VEGETABLE PLANTING TABLE 
FOR LATITUDE OF LOUISVILLE, KY. 

Variety 
When to Plant 
Asparagus Seeds 
Asparagus Roots ° 
Beans, Dwarf Snap 
Beans, Pole Snap 
Beans, Dwart Lima 
Beans, Pole Lima 
Broccoli, Seeds 
Broccoli, Plants 
Brussels Sprouts 
Beets, Garden 
Cabbage Seeds 
Cabbage Plants * 
Carrots 
Cauliflower Seed 
Cauliflower Plants’: 
Celery Seed 
Celery Plants 
Corn, Garden 
Cucumber 
Egg Plant Seed 
Egg Plant Plants 
Endive 
Kale 
Kohl Rabi 
Leek 
Lettuce, Leaf 
Lettuce, Head 
Melons, Musk 
Melons, Water 
Mustard 
Okra 
Onion Seed for Sets 
Onion Seed for Onions 
Onion Sets 
Onion Plants 
Parsley 
Parsnips 
eas 
Pepper Seed 
Pepper Plants 
Potatoes, Irish 
Potatoes, Sweet 
Pumpkin 
Radish 
Rhubarb Seed 
Rhubarb Roots 
Salisty 
Spinach 
Squash, Summer 
Squash, Winter 
Swiss Chard 
Tomato Seed 
Tomato Plants 
Turnip 
NOTE: Sometimes seed with a high germinatio 

Early spring and fall 
Spring and fall 
April to August 15th 
May to August Ist 
May to July 15th 
May to July lst 
Feb. to Mar. and June 
March to July 
May to July 
March to August 15th 
January to May 
Mar., April-June, July 
March to July 15th 
January to March 
March and April 
February to April 
June to August lst 
March to July 20th 
April to July 10th 
February to April 
May to July Ist 
March to. August Ist 
February to October 
Mar., May-Aug., Sept. 
March and April 
March to September 
February to August 
May to July 
May to June 
March to September 
May to June 
March to April 
March to April 
February to May 
February to May 
Feb., Mar.-Sept., Oct. 
March to June Ist 
February to April 
February, March, April 
May and June 
March, April and July 
May and June 
May and June 
.| February to September 
March and April 
February to May 
March to June 
April, May-Aug., Sept. 
April to June 
April and May 
Early spring 
February to June 
April to July 1 
Seeds or 
Plants for 
100 Ft. Row 
11/2 ounces 
80 to 100 roots 
ounce—20 hills 
Seeds or Plants 
Required for 
Acre 
2 to 3 pounds 
6000 to 9000 
Wy pint 60 pounds 
Vf, pint 15 to 20 pounds 
3/4 to 1 pint 30 to 50 pounds 
Vo pint 25 to 30 pounds 
Vg ounce , pound 
50 to 60 plants | 8000 
1 packet W/o pound 
1 ounce 6 to 8 pounds 
1 packet 1/, pound 
50 to 65 plants | 9000 to 16000 
1 ounce 3 pounds 
‘| 44 ounce V/, pound 
45 plants {500 plants 
da ounce 44 pound 
v0 30,000 
V4 pint 7 to 8 pounds 
Vy ounce 2 pounds 
1 packet 4 pound 
50 to 60 plants | 7000 to 9000 
Yo ounce 1 pound 
1 ounce 2 to 4 pounds 
1 ounce 2 pounds 
1 ounce 4 pounds 
Vo ounce 2 pounds 
V4 ounce 1 pound 
ounce—o0 hills | 2 pounds 
ounce—40 hills | 2 pounds 
1 ounce 4 to 5 pounds 
2 ounces 6 pounds 
11/, ounces 40 pounds 
Vp ounce 3 pounds 
2 quarts 10 to 15 bushels 
300 plants 13200 
1 ounce 4 to 5 pounds 
1 ounce 4 pounds 
Vp pint 50 to 60 pounds 
1 packet 1 pound 
65 plants 9800 plants 
If, peck 10 to 12 bushels 
100 12000 
1 pound 
1 ounce 8 to 10 pounds 
1 ounce 8 to 10 pounds 
40 to 50 5500 
l1/, ounces 6 pounds 
2 ounces 12 to 15 pounds 
1 ounce 2 pounds 
Vy ounce 1 pound 
1 ounce 4 to 5 pounds 
1 packet 10 pounds 
40 to 50 3000 to 5000 
1 pound 
Mar.,.April-June to Sept.|1] packet | 
Special Uses of Flower Seed—Page 41 
Rows Apart 
18 inches 
41/2 to S'/2 feet 
94 to 36 inches 
30 to 40 inches 
36 to 42 inches 
40 to 48 inches 
12 inches 
36 inches 
30 to 36 inches 
15 to 18 inches 
12 inches 
24 to 36 inches 
12 to 15 inches 
3-inch seed bed 
30 inches 
8-inch seed bed 
30 to 36 inches 
36 to 42 inches 
6 feet 
Seed bed 
36 to 42 inches 
14 to 16 inches 
15 to 24 inches 
18 inches 
12 to 18 inches 
12 to 15 inches 
15 to 18 inches 
6 feet 
10 feet 
15 inches 
36 to 42 inches 
12 inches 
12 inches 
12 inches 
12 inches 
15 to 18 inches 
18 to 20 inches 
24 to 48 inches 
Plant bed 
36 inches 
28 to 36 inches 
4 feet 
10 feet 
10 to 12 inches 
24 to 30 inches 
4 feet 
14 to 18 inches 
12 inches 
4 feet 
8 feet 
14 to 16 inches 
18 inches 
3 to 4 feet 
15 to 18 inches 
Apart in Row 

