ESSENTIAL FACTS FOR VEGETABLE CROPS FOR BERKSHIRE COUNTY 
Revised from Massachusetts Extension Leaflet No. 59 by Frank Skogsberg, Berkshire County Extension Service; 
A. Kenneth Simpson, formerly of the Berkshire Garden Center; Arthur M. Howard, Pittsfield, Mass. 
REMARKS 
Plant only best 1 yr. old root 
Use 4 plants to one pole 
Use thinnings for greens. For early crop plant as 
soon as land can be worked 
6 or 8 plants enough for family 
Sow seed June 1, transplant July 1-10 
Coreless for early. For early crop plant as soon 
as land can be worked 
Danvers for storage 
Set plants in April or July 1st. For early set 
plant as soon as land can be worked. 
Blanch with paper or boards 
Bank with soil or store for winter. Sow seed 
May Ist, transplant July 1st 
Plant 3-4 plants per hill- 
Make 2 or 3 plantings at 2 week intervals 
3-4 plants per hill 
Plant New York only in April and set plants 
if possible 
Can be used for green onions 
Must be brushed 
Start seed in hotbed 
Plant frequently in small amounts 
Crowns covered 3”-4” 
Shoots to seed in July and August 
3-4 plants per hill 
3-4 plants per hill 
3-4 plants per hill 
Start in hotbed Mar. 1-15. Stake and prune 
to one stem. Cover to protect from frost 
AMOUNT OF pete . 
SeLENTS = PLANTS _ INCHES INCHES DEPTH DAYS 
PER 100 FT. MAY BE BETWEEN BETWEEN PLANTING TO 
CROP VARIETY ROW PLANTED ROWS PLANTS INCHES MATURITY 
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®@Make several plantings. Do not plant too much at one time, 
or 2s soon as land can be worked. 
£50 if staked—33 if not staked. 
