VEGETABLE SEED PLANTING CHART 

Time to Plant 
Distance for Plants 




SEED REQUIRED 











































































































KIND OF SEED Outdoors Bet. Rows In the Row Row Acre Ready to Use 
ASPARAGUS Feb. to April 5to 6ft. 18to24in. 1oz.to 40 ft. 2 to 3 Ibs: 2nd Spring 
BEANS, Bush Apr., May & June Zuo Ss tte sktOu 4) thomelalos cOrsp Ocets 90 to 100 lbs. 40 to 65 days 
BEANS, Pole Apr., May & June Att: 2% to3ft. 1 1b. to 125 hills 30 to 40 Ibs. 70 to 90 days 
BEANS, Lima May and June 2to 4ft. 10to 386in. 1oz.to 80 hills 50 to 60 lbs. 90 to 130 days 
BEETS, Table March to July ito 2Z0inyeee to. 4 inte lmoze tonl00 ft. 10 to 15 lbs. 45 to 60 days 
BROCCOLI* June to August 24 to 30 in. 14 to18in. 1 oz. to 1500 plants 6 to 8 oz. 75 to 150 days 
BRUSSEL SPROUTS* June to August 30 to 36 in. 18 to 24in. 1 oz. to 2000 plants G) qe) 2 eka, 100 to 120 days 
CABBAGH, Early* Feb. to April 30 to 36 in. 16to24in. 1 oz. to 2000 plants 6 to 8 oz 90 to 110 days 
CABBAGH, Late* May and June 36 to 42 in. 24 to 30in. 1 oz. to 2000 plants Gut OMEN O Ze 110 to 120 days 
CARROTS April to July 12 to 24in. 2to 3in. 1 oz. to 250 ft. 3 to 4 lbs. 55 to 80 days 
CAULIFLOWER March to June 3to 4ft. 24 to 30 in. 1 oz. to 1500 plants GEton in LOZ, 60 to 90 days 
CELERY* April to July 18 to 386 in. 6tol10in. 1 oz. to 8000 plants 4° to, 5 oz: 120 to 150 days 
CHICORY Mar. to May, Sept. 16 to 20in. 6to 8in. 1 oz. to 200 ft. 38 to 4 lbs. 90 to 120 days 
CHIVES ; April and May 12to18in. 4to 6in. 1 oz. to 200 ft. 4to 5 lbs. 125 to 150 days 
SWEET CORN April to June 36 to 42 in. 9to12in. 1 Ib. to 100 hills 12) to: 1b lbs: 70 to 90 days 
CRESS Feb. to May, Sept. IZ evOLstin ns 64 to Onna loz, to 2 50itt 3 to 4 lbs. 45 to 60 days 
CUCUMBER April to July 4ttonsertt L0ito £2 ine loz. to 100 hills Pike) $8) Allafey, 50 to 75 days 
EHGG PLANT* April to May 24 to 30in. 18 to 24in. 1 oz. to 1500 plants 4°t0 «5-02: 70 to 90 days 
ENDIVE May and June 18 to 20 in. 10 to12in. 1 oz. to 300 ft. 3 to. 4 Ibs: 90 to 100 days 
HERBS, Annual March and April 20 to 24in, 10to12in. 1 oz. to 200 to 600 ft. 3 to 10 lbs. 125 to 150 days 
HERBS, Perennial April to June 20 to 24in. 10to12in. 1 oz. to 200 to 600 ft. 3 to 10 lbs. Next Season 
KALE* June to August 18 to 24in. 12 to18in. 1 oz. to 2000 plants 6 to 8 oz. 55 to 60 days 
KOHL RABI March to May 16 to 24in. 6to 8in. 1 oz. to 300 ft. 3 to 4 Ibs. 50 to 70 days 
LEEK May to June 14to20in. 4to 6in. 1 oz. to 150 ft. 4 to 5 Ibs. 120 to 150 days 
LETTUCH, Leaf March to Sept. P2TtOmls ine 4 tO no ing lloz to, o00stt 4 to 5 Ibs. 40 to 70 days 
LETTUCE, Head Feb. to August 12 to 16 in. 12 to14in. 1 oz. to 3000 plants 1 to 1% Ibs. 70 to 90 days 
MUSKMELON April to June GLO MESmEES 4to 6ft. loz.to 40 hills 3 to 5 Ibs. 90 to 150 days 
WATHERMELONS May and June 8tol2ft. 6tol0ft. 1o0z.to 25 hills 4to 61bs. 100 to 160 days 
MUSTARD Mar. to May, Sept. LA tows. ine e2 to) 3 ins 2 oz, to 600) ft. 4 to 5 lbs. 60 to 90 days 
OKRA* April and May 2% to3ft. 18 to 24in. 1 oz. to 250 plants 5 to 946 Ibs: 70 to 90 days 