2 to 3 inches 
12 inches 
3 inches 
12 to 20 inches 
10 inches 
6 to 12 inches 
Drill 
18 to 24 inches 
15 inches 
15 to 20 inches 
2 to 3 inches 
3-inch seed bed 
18 inches 
Drill 
6 inches 
10 to 15 inches 
6 to 12 inches 
Transplant 4 ins. 
24 inches 
12 inches 
Drill 
5 to 6 inches 
5 to 6 inches 
3 to 4 inches 
8 to 10 inches 
4 feet 
8 feet 
Drill 
8 to 10 inches 
Drill 14 to inch 
Drill 1 to inch 
4 inches 
4 inches 
Drill 
4 to 5 inches 
1 to 2 inches 
Yo to 1 inch 
18 inches 
11 to 15 inches 
10 to 12 inches 
10 feet 
1 to 2 inches 
4 to 5 inches 
2 feet 
3 to 5 inches 
2 to 3 inches 
3 feet 
6 feet 
10 to 15 inches 
l inch 
2 to 3 feet 
4 inches 
Depth to 
Plant 
1 inch 
4 inch 
1!/, to 2 ins. 
1!/, to 2 ins. 
11/2 to 21/2 ins. 
1/2 to 2'/2 ins. 
V4 inch 
WD) inch 
V4 inch 
Vp inch 
2 inches 
1 inch 
Vp inch 
V4 inch 
1/2 inch 
V/. inch 
W/p inch 
1/2 inch 
Y2 inch 
1 inch 
uy am 
, ine 
1 inch 
VY, inch 
V2 inch 
Yo inch 
1 inch 
Yo inch 
3/4 inch 
11/, to 2 inches 
VY inch 
3 to 4 inches 
Ridge 
1 inch 
W/y inch 
Yo inch 
4 inches 
l inch 
1 inch 
l inch 
1 inch 
1 inch 
Yo inch 
Yo inch 
n test fails to grow in the open ground when conditions are seemingly favorable. 
Ready for Use 
1 year 
2nd sring 
8 to 10 weeks 
10 to 12 weeks 
10 to 12 weeks 
12 to 14 weeks 
90 days 
125 days 
40 to 50 days 
Plants in 12 weeks 
14 to 18 weeks 
10 to 12 weeks 
18 to 20 weeks 
14 to 16 weeks 
24 to 26 weeks 
16 to 18 weeks 
10 to 12 weeks 
8 to 10 weeks 
18 to 20 weeks 
10 to 12 weeks 
14 to 18 weeks 
6 to 10 weeks 
10 to 12 weeks - 
14 to 18 weeks 
8 to 10 weeks 
12 to 16 weeks 
13 to 15 weeks 
13 to 15 weeks 
6 to .8 weeks 
10 to 12 weeks 
16 to 22 weeks 
16 to: 22 weeks 
16 to 22 weeks 
16 to 22 weeks 
12 to 14 weeks 
After frost 
14 to 20 weeks 
10 to 12 weeks 
12 to 15 weeks 
13 to 15 weeks 
18 to 22 weeks 
18 to 24 days 
1 year 
2nd year 
14 to 18 weeks 
8 to 12 weeks 
10 to 12 weeks 
14 to 18 weeks 
Plants in 6 to 8 wks. 
12 to 14 weeks 
10 to 12 weeks 
Sometimes. 
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CALENDAR FOR FORAGE AND FIELD CROPS 



