VEGETABLE 
GARDEN 
“TIME TO PLANT” KEY 
A—As soon as soil can be worked. C—In time to allow 
B—Week before last spring frost. 
D—When danger of hard freeze is over. 
maturity before freeze. 
PLANTING GUIDE 
E—Two weeks before last spring frost. 
F—Atfter all danger of frost. 
Seed Distance Distance Depth Time Days Approx. Seed Distance Distance Depth Time Days Approx. 
Required Between Apart to to Growing Edible Yield Required Between Apart to to Growing Edible Yield 
for 50ft. Rows InRow Plant Plant Period Period Per SO ft. for 50 ft. Rows InRow Plant Plant Period Period Per 50 ft. 
ofrow (inches) (inches) (inches) of Row ofrow (inches) (inches) (inches) of Row 
ARTICHOKE V% oz. 48 48 VY A MUSKMELONS VY oz. 60 48 VW F 90-120 3-4 wk. 50 fruit 
ASPARAGUS V2 oz. 24 20 Ve A 2-3 yr. 4-5 wk. 25 lbs. MUSTARD VY, oz. 24 9 Y, A-C 28 until fall 1 bu. 
BEANS, BUSH Y2 |b. 24 4 1 B 50-70 4-5 wk. 20 qts. OKRA 1 oz. 36 15 1 E 50 until fall 450 pods 
BEANS, LIMA Ya lb. 24 3 1 B 60-90 3-4 wk. 32 qts. ONIONS Vy oz. 18 4 Vg A 110-140 4-8 wk. 1 bu. 
BEANS, POLE V2 Ib. 36 8 1% B 60-80 6-8 wk. 30 qts. ONION SETS 1 pt. 12 6 Y% A 50-100 4-8 wk. 60 bun. 
BEANS, POLELIMA J, Ib. 48 8 ily B 88. 3-4 wk. 14 bu. PARSLEY VW oz. 12 6 yy D 90-120 untilfall 45 bun. 
BEETS V2 o2. 24 3 VW A 55-100 4-6 wk. 114 bu. PARSNIPS VY oz. 18 4 1 A 100-150 untilfall J bu. 
BROCCOLI VY oz. 24 24 Y A 80-120 8-l0 wk. 25 head PEAS %, Ib. 24 2 1 A 50-70 1-2 wk. 1 bu. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 1% oz. 24 18 YW A 70-110 6-8 wk. 15 qts. PEPPERS VY oz. 30 20 YW VE 100-140 untilfall 300 fruit 
CABBAGE Vy oz. 24 12-24 % A 75-130 4-6 wk. 35 head PUMPKIN 2 oz. 96 60 VW F 90-120 untilfall 25 fruit 
CHINESE CABBAGE 12 oz. 24 12 V2 Cc 75-85 4-6 wk. 40 head RADISH VY oz. 12 2 WY A 25-30 1-2 wk. 50 bun, 
CARROTS VY oz. 16 3 Y, A-C 65-85 6-8 wk. 24 qts. RHUBARB Y2 oz. 48 48 100 stem 
CAULIFLOWER Yq 02. 24 20 V2 A-C 65-90 12wk. 25 head RUTABAGA Ya oz 24 6 Ye 1 bu. 
CELERY V% oz. 24 6 VY, D 100-140 6-8 wk. 100 stalk SALSIFY Vp oz 18 2 Y, A 130-150 fall 300 roots 
COLLARDS Va oz. 30 18 VY c 24-36 untilfall 3 bu. SPINACH Yq oz 18 5 7) A-C 40-60 1-3 wk. 1¥ bu. 
CORN, SWEET 4 oz. 36 9 1 E 65-100 1-2 wk. 100 ears SPINACH, N.Z. V2 oz 36 18 1 D 70 until fall 50 Ibs. 
CORN, POP 3 oz. 34 8 1 E 115 SQUASH, BUSH Vy oz 48 48 1 i? 60-80 untilfall 60 fruit 
CUCUMBER V2 oz. 48 36 Y, Vy 60-100 4-6 wk. 100 fruit SQUASH, WINTER 14 oz 72 72 1 F 100-140 fall 35 fruit 
EGGPLANT ¥Y, oz. 36 24 YW ty 110-150 untilfall 75 fruit SWISS CHARD VY oz. 18 15 1 A 50-60 untilfall 25 lbs. 
ENDIVE VY, oz. 18 12 V2 A 80-100 3-4 wk. 50 head TOMATOES Ts 02, 40 36 Y% 1S 100-150 6-12 wk. 2bu. 
KALE V2 oz. 32 22 V2 A 70-100 untilfall 50plants TURNIPS, ROOTS Vy oz 18 4 V, A-C 50-70 1-3 wk. 1 bu. 
KOHLRABI VY oz. 24 6 yy A-C 55-75 2-3.wk. 1 bu. TURNIPS, GREENS 12 oz. 12 4 VY, A-C 50-60 114 bu. 
LETTUCE V4 oz. 18 12 %, E 90-120 3-4 wk. 50 head WATERMELONS Y2 ox 60-96 60-96 2) F 90-130 3-4 wk. 20 fruit 
These Vegetables 
Have Stood The Test 
The vegetables pictured and described on these two 
pages are varieties which have been tested and proved 
for high quality, flavor, tenderness and high yield, plus 
disease resistance, 
They provide a nicely balanced collection for a home 
garden, are adapted to our local climate and soil con- 
ditions and give both garden and table satisfaction. 
Best Times To Harvest 
Beans should be tender, from half to three-fourths of the 
mature size. They should snap easily with no fibers, 
Lima Beans are at their best just as the lower end of 
the pod shows a faint tinge of yellow. 
Beets can be used at any time. The young plants are 
fine for greens. When the roots are large enough to 
handle, they may be used separately. Beets are best when 
less than 2 inches through. 
Carrots can be used from finger size up. Flavor and 
tenderness begin to deteriorate in most varieties when 
they grow larger than 11/2 inches across. 
Corn is sweetest when in the milk stage. This can be 
recognized by the silk turning brown and dry, 
Cucumbers make the best salads when the seeds are still 
immature. The fruits are best if they are about 34 of 
the mature length. 
Peas are sweetest just as the seeds reach mature size. 
Press the pods lightly, if the seeds feel about the same 
size as the ones you planted, and the pod is a bright 
green, it is ready for picking. 
Leaf crops for salads are best harvested in the coo] of 
the day. They should be protected from drying. 
Melons should be vine ripened for real flavor. The blos- 
som end should have a soft, springy feel when pressed. 
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FORDHOOK NO. 242 BUSH 
LIMA—Straight pods with 
plump, large beans. Especial- 
ly recommended for produc- 
tivity under adverse condi- 
tions. 
WOR 
TOPCROP BEAN—Meaty, en- 
tirely stringless and without 
fiber. Highly productive and 
resistant to common bean 
mosaic, 
PRITCHARD TOMATO (Scar- 
let Topper)—Ideal all-purpose 
red tomato. Medium to large 
round with thick firm flesh 
and small seed cavities. 
PERFECTED DETROIT BEET— 
Standard of excellence in 
table beets. Smooth, globular 
roots of deep ox-blood red. 
Sweet and tender, 
