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 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 1 
Asparagus. lise ebess W% oz 4 lbs. 14to24 38to6 1 
Beans, Bush ......... Y%lb. 50 to 60 lbs. 24to380 2to3 114% to2 
Beans ssescsten ce Y% |b 30 to 50 Ibs. 24to86 38to6 1% to2 
Beans’ Pole. eects nee Y% |b. Be to 85 lbs. 36to48 6to8 1%to2 
Beet sien iese senor YW oz. 8 to 14 lbs. 14to24 8to4 % tol 
Beet, Mangel & Sugar % oz. 6 to 10 Ibs. 18to24 6to9 % tol 
Swiss) Chard. %..stheic. + YY, oz. 6 to 10 lbs. 18to24 10to12 1 
Broccolimts:. v« caches eer - oz 4 oz. 20 to 36 16to22 %tol 
Brussels Sprouts ..... 4 oz 4 oz. 20 to 36 16 to22 % to %4 
Cabbagégion.ccaien.steres 4 oz. A oz. 18 to 36 14 to 24 yy 
@ardoon) 3). s.sssiesis/ev.01 YW 04 5 oz. 20 to 32 20to30 %tol 
Carrot pa jelsinc sterdasiemicrsis % oz. 8 to 4 lbs. 16to24 1to8 wy 
Cauliflower ...... oo. 4 0%. 4 oz. 24to 30 20 to 24 ym! 
Celeryeat ss fastest Ye oz. A oz. 24to80 4toé YY, 
Chicory Biri. (eters sees elaere woz. 4to 5 lbs. 20to86 2to8 Y%tol 
Collard sais ce aetstoiretce Y oz. 5 oz. 24to30 14 to18 % 
COT EOD be eiecstacioleisle A 3 OZ. 6 to 8 lbs. 384to40 6to8 1 
Corn, Sweeti.iiccccecs 40z. 10 to 12 lbs. 30 to 42 9 to 12 1 
Corn Salad®. 32,23 65a 20z. 10 to 12 lbs. 14to18 8to4 34 
CY CSB iritcrareres stavros ciaiee 1 oz 10 lbs. 12to18 2to4 % 
Cucumber a iiee a9 crests Y% oz 3 to 4 Ibs. 48to60 12to36 Wwto % 
Dandeliony oss stetisiers oe 402. 5 to 6 lbs. 18to22 6to10 % 
Dilly wiosaeee aie Y oz. 5 lbs. 20to86 4to6 yy 
Egg Plant ..... nickel ere smn | OZe 5 to 6 0z, 24to386 18 to 24 i 
FOndiveirrs.c.cloie oth aie sinle chem OZ 4 to 5 lbs 18to24 8tol2 wy 
Fennell ic cwitesiwicresie ~- Woz 3 to 4 lbs 24to82 5to8 x 
Kale Qeitetsw savecitie siarerste %oz 4to 56 lbs. 24to0382 14 to 22 

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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 plants would re- 
duce the flowers, fruit sand 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 water, 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 row 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 
KohleRabigscnteticsiies « s YY oz 4to5 lbs. 14to24 4to6 iy 
Dieeleuheaisitis ats tere cise eas Y oz 4 lbs. 14tv36 2to3 34 
Trettuce ete sta sthteleisca 00s VY 02, 3 lbs. 12to18 4tol2 yy 
Melon, Musk ......... YY oz 3 to 4 lbs 70 to 80 386 to 60 % 
Melon, Water ........ 1% oz, 8 to 4 lbs 72to96 72 to 96 % 
INGUStANG teayarsicraysceistoie.s © Y% oz 4 Ibs. 14to24 6to9 % 
LORTAB EE Sars oleteiese er sisie 1 oz 8 to 10 lbs. 24to40 18 to 24 1 
ONION) rare, to cihsivie s sle'as VY oz 8 to 4 lbs. 18to24 38to4 4 
Onion (for sets)...... 60 to 85 lbs. 12to14 Notthin’d %4 
HLT STUD istste evefes sia levee vieis oz. -3 to 4 lbs. 18to24 38to4 % 
WEST OV Heer sc ciercieseie o cicce % oz. 83 to 4 lbs. 12to20 6to8 1% 
GAS tl eveneret ae eis. e's volle,'« %, lb. 90t0180 lbs. 24 to 36 1to2 lto2 
REDDER Me ievels ices else ois w%oz 1to 2 Ibs. 20to380 18 to 29 wy 
TROLATOES evict aisle cs eis.eis) 8 lbs. 800-1000 24to36 18 to 24 6 
iPopedalidhih  SSoeeaaon aod 2 oz. 8 to 4 lbs. 96 to110 60 to 84 % 
Ria dis hijoya.iciya stores piers. %oz. 10to 12 Ibs. 12to18 Il1to2 % 
UU barb: erererersieys cle e/ecs 1 oz. 3 Ibs. 24to42 20to 24 % 
PVUGADAR AE cs ticle cielo! si'oy0:'0 Y% oz 2 to 4 lbs. 18 to 24 4toT wy 
DAWGue Poni reise hele ols sel aie.e YY oz 4 to 5 lbs. 20to24 6tol0 % 
Salstfyomensiaseste.e oe lsvslere 34 oz 7 to 8 lbs. 18to24 2to38 % 
Orrell a enrrecisiislevsrels: arese Y% oz 4 to 5 Ibs. 18 to22 2to3 ay 
Spinach ceric wveresieis ole % oz. 10 to 20 lbs. 14to18 8to5d % 
Squashy bushi ws .leselee 1 oz 4 to 6 lbs. 42 to 48 42 to 48 1 
Squash, Vining ...... 1 oz 4 lbs. 72to90 60 to 90 1 
SUNPIOWER Verio cei cieicre 1 oz 7 to 8 Ibs. 48to70 10to12 1 
ROMA COM cceleierelal slate /siclers 2 oz. 40 to 60 36 to 40 % 
ILODACCOMs w srerceiais scree : 2 oz. 86 to 48 24 to 36 2 
Turnip adele carcass ¥ oz 2 to 3 Ibs. 12to20 2to4 

REGULAR APPLICATIONS OF FERTILIZER PAY IN MORE AND LARGER FLOWERS ] 
