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Helpful Hints on Growing Vegetables 

SPRAY AND DUST FOR PESTS 
Insects and diseases may infest the vegetable garden but 
may never become a serious problem if one watches for evi- 
dence of damage and takes prompt action. Sprays and dusts 
are available in convenient packages to combat every garden 
pest. When spraying cover all parts of the plant and both 
sides of the leaves. Do a thorough job promptly and avoid a 
serious infestation. 
Success in gardening starts by following certain rules. 
Whether these be noted from the pages of books or gathered 
from practical experience makes little difference. The process 
is the same. Good seed, soil, water, fertilizer, and work makes 
for success. 
If we understand that almost every seed we sow has stored 
within its shell the ability to sprout and grow into a useful 
plant we can easily think of the seeds as plants ready to set 
out which will make the picture of the finished garden clearer 
in our mind’s eye thus avoiding many of the early mistakes 
of planting. 
Seeds are started by sowing in the soil of the garden. There 
germination takes place readily when conditions required for 
growth are met. Fortunately good garden soil, well prepared 
meets these requirements: soil moisture, usually present after 
winter rains or supplied by irrigation; soil temperature, heat 
from the sun and the main reason why certain tender seeds 
_should be delayed in sowing, (until the ground is warm), and 
air and moisture drainage supplied by the hard work of soil 
QUANTITY OF SEED AND SPACING 
~ Seed Seed Distance Distance Depth 
: Required Required between apart of 
VEGETABLE for 50 ft. to sow rows in row planting 
of row an acre inches inches inches 
Artichoke, Globe ...... Y, oz. 6 to 8 oz. 40 to 48 18 to 24 i 
IASDALACUSuEesre ere cael. WY oz. 4 lbs. 14 to 24 3 to 6 1 
Beans, Bush ......... % Ib. 50 to 60 lbs. 24to30 2to3 1%to2 
Beans lima eat es Y% lb 30 to 50 Ibs. 24to86 383to6 1%to2 
bears Olena emits Y% |b 30 to 35 Ibs. 36to48 6to8 1%to2 
Is te(g ey, dcpoiatios tiny ho noo wc WY oz. 8 to 14 Ibs. 14to024 8to4 % tol 
Beet, Mangel & Sugar % oz. 6 to 10 Ibs. 18to24 6to9 %tol 
Swiss) Chard. os. .sc- « VY oz. 6 to 10 lbs. 18to24 10tol12 1 
STOCCOl legen sm staenene a ate YA oz. 4 oz. 20to 386 16to22 %tol 
Brussels Sprouts ..... YA oz. 4 oz. 20to 36 16to22 w%to% 
Cabbage weet. acc: WY oz. ANOZiee 18 to 386 14 to 24 Y% 
Cardoon wy 4.5 ees a Y% oz. 5 Oz. 20to 32 20to380 %tol 
G@arrot sec sar ea eens V4 oz. 3 to 4 Ibs. G:to,24rd tos % 
Cauliflower Gaeta ere VY oz 4 oz. 24to 30 20 to 24 % 
Celery fcasdaee vores VY oz. 4 oz. 24to30 4to6 YY 
Chicoryepene shies: Y% oz. 4 to 5 lbs. 20to86 2to3 -14tol 
Collard ga tat areas so A, OZ. 5 OZ 24to30 14to18 YY 
Corn. Popa 3 OZ. 6 to 8 lbs. 34to40 6to8 1 
Corn, Sweet .......... 40z. 10 to 12 Ibs. 30to42 9to12 1 
Corn Saladme. ss ace 20z. 10 t0 12 Ibs! 141018 3 to'4 3h 
Cress waite s cence a ozs 10 Ibs. 12to18 2to4 % 
Cucumber 2 saciete en Y oz 3 to 4 lbs. 48to60 12to36 %to%4 
Dandelioni ments sieei-- YA oz 5 to 6 lbs. 18to22 6to10 y% 
DET aretha in shal ahaa VY oz 5 Ibs. 20to86 4to6 % 
ese Plant ciel. esi. sess Ve oz 5 to 6 oz. 24to 36 18 to 24 % 
Mngived acer: Pucci cate VY oz Ato dilbs. 18 to 24. Sito 12 y% 
IGN EL Rlera. a cleteveraier teas VY oz 3 to 4 lbs. 24to382 5to8 34 
(Koa le mau tatsss.. ire <,leteriesl are Ywoz. 4to 5 lbs. 24to32 14 to 22 y% 




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preparation which we have been recommending. As far as 
fertilizer is concerned young seedlings don’t need extra feed- 
ing until they have used up the stored food of the cotyledons. 
