

NORTHRUP, KING & CO."S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 

VEGETABLE PLANTING TABLE 



VARIETY Hill or Seed How Deep |Transplantor} Time Required 
Drill Necessary to Plant /Thin to (in.)/ to Produce Crop 
ME. H 1oz., 50 Feet Meee in. 24x36 Seeds— -Four Yrs. 
fens, Wax, Green....... D 1 qt., 100 Feet 2 in. 12x24 50 to 85 days 
Mee... H 1 qt., 100 Feet aeeit, 36x36 69 to 5 days 
a D 1 qt., 100 Feet eri 6x12 95 days . 
a 1 loz., 50 Feet 1% in. 9x18 50 to 75 days 
MUI... ee H 1 oz., 2000 Plants Yy in. 24x36 100 days 
Brussels Sprouts......... H 1 oz., 2000 Plants 1% in. 18x86 90 to 125 days 
ee H 1 oz., 2000 Plants Yy in. 24x36 65 tc 120 days 
I... D 1 oz., 100 Feet 1g in. 6x18 65 to 85 days 
Muewer.............. H 1 oz., 2000 Plants V4 in, 24x18 85 to 95 days 
MI ws we we D 1 oz., 2000 Plants Vg in. 6x48 110 to 140 days 
Mueettigrd............. D 1oz., 50 Feet 11% in. 9x24 50 to 55 days 
Mw te H 1 qt., 100 Hills 1% in. 36x36 80 to 120 days 
RI... D loz., 50 Feet \4 in. 3x 6 90 to 100 days 
MEISE)... .......... H loz., 50 Hills Min. |’ 36x36 60 to 80 days 
MepereieatiG............... H 1 oz., 1000 Plants Vg in. 36x36 100 to 120 days 
MI... 5. ee. 1) 1oz., 150 Feet V4 in. 12x12 60 to 80 days 
MU D 1oz., 150 Feet Vy in. 12x18 80 to 100 days 
0 D 1 oz., 200 Feet Vg in. 12x24 60 days 
er D 1 oz., 120 Feet 14 in. 8x24 45 to 60 days 
Melon —Musk ........... H loz., 60 Hills 1eeein: 60x60 100 to 120 days 
Melon—Water........... H bog) ou. Halls Laeeei ti: 60x60 75 to 100 days 
SEI, we D loz., 80 Feet V4 in. lx 6 28 days 
a D loz., 40 Feet 1) in. 18x24 60 days 
a certs D 1oz., 100 Feet 1 in. 12x24 60 to 130 days 
D 1oz., 150 Feet VY in. 6x12 70 to 100 days 
MEM ee ees D 1 oz., 200 Feet 14 in. 6x24 110 days 
ee D 1 qt., 100 Feet Seely 4x36 55 to 85 days 
MT wwe D 1 oz., 2000 Plants VY in. 18x36 100 days 
0 H loz., 30 Hills 11% in. 108x108 65 to 110 days 
BI oe... ee D 1 oz., 100 Feet V4 in. 3x 8 30 to 60 days 
MIEN ees D loz., 75 Feet 36x36 
MOS. ee D V4 in. 6x24 90 to 100 days 
RE, we es D loz., 75 Feet 1% in. 6x 8 90 days 
0 D 1 oz., 100 Feet Leite 6x18 45 to 75 days 
eee H loz., 50 Hills 1 in. | Bush 36x48] 50to 60 days 
Late 72x96| 65 to 110 days 
ROT H 1 oz., 1000 Plants 1 in. 36x48 70 to 110 days 
MEG... ese D {| 1o0z., 150 Feet V in. 4x18 40 to 75 days 





HOTBEDS 
If you want to produce earlier vegetables and flowers than your neighbor, make a hotbed. It 
should be started any time after February 15th. The hotbed consists of a subframe, which extends 
15 to 20 inches beneath the soil, depending upon the climate, and a top frame which slopes down 
from 18 inches to 12 inches towards the south. This is covered with a glass sash, which keeps in 
the heat. These come in standard size, 3x6 feet. The most commonly used material for producing 
heat is fresh horse manure. Two parts of it mixed with one part of litter, consisting of either leaves 
or straw will prevent the manure from getting hot too suddenly or not heating at all. Before put- 
ting it in the frame it should be piled outdoors in heaps. As long as it steams it should be turned 
over every two or three days. This should be repeated until the manure steams only every other 
day. Then a 5 or 6 inch layer of manure should be placed evenly in the pit, and should be tramped 
down firmly. On top of this comes a mass of 4 to 6 inches of soil, which has not been frozen. A 
careful gardener puts some litter or manure on the sides of the frame also, extending to the top. 
By doing so he helps to maintain the temperature within. 
Three things are necessary for success with a hotbed. Regular watering, timely ventilation and 
frequent weeding. Never sow seeds or set in plants before the temperature has settled down to 90 
degrees or less. 
Cold Frames and Seed Flats 
After plants have reached the size that makes removing from the hotbed necessary they may 
be transplanted into the cold frame, before being set in the open ground. The cold frame is really 
a hotbed minus the heat, and for that reason need not have a sub-frame. 
Those who have no room for either hotbed or cold frame may still “beat the neighbor to it” 
eee the help of a seed flat and a sunny kitchen window. A seed flat is a shallow box, about 3 or 4 
ches deep. 
