the garden again between July 16 and August 1. 
