Make A Home Garden For 
The possibilities of a home garden should be given more 
attention by Florida farmers and townspeople; especially 
under present conditions, with foodstuffs of all kinds going 
up in price. 
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 home table. Florida climate and soils are tavorable to 
producing the finest home gardens in the United States. 
Unlike any other state in the Union, in Florida fresh vege- 
tables can be grown every month in the year; especially 
during the late fall, winter and early spring months, when 
they cannot be grown in other sections of the U. S. 
Even 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? 
Health, Pleasure and Profit 
In Florida, a well-kept garden can be had with little 
effort and small expense and, as many test plantings have 
revealed, will yield a monetary 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 
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 
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 vears of 
observation and experience. 
Number of | SeedsorPlants | Depth to Space Wak Plante or Approximate Time 
VEGETABLES Running Feet | to Provide for Cover (eee Thin Out to Required to Produce 
of Row for Family of in Ree Trnh Cointhe Crop from Seed or 
Family of Five Five Inches doi he setae aes Transplanting (Days) 
Beans (Bush) ......... 200 ft. 4 Ibs. 2 in Bite 2 to 3in. 48 to 56 
Beans 4. POlé a eacgt = sts 80 to 100 hills} 4 lb. 2 in. 3 to 4 ft. 3 ft. (hills) 65 to 70 
Beans (Bush Lima)....} 40 ft. 1 |b. lin. 2y, to 3 ft. 4 to 5 in. 65 to 75 
Beans (Pole Lima)..... 20 hills VY Vb. in, 8 to 4 ft. 8 ft. (hills) Sk to 90 
Beet) 2. ctkckee cee cess 80 ft. 2 o7. Y to 1 in. 1, to 2 ft. 2 to Bin. 56to 68 
Broccoli meee denver ce. 40 ft. Vf, 02. ¥, to 1 in. 3 to 4 ft. 18 to 24 in. 115 
Brussels Sprouts ....... 20 ft. 1 pkt. or 15 Yo in. 2% ft. 18 to 24 in. 90 
Cabbage 2) tire, seis 60 ft. 50 Y in. 2, to 8 ft. 12 to 15 in. 80 to 115 
Chinese Cabbage ....... 20 ft. 1 pkt. ¥% in, 24% to8ft. | 12to 15 in. 85 
Cantaloupe & Muskmelon |_ 10 hills 1 pkt. Ym to 1 in. 4 to 5 ft. «4 ft. (hills) 75 to 100 
Carrots marae 40 ft. Y% oz, Y% in, 1% to 2 ft. 2 to 8 in. 75 to 92 
Cauliflower ............ 40 ft. 80 Y in. 2to8 ft. 18 to 20 in. 85 to 105 
Celery. soda tees eee 25 ft. 100 ¥ in, 3 ft. 3 in. 100 to 125 
Collard se. Ar cas eae 50 ft. 1 pkt. or 30 Yo in. 21, to 8 ft. 18 in. 60 
Corn (Sweet) .......... 200 ft. 1 Ib. 2 in. 3 ft. 16 to 18 in. 65 to 80 
Corn (Roasting Ear)...} 300 ft. 1 Ib. 2 in. 3 ft. 18 to 24 in. 68 to 85 
Cucumbersicc yim rn 10 hills 1 pkt. % in. 4 to 5 ft. 2to3 ft. (hills) 40to 50 
Bpgplanti oon. «css caster: 30 ft. 12 Y in, 4 to 5 ft. 36 in. 115 to 125 
Endive (Escarolle) ....} 40 ft. 1 pkt. ¥, in. a i 12 in: 70 
Kalenie tts cttins « set ets 20 ft 1 pkt. Y, to 1% in. 2 ft. 15 to 20 in, 70 
Kohl@Rabitincs..acceere 60 ft 1 pkt. VY, to Yo in. 1, to 2 ft. 4 to 6 in. 50 
Leek; vciy gost win vient 50 ft 1 oz. Yo in. 1¥, ft. 3 to 4 in, 80 
Letticerys e2.0i> sna dt wos 150 ft 1 oz. % in. 1% to2ft. | 10 to 15 in. 60 to 90 
Mustard 2 2i.9is aaad hart 40 ft 1 pkt. Ye in. 2 ft. 12 in. 60 
Okra gee cena eres. Hele Sukte 2 oz. %¥, to 1 in. 8 to 4 ft. 10 to 15 in, 42to 45 
Onion gees teas es here 80 ft 1 oz. ¥%, to Y% in, | 18 in. 8 to 4 in, 110 to 140 
Onlon Sets. /0)h stejterts oe 40 ft 1 qt. lin, 18 in. 2 to 3 in. 30 to 60 
Parsleytits 94 0). san psa 50 ft 1 pkt. Y% to% in. | 15 to 18 in, 4 to 6 in. 90 
Parsnip’ tess 2 «canes ano 50 ft. 1 pkt. Y in. 18 to 24 in. 3 to 4 in, 120 
Peas (Englishor Garden) | 200 ft. 3 lbs. 2 to 8 in. 2Y, to 3 ft. 1 to2 in. 50to 60 
Pepper. oases eae 20 ft. 12 Y, in, 3 to 4 ft. 18 to 20 in. 105 to 125 
Potatoes sos... aatasseete 200 ft. 15 Ibs. 4 to 6 in. 3 ft. 12 to 15 in. 75 to 80 
Pumpkin ".% «ccesasevns.¢ 12 hills 1 pkt. Y, in, 6 to 8 ft. 5 ft. (hills) 65 to 75 
Radish 10.25.26 eee 50 ft 3 pkts. Y% in. 15 to 18 in. 1 to 2 in. 21to 25 
Rhubarb *): egy ies. ses 20 ft. 6 ¥%to%in,. | 38to4 ft. 18 to 24 in. 125 
Rutabaga’.2302.ts ee 40 ft 1 pkt. Y, in. 2 to 8 ft. 5 to 6 in. 90 
Salsify 0%. eet eae 25 ft VY, oz, 1 to 14% in.} 18 in. 2to4in. 120 
Spinach—Bloomsdale . 75 ft 1 oz. VY in, 16 to 20 in. 2to4in. 40 
Spinach—New Zealand..| 25 ft. 1 oz, 34, to 1 in. Bitte 20 in. 60 
Squash (Bush)......... 12 hills 1 pkt. ¥% to 1 in, 4 to 5 ft. 2 ft. (hills) 42to 52 
Squash (Running)...... 10 hills 1 pkt. %, to 1 in. 8 to 10 ft. 5to6 ft. (hills) 100 to 115 
Swiss Chard (ois. ceo. or 40 ft. Y, oz. ¥, to Lin. ly, to 2 ft. 4 to Gin. 75 to 80 
Tomatog yr cetepecrer en 150 ft. 1 pkt. or 48 Y, in. 5 to 6 ft. 2 to 2%, ft. 85 to 110 
Turnip tyes tse eee ee 60 ft. 1 pkt. Y, in. 15 to 20 in, 4 to Lin. 85 to 50 
Watermelon i. ...47- ss 10 hills Py ORE %tolin. | 8to10 ft. 96 in. 88 to 100 
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