Make A Home Garden For 
The possibilities of a home garden should be given more 
attention by Florida farmers and townspeople. 
In traveling through farming sections and small towns of 
Florida it is strange to find so few home gardens providing 
a bountiful supply of good wholesome, fresh vegetables for 
the h¢ table. Florida climate and soils are favorable to 
produ the finest home gardens in the United States. 
Unlike any other state in the Union, in Florida fresh vege- 
les can be grown every month in the year. 


Kiven if it were possible to purchase vegetables more 
cheaply than to produce them, yet would it not be much 
more desirable to have a large variety of fresh vegetables 
of your own growing available at a moment’s notice in 
your own garden? 
In Florida, a well-kept garden can be had with little 
effort and small expense and, as many test plantings have 
Health, Pleasure and Profit 
revealed, will yield a return several times as large as that 
from an equal area devoted to any other crop that could 
be grown on Florida farms. 
Doctors, nurses and dieticians all advise the use of a 
plentiful supply of fresh vegetables in the diet in order to 
provide the essentials which are so necessary for the health 
and well-being of the human system. Experts tell us that 
vegetables contain a higher percentage of these body- 
regulating essentials, such as mineral salts, vitamins and 
roughage, than are contained in any other food or food 
product. Statistics prove that people who eat lots of fresh 
vegetables throughout the year have less sickness and 
fewer doctor bills to pay than people who use fresh vege- 
tables sparingly. 
Make a home garden this season. It will be a source of 
health, pleasure and profit to you and your family. 
How To Plant Home Garden Vegetables in Florida 
HOW TO USE THE 
Many mistakes may be avoided by following directions 
given in this table. The time requirements indicated for 
crops to reach edible size varies, of course, according to 
the season, varieties and soil conditions, Allowance also 
must be made for the relative estimate of the yields, due 
FOLLOWING TABLE 
to climatic and soil conditions. However, the averages in- 
dicated in the table will be found to be fairly accurate for 
Florida growing conditions on the basis of many years of 
observation. 
Number of SeedsorPlants | Depth to g Sef Plants or Approximate Time 
7 Running Feet | to Provide for Cover Po y ts on Required to Produce 
VEGETABLES or Rate Pans a ia Heirees Thin Cut to | Crop from Seed or 
Family of Five Five Inches Transplanting (Days) 
Beans eCpush)~ iy.ase. ss 200 ft. 4 Ibs. 2 in. 2 ft. 2 to 3 in. 48 to 56 
Beans a Gk Ole )imeeiercielee-t 80 to 100 hills| 1% lb. Dane 8 to 4 ft. 3 ft. (hills) 65to 70 
Beans (Bush Lima)....| 40 ft. 1 Ib. 1 in. 21, to 3 ft. 4 to 5 in. 65 to 75 
Beans (Pole Lima)..... 20 hills VY Ib. lin. 8 to 4 ft. 3 ft. (hills) 88 to 90 
Beet micas trreercete sare soe 80 ft. 2 02. ¥Y to 1 in. LY, to 2 ft. 2 to 3 in. 56to 68 