ONION, Seed April and May 12 to18in. 2to 4in. 1 oz. to 200 ft. 4to 5 Ibs. 125 to 150 days 
ONION, Sets October to May L2Pto seine 20tO son. ied. co DO) ft. 2 to 3 sacks 50 to 70 days 
PARSLEY Mar. to May, Sept. 18 to 24 in. 12 to16in. 1 oz. to 250 ft. 38 to 4 Ibs. 65 to 90 days 
PARSNIP April to June 15°to 20 ins 992 to 4 in; 1 oz. to 300 ft: 4 to 6 lbs. 130 to 145 days 
PEAS, Dwarf Nov. &Feb:toJune 18 to 24in. 1to 2in. 1 lb. to 120 ft. 150 to 175 lbs. 60 to 90 days 
PHAS, Tall Nov. & Feb. to June A tO Gite LON 2pIl well COORG. 100 to 125 Ibs. 60 to 90 days 
PHEPPER* May and June 18 to 24in. 14to16in. 1 oz. to 1500 plants 3 to 4 0z. 70 to 90 days 
POTATOBS, Irish March to June Z4:to so ins “L4 toils antalb. tom Vout 7 to 9 sacks 90 to 150 days 
PUMPKIN May to July Setoetantte 6to 8 ft. 1loz.to 30 hills 4 to 5 Ibs. 75 to 115 days 
RADISH Feb. to Sept. IZ tows in, Itom2nny ozscorl 00 Le 8 to 10 lbs. 20 to 75 days 
RHUBARB, from Seed March to June 30 to 86in. 16 to 24in. 1 oz. to 250 ft. 6 to 8 oz. 3rd year 
RUTABAGA May to June Leto-24 in. 6 to aShinie a ozsto, 400 fc. 2to 3 Ibs. 90 to 120 days 
SALSIFY March to May Setou4 ln 2 tOMm4adin. loz. tOMRA0! Lie SetOmnn Ontos: 120 to 150 days 
SPINACH Feb. to May, Sept. 12t018in. 3to 6in. 1 oz. to 100 ft. 10 to 12 Ibs. 45 to 60 days 
SQUASH, Bush April to June 3 to 4 ft. 3to 4ft. 1loz.to 30 hills 4to 6 lbs. 65 to 70 days 
SQUASH, Winter May to July LO ton2) ft, 8 to) LOttts 1807. tO elbenals 3 to 4 Ibs. 120 to 140 days 
SWISS CHARD March to July 12to18in. 4to 8in. 1 oz. to 150 ft. GHtOmees. Lose 45 to 60 days 
TOMATO* April to June 3to 4 ft. 2to 38ft. 1 oz. to 3000 plants JutOleLe OZ. 70 to 100 days 
TURNIP March to August liao lo ines 5 tol 4 ins 107.0 400 tt. 2, t0ne 4Ulbs. 45 to 90 days 
* Planting dates shown for crops marked ‘‘*’”’ are intended to be for setting plants into the garden. Seeds should be 
sown 40 to 60 days earlier, indoors or under glass. 
Seed should be covered from three to five times its diameter. Press soil down firmly. Keep moist continuously. 
The above chart gives distance between rows for hand cultivation; where horse or tractor is used the rows should 
be farther apart. 
SPACE SAVING IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 
Simple expedients that save space in the garden and make 
better vegetables are always heipful to the home gardener. 
The average plan will call for the easier kinds: beets, carrots, 
swiss chard, leaf lettuce, onions and corn, all of which can be 
A few others, requiring a larger 
space, can be grown by training on poles, trellises, or fences, 
grown in small gardens. 
thus utilizing a minimum of soil space. 
the slower growing, 
or 
larger garden by intensively working a smaller area. 
Other quick maturing kinds can be grown between rows of 
and longer maturing kinds, 
between the plants in the row. The ground then does double 
duty, and it is therefore quite essential to fertilize the soil in 
order to support these extra crops and to watch the watering 
more carefully for the demands of the garden will be greater. 
even 
Try a few of these methods—save the extra effort of a 

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