“/0 Guide You Cu Plauniug a Getter Garden 
HOLMES VEGETABLE PLANTING CHART 
Field Planting 
Number of Seed Inches Between 
Vegetable Plantings Time of Planting For 100 ft. Per Acre Date Rows Plants 
Asparagus Seed* .. — ly 02, 5 lbs. 4/1-6/10 20-24 4 
Beans—Bush Snap ..4 to 6 Two weeks apart 1 Ib. 60-75 Ibss 5 /1-7/15 42 3-4 
Beans—Pole Snap ..2 May and July 20 V4 |b. £5220 clbes- =3/ ky2/ 720 48 48H. 
Beans—Bush Lima ..2 May and July 1 RA ley fOO 4bsy) =5:/15-7/1 42 4 
Beans—Pole Lima 1 Until June 15 VA Ib. 50 Ibs. 5/15-6/15 48 48H. 
Beans—— belle. 2: May 15 and June 20 VY lb. 60-75 lbs. 5/15-6/20 30-36 3-4 
Beans—Field ...... 1 May or June 15 VY, |b. 60-75 lbs. 5/15-6/15 30-36 3-4 
Becta hans scree eins 4 April) 15s &May: «10, 
June 15 1 oz. 10 Ibs. 4/15-8/1 hE. hoa 
Chinese Cabbage ...1 July 15-25 4 oz. 4 ozs. 7/20-8/1 24 i) 
CaEtOtias ois eerie oh 3 April, May, June, July 
Aug. 15 Vy 02. 2-4 lbs. 4/15-8/15 12-15 2} 
Chard Seis ch ote as 1 April to August 2 ozs. 4-5 lbs. 5/1-8/1 24 6 
Corn——Sweet’ os... 6 to 8 Same variety every 
10-14 days or 4 at 
once at 6 week inter- 
vals. Don’t plant after 
Joly=15. 14 |b. 8-12 lbs. eT Ale) 30-36 10-14 
POpPCOIoy ass wae ee 1 May 1—June 15 1 oz. 3-5 Ibs. 5/1-6/15 30-36 8-10 
Cicdmbers rae. os. 2 May 15 and July 10 Vy 02. 2-3 Ibs. 5/15-7/10 60 48H. 
Endive dates. aan a 2 April, May and July le Oz, 2-3 Ibs. 4/15-8/1 18-24 12 
Kaletae res ee 1 April to July Vy 02%. 23 Ibs. = 6715-8 /1 18-24 18 
Kohitabi* oa. ae Every 3 weeks 14 oz. 2-3 Ibs. 4/1-8/1 18 4 
Tieelk mae areron seer ote 1 April-May VY oz. 3 Ibs. 4/15-5/20 30-36 4-6 
Lettuce—Leaf* ....4 to 6 3 weeks apart Wy 02. 2-3 Ibs. 4/10-7/15 12-15 8-10 
Lettuce—Head* ...4 to 6 3 weeks apart WA oz. 1-2 Ibs. 4/10-6/20 S21 S215 
Muskmelon ....... 1 Plant until June 15 4 oz. 2-3 Ibs. 5/15-6/15 60-70 60-70H. 
Wistar eta hy an on 4 to 6 3 to 4 weeks apart 1 oz. 4 lbs. 4/1-8/15 30-36 4-6 
Watermelon ....... 1 Plant until June 15 A 02. 223 elses a) / 15-6715 96 60-70H. 
Oration 1 April-May Vy oz. 4-5 lbs. 4/10-5/1 18-24 3-4 
arsic vce oie woe 1 April-June VA oz. 3-4 Ibs. 4/10-9/1 12-15 8-10 
atsiipsies stone. siete ito? April-May 1 Vy 02. 4-5 lbs. 4/10-5/1 15-18 4-6 
Pe aSe arte eee ties iin ake 1 Plant 2 or 3 varieties 
at once from April 1 
to June 1 and Aug. 15 i olb. 120 lbs. 4/1-6 30-40 2-3 
Pumpkinwe 6.8. 1 Until July 1 VY oz. 4 lbs. 5/15-6/1 96 60-70H. 
Radishite cs gst. 4 to 6 10-14 days apart in 
April 
Mav, Aug. and Sept. 1 oz. 12 Ibs: 4/1-9/1 12 1 
Rutabaea 0 ee a 1 June 15-July 15 A oz. 2a lbss 6 1527710 18-24 6-8 
Salsity anes tichccn smi eé l April-May 15 VY oz. 7-8 Ibs. 4/15-5/15 18-24 3 
SPI achtetsss ee cae ts 4 April, May, Aug. and 
Sept. 1 oz. 12-20 lbs. 4/1-9/15 14-18 2-4 
Spinach— 
New Zealand ....1 May Vy oz. Suibsee sy 1276/1 48 36 
Squash—Summer ..3 May, June, July 1eoz: 5-6 lbs. 5/15-6/15 48 36H. 
Squash—Winter ...1 May to June 1 Is of: 3-4 lbs. 5/25-6/10 96 60-70H. 
Tomato ttetec ase I=ton2 Set plants May 15 to 
July 1. Sow seed 
March to May 15 VA 0%. ADOT fe 15-67 1 36-48 24-36 
VITHiyes bees 2 April and Aug. VY oz. 2-3 Ibs. 4/1-8/1 12-18 2-6 
*Are easily Transplanted H- Hills 
FOR TRANSPLANTING Date to Field Planting 
Kind of Vegetable Number of Plants Plants Sow Date Inches Between 
Plantings Ounce Packet Per Acre Rows Plants 
Aispata diss Roots’ c-, = 600 100 6000 475/19 4/1 -5/1 60 18 
Broccoliste nn ses eos oe 2 2000 300 7000 2/15-3/15 4/1 -5/1 36 14 
Brussels Sprouts ........ 2 2000 250 6000, 2/15-3/18 4/1 5/1 36 24 
Csibace Wee is a. 3 2000 250 10000 2/16-6/10 4/1 -6/10 24-30 ——:18-24 
Canlitigweraue tree cao D 2000 250 12000 2/25-3/25 4/10-5/1 30-36 18-24 
Celery tase ochre se ee v2 8000 500 40000 2/15-3/10 AL yal 24-48 4-6 
Eggplant@awaineas ces 1 2000 100 70000 3/10-3/25 0s 15 720-6/10" 36-40 =. 24-30 
Petiice Treaties 4to6 4000 1000 60000 2/t5-2/25 4/1 on 12 8-10 
Lettuce—Head .......... 4to 6 4000 500 30000 2/15-2/25 4/1 -%/1 1318 ells 
Muekmetoneatei nee chines. 1 600 100 —§= 1500 4/15-4/25 6/1 -6/25 60-70 60-70 
Penpereciercica. «2s 2 sess 1 1000 wy 10000 3/15-3/25 5 /20-6/10 30 20 
ER OMALOM Tes te ences aoe a Ltore2 2000 150 4000 3/1 -3/25 5/15-6/10 36-48 24-40 
Watermelon isms aclcts ses 1 150 35 1100 4/15-4/25 6/1 -6/15 96 60-70 
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