Planting Guide 
FOR THE VEGETABLE GARDEN : 
Artichoke 
Asparagus 
Beans, Bush 
Beans, Bush Lima 
Beans, Pole | 
Beans, Pole Lima 
Beets, Table 
Beets, Mangel 
Broccoli, Heading 
Brussels Sprouts 
Cabbage 
Celeriac 
Chinese Cabbage 
Carrots 
Cauliflower 
Celery 
Collards 
Corn, Sweet 
Corn, Pop 
Cucumber « 
Dill 
Egg Plant 
Endive 
Fennel 
Kale 
Kohlrabi 
Leek 
Lettuce 
Muskmelon 
Mustard 
Okra 
Onion 
Onion (for sets) 
Onion sets 
Parsley 
Parsnips 
Peas 
Peppers 
Pumpkin 
Radish 
Rhubarb 
Rutabaga 
Salsify 
Spinach 
Spinach, N. Z. 
Squash, Summer 
Squash, Winter 
Swiss Chard 
Tomato 
Turnip (roots) 
Turnip (greens) 
Watermelon 
24 
Seed Distance 
Required Between 
for 50 Ft. Rows 
of Row (Inches) 
Distance Depth 
Apart of 
in Row Planting 
(Inches) (Inches) 
Woz. 36to48 18to24 Ww 
Woz. 14to24 3to6 1 
VW lb. 24to30 2to3 1M%to2 
Yo lb. 18to24 2to3 1 
lb. 36to48 6to8 IMto2 
Ylb. 36to48 6to8 1M%to2 
Woz. 14to24 3to4 Wtol 
oz. 20to28 3to4 1 
Ygoz. 24to30 24 Vy 
Woz. 24to30 12t0o18 % 
Yoz 18to36 14to24 % 
1 pkt. 18 to 24 6 ye 
Woz 18to24 12tols % 
Yoz. 16to24 1to3 % 
Yoz. 24to30 20to24 % 
Ygoz. 24to40 4to6 YY 
Yoz. 24to30 14tol8 % 
4oz. 30to42 9tol2 1 
30z. 34to40 6to8 1 
Ye oz. 48to60 12to36 Wto% 
Yoz. 18to36 4to8 
Yeoz. 24to36 18to24 % 
4o0z. 18to24 8tol2 % 
Woz. 24to40 4t012 
Woz. 24to32 4to22 % 
Yyoz. 14to24 4to6 es 
Woz 12to42 2to4 34 
Yoz 12to18 4tol2 % 
Woz. 70to80 36to60 %. 
Yyoz. 14to24 6to9 ¥ 
loz. 36to48 24 1 
Yoz 18to24 3to4 34 
12 to 14 not thinned 34 
I pt. 12 to 18 2 1 
Yoz. 12to20 6to8 ¥ 
Woz. 18to24 3to4 Vy 
34 |b. 24to36 lto2 1to2 
Ygoz. 20to30 18to20 % 
20z. 96to108 60to84 3% 
Woz. 12to18 1to2 ¥ 
Woz. 24to48 18 to 24 
Ygoz. 18 to 24 6 ¥ tol 
Yjoz. 18to24 2to4 Vy 
34 0z. 14to18 3tod 34 
le oz. 30to 36 12 to 18 1 
Yj oz. 36to48 48(4 seeds) 1 
4 oz. 72to90 72 (4 seeds) 1 
Yeoz. 12to1l8 4to6 1 
%e0z. 40t0o60 36t0o40 % 
Moz. 18to24 2to4 Vy 
Yeoz. 12to18 2to4 ly 
Yeoz. 12to96 72t096 34 
Approximate 
Yield R 
per 50 Ft. 
of Row 
25 Ibs. 
20 ats. 
32 ats. 
30 qts. 
114 bu. 
114 bu. 
50 head 
15 qts. 
35 to 50 head 
40 to 50 head 
24 ats. 
25 to 30 head 
75 to 100 stalks 
3 bu. 
100 ears 
75 to 100 fruit 
70 to 80 fruit 
50 to 60 plants 
50 plants 
1 bu. 
