When to Plant Vegetable Seeds 






Vegetable | To 1000 ft. Elevation | 1000-3000 ft. Elevation | 3000-4500 ft. Elevation | 4500-6000 ft. Elevation * 
Asparagus Oct. 1-Feb. 1 Oct. 1-Feb. 1 Feb.-March April 1-15 
Beans, Bush Feb. 1-July 15-30 Feb.; July 1-15 April 15-July 30 May 1-10 
ole Aug. 10-30; Feb. 15-April 1 | Feb.; July 1-15 April 15-June 1 May 1-10 
NSM 5 Se eee. Oh eee Aug. 1-May 1 Sept.-May April 15-June 15; April 1-30 
: Aug. 1-30 
IBLOCOOliad «(3.5 sete >. ats, baie ne July-Jan. Sept. l-Jan. 1 Seed: Feb. 15-28 
Field: March 1-June 1 
ahbager = .... Weel a loons Seeds: July-Jan. Seed: July-Jan. Seed: Feb. 15-April 15 Seed: Soa 15 
Plants: Oct. 1-Feb. 1 Plants: Sept.-Feb. Field: Feb. 15-May 1; Field: May 
July 20-25 Seed in fala: April 15-30 
SarrOlsh sci: . MER Voor Aug. 1-April 1 Aug.-April 1 April 1-Sept. 1 Aug.-Feb. 
Cauliflower Seed: July-Jan. Seed: July-Dec. Seed: Feb. 15-April 15 Seed: ets 1S 
Plants: Oct.-Feb. Field: Sept.-Feb. Field: Feb. 15-May 1; Field: May 
July 20-25 Seed in pate April 15-30 
Celery rads «shame rie: af. + oe Seed: May-July 15 Seed: July 1-31 Seed: Feb. 1-March 1 
Plants: Aug.-Oct. 15 Plants: Sept. 1-Nov. 1 Plants: June 15-Aug. 1 
(Glivecyelra Gaara oo oR ee Ee Aug.-March Aug. 15-Dec. 1 Feb. 15-April 1 April 1-May 15 
Corn, Sweet Feb. to Aug. April l-Aug. 1 April 1-July 20 May 1-15 
(May 20- june 10 best) 
Cucumber Mar. 1-31 and Aug. April 1-June 15 April 15-June 15 May 1-10 
Bg gplant..vniees rook oe hides, Seed: Jan.-Feb. Seed: March 1 Seed: March 1 Seed: April 1-15 
Plants: Mar. 1-May 1 Field: April 1-June 1 Field: May 1-June 15 Field: May 1-15 
Endive na teed: So. oak sols Sept. 1-Dec. 1 Sept. l-Jan. 1 Oct. 25-Jan. 1 April 1-30 
Aug. 15-25 
(Grihlas a iee «CR eee Sept.-Dec. Sept.-Dec. May 1-June 15 April 1 
IReealeiterict er festa o cis eyalertuee tank Sept. l-Jan. 1 Aug. 15-Dec. 1 Feb. 15-April 15 Seed: March 15 
Field: May 1 
: Seed in field: April 15-30 
Kohilrabi.. jcnemtaotaea oe cet Sept. l-Jan. 1 Aug. 15-Dec. 1 Feb. 15-April 15 Seed: ie 15 
Field: tek hee 
: Seed in field: April 15-30 
LESS SIE ade Ge en a ee Sept. l-Jan. 1 Sept. 1-Feb. 1 May 1-June 15 April 1-May 1 
Metticen a: ces ae Sept. 1-Feb. 1 Sept. 1-Feb. 1 Oct. 25-Feb. 15 April 1-30 
June 1-July 10 
Muskmelon March 1-April 10 March 1-June 1 May 1-June 15 May 1-15 
Mustard s.s Agito ek sees Sept.-Feb. Sept.-March Feb. 15-April 15 April 
Ore eAt nd Saher raye so 3 oct: of oko March-June April 1-June 1 May 1-June 15 May and June 
Orion es, nae sas cateee ons Seed: Auq.-Nov. Seed: Sept-Feb. Feb. 15-March 1 Sets: April 1-15 
Plants: Nov.-Jan. Field: Dec.-Jan. Oct. 30-31 
PIL SLO Viste ieiiiecs cos rene tvaieers 8 August-March Sept. 1-30 May 1-June 15 April 1-15 
Parsnip yes cue amet e Oct.-Dec. Sept. 1-Jan. 1] April 1-June 1 April 1-15 
RGCISHI rr ae nie ere Sept. 1-March 1 Sept. 1-March 1 Jan, 15-April 15 April 1-30 
July 25-Aug. 10 
PODDCT wap ctarreivie scasrsuenee << Seed: Sept.-March Seed: March 1 Seed: March 1-28 Seed: April 1-15 
Plants: Feb.-April Field: April 1-30 Field: May 1-June 15 Field: May 1 
Potato, Irish Jan. 15—March 15 Feb. 15-April 1 April 1-30 May 
Aug. 15-Sept. 1 July 10-25 
Seedbed: Feb.-March 
Field: March-June 
Pram pkinsemnctscishecaeclaayers 2 ¢ March-July 
Reddish. siete s 2 emul egendteheteleas Sept.-May 
FEUTCLO CIO Clsieenens dys abate <taplaliay « Sept.-April 
Sclsity =f cettemen see tron Sept.-April 
SOincich. areas ie: -ucecespavernce + Sept. 1-Feb. 1 
Sores hi aateetnes oe aces les Feb. 15-April 10 
Aug. 1-Sept. 1 
Holes Yoqrebenetc. Mo peememe 96 tach oreeee Seed: Nov.-March 
Plants: Jan.-April 
TUTTI De eeneho ae Mintaro: Sept.-April 
Watermelon Feb.-April 1 

Seedbed: Mar. 1-May 15 
Field: April 1-July 1 
April 1-July 1 
Sept. 15-April 1 
Sept. 15-March 1 
Oct. 1-Dec. 1 
Sept. 15-March 1 
March 1-July 1 
Seed: Feb. 15 
Field: April 1-July 1 
Sept. 1-March 1] 
March 1-June 1 


Seedbed: March 15 
Field: May 10-25 
April 15-July 1 
‘March 15-June 15 
Aug. 1-Sept. 1 
March 1 
March 15-June 15 
Aug. 1-31 
Feb. 15-May 1 
Aug. 1-15 
April 15-July 1 
Seed in field: April l1-June 1 
Plants: May 1l-June 15 
March 1; Aug. 15-Sept. 1 
April }5-June 1 
Seedbed: April 1-15 
Field: May 15-20 
May 1-10 
April 1-May 15 
April 1-May 1 
April 1-May 15 
April 1-May 15 
May 1-15 
Seed: May 15-30 
Field: June 1-15 
April 1-30 
May 1-15 

*For safe planting dates for elevations between 6000 and 7500 feet add two weeks to dates in this column. 

F. F. SMITH & CO., INC., Sacramento, California 
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