

9 NORTHRUP. KING & CO.'S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 
VEGETABLE PLANTING TABLE 










VAR DE; LY. Hill or Seed How Deep |Transplantor| Time Required 
Drill Necessary to Plant |Thin to (in.)| to Produce Crop 
ASParagus econ eee. ah H loz. 50 Feet Leen. 24x36 |Seeds—Four Yrs. 
Beans, Wax, Green....... D 1 qt., 100 Feet 2anin. 12x24 50 to 85 days 
Bestis@eler coe. Sind - H 1 qt., 100 Feet Zee it 36x36 69 to 95 days 
Besnisee ater geist ent D 1 qt., 100 Feet PA) aha 6x12 95 days 
Beciae ee ees  e ss D loz., 50 Feet 114 in. 9x18 59 to 75 days 
Breeeoieeeee teers ce dim 1 oz., 2000 Plants 14 in. 24x36 100 days 
Brussels Sprouts......... H 1 oz., 2000 Plants Vf in. 18x86 90 to 125 days 
Capbavcmren: tock oe. Eb 1 oz., 2000 Plants 14 in. 24x36 65 to 120 days 
Geel 0 ot. coe eee renee D 1 oz., 100 Feet 1g in. 6x18 65 to 85 days 
Gaia werssete.c ho. o8 H 1 oz., 2000 Plants 14 in. 24x18 85 to 95 days 
Oe 5 eS Cee D 1 oz., 2000 Plants 1g in. 6x48 110 to 140 days 
Qiyicemee Leak wernt ae D 1oz., 50 Feet 114 in. 9x24 50 to 55 days 
CiQETeeeety. Were ts. 2o eee H 1 qt., 100 Hills 1% in. 36x36 80 to 120 days 
Crees eet tis haelnstas, os ais. D 1oz., 50 Feet 14 in. 3x 6 90 to 100 days 
Cua peleererace se os H 1loz., 50 Hills Vg in. 36x36 60 to 80 days 
Tigegulantemeetga cites H 1 oz., 1000 Plants Vo in. 36x36 100 to 120 days 
Endivememece es: D 1 oz., 150 Feet 14 in. 12x12 60 to 80 days 
Kalepeeree eee. D 1oz., 150 Feet ly in. 12x18 80 to 100 days 
Kohlrabigee-sonesr Ss D 1 0z., 200 Feet Vg in. 12x24 60 days 
Letticese tes ee ee. in D 1 oz., 120 Feet Yin. 8x24 45 to 60 days 
Melon—Musk ........... al loz., 60 Hills Ler rn. 60x60 100 to 120 days 
Melon—Water........... H 1oz., 30 Hills jbo faa 60x60 75 to 100 days 
Mistard sector atone: D loz., 80 Feet VY in. 1x26 28 days 
COR arc ence D 1oz., 40 Feet 11% in. 18x24 60 days 
ODOT rene tee att D 1 oz., 100 Feet V in. 12x24 60 to 130 days 
Parsle vee e bag: os 2 D 1 oz., 150 Feet Vg in. 6x12 70 to 100 days 
Parsnip cee en D 1 oz., 200 Feet 1 in. 6x24 110 days 
Peas aerate Stil nae cha oie D 1 qt., - 100 Feet Ty alae 4x36 55 to 85 days 
Pep peta eter ia cs otto D 1 oz., 2000 Plants Vg in. 18x36 100 days 
Pin p Kies See ke H 1 oz., 30 Hills 114 in. 108x108 65 to 110 days 
RA Gis eater Bt co rahe ees oa: D 1 oz., 100 Feet V in. 3x 8 30 to 60 days 
Riubarbeem oer os D loz. 75 Feet 36x36 
Rutagbagise cya ee te D VY in. 6x24 90 to 100 days 
Salsily wee Ashi. /.c odessa spss D loz., 75 Feet 11 in. 6x 8 90 days 
SVINACD Meee loi sid vrei a D 1 oz., 100 Feet lenin 6x18 45 to 75 days 
Squpis meeps ine ee. oie 5 H loz. 50 Hills 1 in. | Bush 36x48| 50to 60 days 
Late 72x96| 65 to 110 days 
POLE LOM Statue. t kc in! 1 oz., 1000 Plants VY in. 36x48 70 to 110 days 
EUIIDee eT eee eee D 1 oz., 150 Feet Vg 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 
freuen weeding. Never sow seeds or set in plants before the temperature has settled down to 90 
egrees 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. ag. 
__ Those who have no room for either hotbed or cold frame may still “beat the neighbor to it 
we the help of a seed flat and a sunny kitchen window. A seed flat is a shallow box, about 3 or 4 
inches deep. 
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