Broccoli tapers seceee AO ft. VY, 02. ¥Y, to 1 in. 21, to 8 ft. 18 to 24 in. 115 
Brussels Sprouts ....... 20 ft. 1 pkt. or 15 Y% in. 2, ft. 18 to 24 in. 90 
Cabbage Wigitennts cons sts: 60 ft. 50 ¥, in. 2, to 8 ft. 12 to 15 in. 80 to 115 
Chinese Cabbage ....... 20 ft. 1 pkt. % in, 2% to8ft. | 12 to 15 in. 85 
Cantaloupe & Muskmelon| 10 hills 1 pkt. Y to 1 in. 4 to 5 ft. 4 ft. (hills) 75 to 100 
Carrot? “Stated st cate aes 40 ft. VY, OZ. Y, in, 1%% to 2 ft. 2to3in. 75to 92 
Cauliflower? vi. vs 52228 AO ft. 30 Ye in, 2 to 8 ft. 18 to 20 in. 85 to 105 
Celery tyes a cas eto 25 ft. 100 1% in. 8 ft. 3 in. 100 to 125 
Collard 22 f)ieaetvastears 50 ft. 1 pkt. or 30 Yo in. 21%, to 8 ft. 18 in. 60 
Corn (Sweet) .......... 200 ft. 1 |b. 2 in. 3 ft. 16 to 18 in. 65 to 80 
Corn (Roasting Ear)...| 300 ft. 1 Ib. 2 in. 8 ft. 18 to 24 in. 68 to 85 
Cucumbet.ia oe. ..ss07 nas 10 hills 1 pkt. % in. 4 to 5 ft. 2to8 ft. (hills) 40 to 50 
Eggplant: sc cesmssens cs 30 ft. 12 Vp in. 4 to 5 ft. 36 in. 115 to 125 
Endive (Escarolle) ..../ 40 ft. 1 pkt. ¥, in, ait. 12 in. 70 
Kale. uc eee 20 ft. 1 pkt. %,to%in. | 2 ft. 15 to 20 in. 70 
Kohl Rabiz...i,.< meee 60 ft. 1 pkt. Ytoy,in. | 144 to2ft. | 4to6in. 50 
Leekeen case arece 1 50 ft, 1 oz. Y in, ly, ft. 3 to 4 in. 80 
Lettuce aivctes «sic rete 150 ft. 1 oz. Y, in. 1, to 2 ft. 10 to 15 in. 60to 90 
Mustard y) icohiersan coms 40 ft 1 pkt. Yo in. 2 ft. 12 in. 60 
Okra yt elecite eos 75 ft 2 oz. 3, to 1 in. 3 to 4 ft. 10 to 15 in, 42 to 45 
Oni onaeaeeawtee sreetroc: 80 ft 1 oz. ¥%,to%in. | 18 in. 3 to 4 in. 110 to 140 
Onions Sets a0 nce 40 ft 1 qt. 1 in. 18 in. 2 to 3 in. 30 to 60 
Parsley 2oome sds cael pode 50 ft 1 pkt. ¥, to Yin. | 15 to 18 in. 4 to 6 in. 90 
Parsnip. cies cspet rire 50 ft. 1 pkt. ¥% in, 18 to 24 in. 8 to4in. 120 
Peas (Englishor Garden) | 200 ft. 3 lbs. 2 to 3 in. 2%, to 8 ft. 1 to 2 in. 50to 60 
Pepper acta sree 20 ft. 12 y, in. 3 to 4 ft. 18 to 20 in. 105 to 125 
Potatoes a7. cour enee 200 ft. 15 lbs. 4 in. 3 to 4 ft. 12 to 15 in. 75 to 80 
Pumpkin gt wens sees 12 hills 1 pkt. Y in. 6 to 8 ft. 5 ft. (hills) 65 to 75 
Radish pees ee eee 50 ft. 3 pkts. Y% in, 15 to 18 in. 1 to 2 in. 2ito 25 
Rhubarb. cee 20 ft. 6 Y% to % in. 8 to 4 ft. 18 to 24 in, 125 
Rutabaga ............. 40 ft. 1 pkt. Y, in. 2 to 3 ft. 5 to 6 in, 90 
Salsifyeeticisct. hs oe soe: 25 ft. VY OZ. 1 to 1% in.} 18 in. 2 to4in. 120 
Spinach—Bloomsdale . 75 ft. 1 oz. 1% in, 16 to 20 in. 2to4in. 40 
Spinach—New Zealand..} 25 ft. 1 oz, %4 to lin 8 ft. 20 in. 60 
Squash (Bush)......... 12 hills 1 pkt. ¥% to lin 4 to 5 ft. 2 ft. (hills) 42 to 52 
Squash (Running)...... 10 hills 1 pkt. % to lin 8 to 10 ft. 5to6 ft. (hills) 100 to 115 
Swiss? Chardic:e.0 oe, oo 40 ft. VY, Oz, ¥, to lin 1Y, to 2 ft. 4 to 6 in. 75 to 80 
Tomato srokepetsraeeetaeierets 150 ft 1 pkt. or 48 Y% in. 5 to 6 ft. 2 to 2% ft. 85 to 110 
Turnipix sesame ane 60 ft. 1 pkt. Y, in. 15 to 20 in. %/, to 1 in. 85 to 50 
Watermelon ........... 10 hills 1 pkt. ¥%tolin. | 8to10 ft. 96 in. 88 to 100 «=. 
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