Variety 

Barley 
Beets—Stock 
Blue Grass 
Buckwheat 
Cane or Sorghum, Forage 
Cane or Sorghum, Syrup 
Carrots, Stock 
Clover—Alfalfa 
Clover—Alsike 
Clover—Crimson 
Clover—Medium Red 
Clover—Mammoth Red 
Clover—Korean Lespedeza 
Clover—Japan 
Clover—Sweet 
Corn—Broom 
Corn—Ensilage 
Corn—Indian 
Corn—Katfir 
Corn—Pop 
Cow Peas 
Millet 
Oats—Spring 
Oats—Winter Turf 
Orchard Grass 
Rape 
Rye 
Rye Grass 
Red Top Grass 
Sudan Grass 
Sunflower 
Timothy 
Vetch, Winter 
Wheat, Winter 
Seeds Required 
Acre 
per 
11/,-2 bushels 
6 to 8 pounds 
2 to 4 bushels 
1 bushel 
Peck to bushel 
5 to 8 pounds 
4 pounds 
15 pounds 
5 pounds 
20 pounds 
8 to 10 pounds 
8 to 10 pounds 
5 to 20 pounds 
5 to 20 pounds 
12 to 15 pounds 
5 pounds 
8 to 10 pounds 
7 to 8 pounds 
3 pounds 
6 pounds 
Ma to Ve bushels 
ushe 
134 to 21/2 bushels 
2 to 3 bushels 
1 to 2 bushels 
6 to 8 pounds 
11/, to 2 bushels 
30 to 50 pounds 
6 to 8 pounds 
5 to 20 pounds 
5 pounds 
1/4, bushel 
30 to 40 pounds 
1 to 114 bushels 
When to Sow 
or Plant 
Aug., Sept., Oct. 
April and May 
Spring and fall 
July 10-20th 
May and June 
May 
May and June 
Mar., April, Aug. 
Mar., April, Aug. 
July, Aug., Sept. 
Mar., April, Aug. 
Mar., April, Aug. 
April, May 
April, May 
Feb., Mar., April, 
July, Aug. ‘ 
May 
April, May 
April, May, June 
May, June 
May, June 
May, June, July 
May, June, July 
Feb., Mar., April 
August to October 
Feb., Mar., April 
Feb. to April 15th 
Aug. to Nov. 
Spring or fall 
Spring and fall 
May and July 
April, May, June 
Spring and fall 
Aug., Sept., Oct. 
Sept. to Nov. 
How to Plant 
Drill or broadcast 
Drill 6 inches by 2 feet 
Broadcast 
Drill or broadcast 
Drill peck—broadcast bushel 
Drill 36-inch rows 
Drill in rows, 18 inches apart 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
Drill in row 31/) feet apart 
Drill 1 foot by 31/2 feet 
Drill or check 
Drill in rows 3 feet apart 
Drill 1 foot by 3 feet 
Drill or broadcast - 
Broadcast 
Drill or broadcast 
Drill or broadcast 
Broadcast 
Drill or broadcast 
Drill or broadcast 
Broadcast 
Broadcast 
Drill or broadcast 
Drill in rows 81/) feet apart 
Broadcast 
Drill or broadcast 
Drill or broadcast 
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Average Yield ee eeaa 
30 to 50 bushels 48 
20 to 25 tons 
Pasture 14 
25 to 35 bushels 48 
15 to 20 tons 50 
50 
15 to 20 tons 
6 to. 8 tons 60 
2to 4 tons 60 
2to 4 tons 60 
3 to 6 tons 60 
31/2 to 7 tons 60 
Pasture 
Pasture 25 
2 to 4 tons 60 
Vo ton broom straw 46 
20 to 40 tons 56 
40 to 50 bushels 56 
l/,to 2 tons 50 
1500 to 2000 pounds 56 
2 to 4 tons 60 
2 to 3 tons 50 
2tons hay, 40 bushels gra 32 
Grazing 32 
Pasture 14 
Grazing 
Grazing 56 
Pasture 24 
Hay and pasture 14 
8 to 10 tons 50 
24 
21/2 to 3 tons 45 
Pasture or cover crop 
15 to 20 bushels 
