What to Plant and When to Plant It 
(APPLIED TO THE PECOS VALLEY IN NEW MEXICO) 
JANUARY—A good time to plan the planting and to place a seed order. Prepare 
plant beds for early cauliflower, cabbage, egg plant, lettuce, onions, pepper and 
tomatoes. 
FEBRUARY—Early this month plant onion seed and sets, carrots, early peas, rhubarb, 
asparagus, parsnips and horse radish. Early potatoes should be planted about 15th. 
MARCH—Plant oats, corn, spring barley, peas, onions, lettuce, radishes, mustard, 
leek, parsley, spinach, parsnips, salsify and stock beets. Bed out sweet potato seed 
in hot beds. Early tomatoes, pepper and egg plant may now be sown in hot beds. 
APRIL—Plant celery, turnips and okra. To have a succession, plant more peas, 
corn, lettuce, radishes, beets and carrots. Begin planting cotton April 10th. This is 
the best month to make the spring planting of alfalfa. Late in this month tomatoes 
may be planted in the open. At this time some will risk a planting of: melons, squash, 
cucumbers, pumpkins, beans, and the setting of: tomato, pepper and sweet potato 
plants. 
MAY—It is now safe to plant the main crop of: melons, squash, cucumbers, beans, 
pumpkins, and set out: tomato, pepper and sweet potato plants. Plant blackeyed peas, 
cow peas, peanuts, leaf lettuce, more radishes, mustard and corn. Sow seed for late 
cabbage in beds. In the field plant: milo, corn, atlas sorgo and kaffir. Acala cotton 
should not be planted later than the last of the month. 
JUNE—Make the last plantings of cantaloupes, watermelons, winter squash and 
pumpkins. Plant late cabbage in hills in the field. Roasting ears, bush beans, black- 
eyed peas, cucumbers, summer squash all do well when planted now. Late this month, 
in the field, plant Mexican June Corn, Mexican pinto beans, hegari and milo. 
JULY—Plan the fall garden which often returns more than earlier plantings. Set out 
celery and cabbage plants. Plant pole and corn field beans, cucumber, for pickling. 
Sow turnips and rutabaga for fall and winter use. The last planting of corn, cane, 
hegari, kaffir and milo should be made early this month. Millet can mature when 
planted late this month. 
AUGUST—Early this month, finish setting celery plants, sow more turnips, beans 
and pickling cucumbers. Plant early cabbage for fall and winter use. The last plant- 
ing of carrots, for fall use, should be made about the middle of this month. At this 
same time, begin planting; rye, wheat, oats and winter barley for fall and winter 
pasture. 
SEPTEMBER—Plant: beets, kale, lettuce, mustard, spinach, Chinese cabbage and 
bunching onions. Sow onion seed about 25th, for spring transplanting. This is the 
best month to plant: alfalfa, rye grasses, crested wheat grass and Kentucky blue grass. 
OCTOBER—Plant: mustard, lettuce and spinach for early spring, also, winter radishes 
and onion sets. Winter barley, rye and wheat may be planted for spring pasture and 
grain crops. 
NOVEMBER—Complete the harvest and prepare for winter. 
DECEMBER—Foot up the profits and send to us for next season’s catalog. 
ROSWELL SEED CO. 
PHONE 92 115-117 SOUTH MAIN ST. ROSWELL, N. M. 
SINCE 1900 
SUPPLYING SEEDS ADAPTED TO THE SOUTHWEST 
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VERDI GILL IVAN GILL W. L. GILL 
