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 itetie every seed we sow ne 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 

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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 individuai 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. 
QUANTITY OF SEED AND SPACING 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 
Artichoke, Globe ...... ™%4 02 6 to 8 oz. 40 to 48 18 to 24 1 
FBDATARUB cioc-clsloie's > ss W% oz. 4 Ibs. 14to24 38to6é 1 
Beans Bush se. sce ce 6 % lb. 50 to 60 Ibs. 24to30 2to3 1%to2 
Beans, Lima ......... % lb. 30 to 50 Ibs. 24to36 38to6 14%to2 
Beans, Pole; ........ . Wlb. 80 to 35 lbs. 86t048 6to8 1%4to2 
RPGU SP et ac isiicic..s 6 oe er.6 W% oz. 8 to 14 lbs. 14to24 $8to4 % tol 
Beet, Mangel & Sugar % oz. 6 to 10 lbs. 18t024 6to9 % tol 
BOISSPCHATA ccs ce csc % oz. 6 to 10 Ibs. 18to024 10to12 1 
PETONECONL) Oats is.eve.cinio.o ve « Y, oz. 4 02 20to 86 16to22 %tol 
Brussels Sprouts ..... 4, 02. 4 oz 20to36 16to22 %wto%y 
SERDAR i. A iclors c'mcus <i « Vy on. 4 oz. 18 to 36 14 to 24 h, 
MAEMOONIG = ale eit n's <0 ai 4, 02. 5 oz. 20to 32 20to30 %tol 
BETO tiie <6 St Aho aero: Y% o2. 3 to 4 Ibs. 16 to 24 1 to3 % 
STADIILIOWED oc. ss vars % oz. 4 oz. 24to 30 20to 24 yy 
ROPIOT VAS citleloyt © © vie are ays 1% 02. 4 o2. 24to30 4to6 vA 
RESHEOR Vises asi 3 edie > Yow 4to5 lbs. 20to86 2to3 UWwtol 
OS LN ANT: WN all 5% ga ¥, oz. 5 oz. 24to30 14to18 y, 
OL E ODES. <2 sieve: < 3 02% 6 to 8 lbs 84to40 6to8 1 
REOM I NS WCET a 2 cliches < 40z 10 to 12 Ibs. 380to42 9to12 1 
MOT Salad. ..cé am os a 20z. 10 to 12 Ibs. 14to18 38to4 34 
Oress o/s « ¢ J itn oUedtes buss 1 oz. 10 lbs 12to18 2to4 % 
MUCUMPENY sek ou «y<e % o2 8 to 4 lbs 48to60 12to386 % to 4 
AVANGCTION Gore «vs snc Y oz 5 to 6 lbs 18to22 6tol0 % 
SOMLU MMe siete a cake ve rieie%’s-. W oz. 5 Ibs. 20t086 4to6 % 
Poe San G, a7, ete ea > oz 5 to 6 oz, 24to 36 18 to 24 % 
PINGIVEPP so ote aloe site Y% on 4 to 5 lbs 18to24 8tol2 yy 
POLO WO ie ier eager a WY oz 8 to 4 lbs. 24to082 5to8 SA 
OTR CY Oe ae ee %oz 4to5 lbs. 24to32 14 to 22 
Seed Seed Distance Distance Depth 
3 Req-ired Required between apart of 
VEGETABLE for 50 ft. to sow rows in row planting 
of row an acre inches.’ inches inches 
HCO Ria bit deveicessa\cteacere Yoz 4to5d lbs. 14to24 4to6 % 
TA@GI NW cis rca asrdists. jaca % oz 4 lbs. 14to36 2w3 % 
PGULUCE in. «) Asia sisjsre aes Y oz. 3 Ibs. 12to18 4tol12 Y% 
Melon, Musk ......... Ye oz. 3 to 4 lbs. 70to80 36 to60 % 
Melon, Water ........ %% 02 8 to 4 lbs.. 72to96 172 to 96 3 
WEGRTATOH. c-aclard ee aie sale Y% oz 4 lbs. 14to24 6to9 14 
Olea ee. «tis There atnteta’s 1 oz 8 to 10 Ibs. 24to40 18 to 24 1 
ONION ie ciao erie aes Y% oz 8 to 4 lbs. 18to24 3to4 4 
Onion (for sets)...... 60 to 85 Ibs. 12to14 Notthin’d %4 
FR CSTIED ric wins evr els > ¥% oz. 8 to 4 lbs. 18 to 24 3 to 4 yw 
PALSY pated sis ars, 6 Sidr; WY oz 8 to 4 lbs. 12to20 6to8 ly 
ORS OES. ord ets SE SO 34, Ib 90 to 180 lbs. 24 to 36 1to2 1to2 
PED DET i tle west ara tie choise 1, 02 1 to 2 lbs. 20to0380 18 to 29 a 
POtALORS? cutecsisiee'Gies® s 8 lbs. 800-1000 24to36 18 to 24 6 
AMID ICING ay cre ietelals:e aie <i 2 oz 83 to 4 lbs. 96 to 110 60 to 84 y%, 
WaGish wleitie's sone 0 ti ¥% oz. 10 to 12 lbs. 12to18 1to2 vA 
ERTL AT Duna cies, srahekeicreke’ o's % O24. 3 Ibs. 241042 20 to 24 i, 
FRUTAD AS Gira shares cjo.oe. +i VW oz 2 to 4 Ibs. 18to24 AtoT7 Wy 
Baer ce tee vances ee W% oz 4to5 lbs. 20to24 6tol0 % 
RSRAB IL Valls wimerals |= Sin plo ein' 34 oz 7 to § Ibs. 18 to 24 2to 3 % 
RIOPVG IM ris Sele > wie 's: ais 010 VY oz 4 to 5 Ibs. 18to22 2to3 
MVINBCDnisitl ses « i/sis %, oz. 10 to 20 Ibs. 14to18 3to5d % 
Squash; Btish*.....0.. I oz. 4 to 6 Ibs. 42to 48 42 to 48 1 
Squash, Vining ...... 1 oz. 4 Tbs. 72to90 60 to 90 1 
Buntlowery ioe «eres 1 oz. 7 to 8 Ibs. 48 to 70 10to12 1 
OMAR G hicicle' ss. hreatenic 2 oz. 40 to 60 386 to 40 % 
PROWSCOO: -, die sik sic salts aint 2 oz. 86 to 48 24 to 36 y% 
SD UTT TG we S)epd # o-\ni a <heuaetane 4, OZ. 2 to 3 Ibs. 12to20 2to4 % 
REGULAR APPLICATIONS OF FERTILIZER PAY IN MORE AND LARGER FLOWERS i 