It is better to delay feeding until growth is well started and 
then apply gradually. This is in addition to the humus (manure, 
peat, compost, etc.) and phosphate and other fertilizers put 
into the soil at the time of preparation. They are deeper down 
and can be reached by the plants as they grow. 
By thinking of the seeds as plants we will sow them far 
enough apart to reduce drastic thinning. We wouldn’t set 
plants out very close because before long we would not have 
much of a garden, competition between the piants would re- 
duce the flowers, fruits and shape of the individual plants to 
an undesired minimum. In both vegetable and flower gardens 
we strive for perfection in either flowers, fruits or foliage— 
poor quality is seldom tolerated. 
Actually every seed we sow will not germinate. Not from 
poor quality, but more often because other factors more dif- 
ficult to control affect the seed. Among these are waiter, in 
excess, which may either wash the seeds out altogether or 
cover them more than they should be to sprout. (See planting 
chart). Crows and rodents may eat some. Soil fungi and very 
wet soils before germination may cause many to rot. So we 
usually sow seeds thicker than needed and thin the rows later 
on to a spacing that allows the desired growth. 
The planting chart below contains suggestions to enable 
proper planning of the garden. However, most varieties used 
in the small home garden are best sown in smaller rows for 
which a packet each will usually suffice. Replanting to pro- 
long the season of short maturing crops is a splendid idea 
and makes maximum use of the prepared soil. 
FOR HOME AND MARKET GARDENS 
Seed Seed Distance Distance Depth 
; Required Required between apart of 
VEGETABLE for 50 ft. to sow rows in row planting 
of row an acre inches inches inches 
Konia piacneateete aaa VY oz. 4 to 5 lbs. 14to24 4to6 % 
Wee krenrvewe. sae eciaratenia ane YA oz. 4 lbs. 14 to 36 2 to 3 34 
Tiettuce: wa atict ce em cee VY oz. 3 lbs. 12to18 4tol2 Y% 
Melons Muskurs ues coe Y% oz. 3 to 4 lbs. 70 to 80 36 to 60 34 
Melon, Water ........ Ye oz. 3 to 4 lbs. 72t096 72 to 96 %, 
Mustard versace are acne: VY Oz. 4 Ibs. 14to24 6to9 % 
Okralrty eaorieticslove se oe 1 oz. 8 to 10 lbs. 24to040 18 to 24 5h 
Onion Rawst so ace oes %0z. 83 to 4 Ibs. 18 to 24 eetor4 34 
Onion (for sets)...... 60 to 85 Ibs. 12to14 Notthin’d % 
PAarsTiipi ts c.careeicccloketens YE oz. 3 to 4 lbs. 18to24 38toA Ye» 
Barsley« sn. na erasemtev ns 1407.» 53 to 4) Ibs. L2)to,20) 6 toss Y% 
IEE) mao omp cdo abo 8 % Ib. 90t0180 lbs. 24t0386 I1to2 § 1to2 
PeDDeClghracceckes here es oz. 1to 2 Ibs. 20to0380 18 to 29 % 
POtALOCS ec ott aus tel ciety cre 8 lbs. 800-1000 24 to 86 18 to 24 6 
Nebussholihell Weed nisi 4 clean 2 oz. 3 to 4 lbs. 96t0110 60 to 84 34 
Radishe aes teres sche %oz. 10 to 12 Ibs. 12to18 1to2 % 
Rhubarb eters hie se Vy oz. 3 Ibs. 24 to 42 20 to 24 34, 
FULD AS aus etme eke Woz. 2 to 4 Ibs. 13 to 24 = 4:tonl y% 
MALS Sere teel odie ttle hoz. 4to5 lbs. 20to24 6to10 % 
Salsilvamer, uate tke hencte 34 OZ. faery Weyer) abshsqay YY Pe} 4 
Sorrell aces as siete seus 1% oz. 4 to 5 lbs. Sito 226m 2 tos wy 
Spinachwancprviaeaelcteiel 3%, 0z. 10 to 20 lbs. 14to18 8to5 34 
sduash, Bush... etal 1 oz. 4 to 6 lbs. 42 to 48 42 to 48 1 
Squash, Vining ...... OZ. 4 lbs. 72to90 60 to 90 1 
Sunflowerlchwiets cee tie LOZ. 7 to 8 lbs. 48 to 70 10to12 1 
FL OMETO Rao wa cktret eacie ace 2 oz. 40 to 60 86 to 40 yy 
FL ODA CCO Re iete sient ere sev ohe 2 OZ. 36 to 48 24 to 36 % 
[DUPMIDIE Maine teens sete %oz. 2 to 8 lbs. 12to20 2to4 % 
