Asparagus 
Beans, Bush 
Beans, Bush Lima 
Beans, Pole 
Beans, Pole Lima 
Beets, Table 
Beets, Mangel 
Broccoli, Heading 
Brussels Sprouts 
Cabbage 
Chinese Cabbage 
Carrots 
Cauliflower 
Celery 
Collards 
Corn, Sweet 
Corn, Pop 
Cucumber 
Egg Plant 
Endive 
Kale 
Kohlrabi 
Leek 
Lettuce 
Muskmelon 
Mustard 
Okra 
Onion 
Onion (for sets) 
Onion sets 
Parsley 
Parsnips 
Peas 
Peppers 
Pumpkin 
Radish 
Rhubarb 
Rutabaga 
Salsify 
Spinach 
Spinach, N.Z. 
Squash, Summer 
Squash, Winter 
Swiss Chard 
Tomato 
Turnip (roots) 
Turnip (greens) 
Watermelon 
Planting Guide 
FOR VEGETABLE GARDENS 
Seed 
Required 
for 50 Ft. 
of Row 
V)'oz. 
V2 |b. 
Va |b. 
V2 |b. 
Y |b. 
Yn oz. 
V2 oz. 
Ve oz. 
Ye oz. 
Y oz. 
Va oz. 
V4 oz. 
VY, oz. 
Ve oz. 
Vs oz. 
4 oz. 
3 oz. 
Va oz. 
VA oz. 
Ve oz. 
V2 oz. 
Va oz. 
VY oz. 
VY oz. 
VY oz. 
V2 oz. 
VY oz. 
1 oz. 
VY oz. 
Distance Distance 
Between Apart 
Rows in Row 
(Inches) (Inches) 
14 to 24 3 to 6 
24 to 30 2to3 
18 to 24 2 to3 
36 to 48 6to8 
36 to 48 6to8 
14 to 24 3 to 4 
20 to 28 3 to 4 
24 to 30 24 
24 to 30 12 to 18 
18 to 36 14 to 24 
18 to 24 12 to 15 
16 to 24 lto3 
24 to 30 20 to 24 
24 to 40 4to6 
24 to 30 14 to 18 
30 to 42 9 to 12 
34 to 40 6to8 
48 to 60 12 to 36 
18 to 36 4to8 
24 to 36 18 to 24 
18 to 24 8 to 12 
24 to 32 14 to 22 
14 to 24 4 to 6 
12 to 42 2to4 
12 to 18 4to 12 
70 to 80 36 to 60 
14 to 24 6to? 
36 to 48 24 
18 to 24 3104 
12 to 14 not thinned 
12 to 18 2 
12 to 20 6to8 
18 to 24 3 to 4 
24 to 36 lto2 
20 to 30 18 to 20 
96 to 108 60 to 84 
12 to 18 lto2 
24 to 48 18 to 24 
18 to 24 6 
18 to 24 2to4 
14 to 18 3105 
30 to 36 12 to 18 
36 to 48 48 (4 seeds) 
72 to 90 72 (4 seeds) 
12 to 18 4to6 
40 to 60 36 to 40 
18 to 24 2to4 
12 to 18 2to4 
72 to 96 72 to 96 
Depth 
of 
Planting 
(Inches) 
1 
1% to 2 
1 
1% to 2 
1% to 2 
Y2 to 1 
Ya to % 
lto2 
Y 
%, 
Vy 
¥2 to 1 
Approximate Seed 
Yield Required 
per 50 Ft. Family 
of Row of 5 
25 lbs. V2 oz. 
20 ats. 2 Ibs. 
32 gts. 1 Ib. 
30 qts. 1 Ib. 
1% bu. 1 Ib. 
1% bu. 2 oz. 
50 head 1 pkt. 
15 gts. 1 pkt. 
35to50 head “oz. 
40 to 50 head ‘1 pkt. 
24 ats. \ oz. 
25to30 head _ ‘1 pkt. 
75 to 100 stalks 1 pkt. 
3 bu. 1 pkt. 
100 ears 1 Ib. 
75 to 100 fruit %oz. 
70 to 80 fruit ‘1 pkt. 
50 to 60 plants 1 pkt. 
50 plants 1 pkt. 
1 bu. 1 pkt. 
1 pkt. 
25 Ibs. 2 oz. 
50 to 60 fruit 1 pkt. 
T to 1% bu. V2 oz. 
450 pods 1 pkt. 
1 bu. V2 oz. 
300 scallions 
60 bunches 1 qt. 
45 bunches 1 pkt. 
1 bu. V2 oz. 
30-50 qts. pod. 3 Ibs. 
25 doz. peppers 1 pkt 
25 to 35 fruit 1 pkt 
50 bunches 3 oz. 
1 pkt. 
1 pkt 
1% bu. 1 oz. 
35 to 50 Ibs. 1 oz. 
60 to 70 squash_ ‘1 pkt. 
35 to 40 squash_ ‘1 pkt. 
25 Ibs. 1 oz. 
2 bu. 1 pkt 
1 bu. Ya oz 
1% bu. 1 oz. 
20 fruit 1 pkt 
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PLANTING THE SEED 
Place a stake at each end of the row 
and stretch a line tightly between them. 
Don’t try to make rows without a line or 
straight edge. aye ES 
Make the furrow for the seed with a 
hoe. Fine seed (onion, lettuce, cabbage, 
etc.) should not be planted more than 
¥2" deep. Medium seeds (okra, spinach, 
cucumber). 1” deep. In heavy soils, 
beans, squash, onion sets and peas need 
not more than 1” but the soil must be 
moist. In lighter soils 2” is deep enough. 
The old theory that seed should be 
planted deep enough to come in contact 
with soil moisture still holds, but in dry 
weather the soil should be watered thor- 
oughly before planting so the moisture 
will be right at the surface. If the row is 
then covered with a board until the seed 
germinates, it will not be necessary to 
bury the seed even though the weather 
is dry. 
Good seed germinates freely, so it is a 
mistake to plant it too thickly. This is 
especially true if it is treated with 
ROOTONE, which speeds up germination 
and root growth. 

WATERING 
Soak, don’t sprinkle. Your garden needs 
water when the leaves look wilted in the 
sun and do not recover freshness over 
night. 
Frequent sprinklings on the surface soil 
are not only of little value but may be 
harmful. 
Except for transplants, try to avoid water- 
ing the garden until it really needs water. 
When you do water, soak, don’t sprinkle. 
Do a thorough job. The hose or sprinkler 
should be allowed to run on one spot 
until water stands on the surface in a 
pool. 
After watering, the soil should be moist 
to a depth of five to six inches. Check 
this with a spade to be sure. 
