HAND BOOK FOR THE GARDEN 43 

Time Required for Maturity of Different Garden Crops 
Reckoned From Day of Planting the Seed 
Days Days 
Beans—String ......... 45to 65 Melon—Water ......... 120 to 140 
Beans—Shell .......... 65 to 75 Melon—Musk .......... 120 to 140 
Beets—Table .......... 65 SNIOHM Es ce eae ek oa ee 135 to 150 
Beets—Stock .......... 150 IPEDPlEsr as core a et on 140 to 150 
Cabbage—Early ....... 105 AGIs ee eee ee oS 30 to 40 
Cabbage—Late ........ 150 Squash—Summer ...... 60 to 65 
SPPEPESUIIWVET co ee ee 110 Squash—Winter ....... 125 
2) 4. “a 70 to 120 TOMA Se eS ee eee 150 
8 150 to 160 oe eIN SILL) Dts hae aaa ee ee So 60 to 70 
Lettuce—Heading ..... 65 Spinach—Average time 45 to 65 
Number of Plants Produced From An Ounce of Seed 
Plants I itee=dd YEW ey hap le, ee A cee 1,000 
Plants ORO EVR oe eee ee i cm bie 3,000 
about Ie ne oe eens we 2,000 
about LESS ee tg, 3 ee ee eee re 1,000 
0 Se 300 WUCEGUOCC ee oc ea so at eas 3,000 
OD 8 2,000 Pepperg cee ee ee ene 2.000 
2 ES sy 2,000 PLOUIALO Deh ces Cte re aoe es 3,000 
ee 2,000 SAC ts oe Cee eee Oe 1,000 
DEE cwlc ccc ce scccccees PONE MCMV ING Bsc cace ues ce veh eee < 5,000 
HELPFUL HINTS TO GARDENERS 
5 as gone early how much ground you will use and what you will 
plant. 
Plow or spade before the ground freezes, if you can. A little 
fertilizer or manure will insure better crops. 
Don’t cover the seed too deep. It wil_ germinate more quickly if 
only a little soil is on the seed. 
Leave the garden alone until the plants come up. If you have sown 
bulk seeds, thin rows after plants are up an inch or two. 
Lima beans should be planted with the eye down and covered one 
inch deep. 
Sow radishes directly in the row with your parsley. 
Plant early everything but beans, wrinkled peas, and vine crops. 
If soil is dry, water may be put on. Let it run slowly and don’t 
spare the water—it’s cheap. 
- af think water will take the place of thorough cultivation— 
won't. 
Weeds are garden robbers. Kill them when they are small. 
Plant enough to have some vegetables for home canning. 
Hoe often to loosen the soil and hold moisture around the roots 
of the plants. 
A small hand cultivator will make you feel like a professional 
gardener. It will soon pay for itself, too. 
Don’t try ‘‘watchful waiting’’ for bugs, worms and other vermin. 
Swat ’em or they will spoil your plants. 
Never cultivate or handle any kind of beans when the vines are 
wet. This is the easiest way to spread a serious disease and ruin the 
crop. 