25 Ibs. 
50 to 60 fruit 
1 to 114% bu. 
450 pods 
1 bu. 
300 scallions 
60 bunches 
45 bunches 
1 bu. 
30-50 qts. pods 
25 doz. peppers 
25 to 35 fruit 
50 bunches 
11% bu. 
35 to 50 Ibs. 
60 to 70 squash 
35 to 40 squash 
25 Ibs. 
2 bu. 
1 bu. 
1% bu. 
20 fruit 
ri 
Seed 
equired 
Family 
of 5 
Y 072. 
2 Ibs. 
1 Ib. 
tel bes 
1 Ib. 
2 02. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
Y4 072. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 02. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 Ib. 
V6 072. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
2 02. 
1 pkt. 
Y 02. 
1 pkt. 
Y 07. 
1 at. 
1 pkt. 
Y 072. 
3 Ibs. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
3 oz. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 oz. 
1 oz. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
1 oz. 
1 pkt. 
V6 02. 
1 oz. 
1 pkt. 

Vitamin Values 
A guide to the vitamin contents of garden vegetables 
with a comparison of VEGETABLES vs PILLS 
Are you looking for vitamin bargains? You'll find the best 
vitamin values in vegetables! Look at the chart below for a 
comparison of the vitamin content of a standard vitamin pill 
costing about two cents and the vitamins in one-half cup 
(3.5 oz.) servings of garden vegetables: 
Vitamins Minerals 
ee ones ne Sherman Giana nee 
A By Cc G Calcium Iron 
Average Vitamin Pill 1650 110 200 165 125 3.3 
Asparagus 700 70 700 = 40 .021 1.0 
Beans, Green 1000 25 300 40 .055 1.16 
Beets 35 — 100 50 .028 0.85 
Beet greens 12000 — 1000 150 .094 3.24 
Broccoli 9000 37. 1400 75 .140 1.37 
Brussels Sprouts 200 60 1500 — 027 1.17 
Cabbage 100 25° 1200 20 .046 0.43 
Carrots 2100 20 100 20 .045 0.64 
Cauliflower 30 50 = 1500 35 .022 0.94 
Celery, bleached 10 10 100 _ .051 0.22 
Celery, green 1000 10 100 10 .078 0.62 
Chard 9000 _ 750 30 .100 3.09 
Collards 7000 50 800 100 .202 1.66 
Corn, White 50 45 200 _ .004 0.27 
Corn, Yellow 500 45 200 20 .006 0.47 
Cucumber 20 15 200 8 .006 0.33 
Dandelion 12000 — 2000 6 .084 3.05 
Egg Plant 35 15 200 10 .006 0.25 
Endive (escarole) 15000 28 400 40 .029 1.53 
Kale 20000 50 = 2500 200 181 2.54 
Lettuce, head 100 25 250 15 .017 0.50 
Lettuce, loose-leafed 4000 25 250 Uh .069 15 
Lima Beans, green 500 115 600 100 .028 2.40 
Mustard greens 13000 45 2500 375 221 0.50 
Onions —— 25 275 28 .041 0.48 
Peas 1000 140 500 65 .023 2.07 
Peppers 5000 10 2500 40 .012 0.40 
Potatoes, sweet 3500 30 400 30 20 0.77 
Potatoes, white 30 40 250 15 .013 1.02 
Spinach 25000 40 1500 LAs) .78 2.55 
Squash, summer 1000 15 — § 18 0.35 
Squash, winter 4000 15 100 25 19 0.55 
Tomato 1000 25 450 15 .007 0.40 
Turnip 20 12 600 12 056 0.52 
VITAMIN A promotes growth, appetite, digestion, resistance to infection. 
Necessary for formation of teeth. 
VITAMIN B; promotes 
nerve function. 
VITAMIN C guards against scurvy, Required for normal tooth and bone 
formation and maintenance, and for proper healing of wounds, 
VITAMIN G promotes growth. Prevents lesions and certain abnormal 
changes in the eyes resulting in failing vision. 
growth, appetitie and digestion. Essential for proper 
