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PLANTING TABLE-F O R-V E GETABLES
spills table holds pood for the latitude of New York. Ten days must be allowed for
each 100 miles north or south. The table Is planned especially for the man with a
small garden, in which most or all of the work will be done by hand.
WHEN TO PLANT
NAME
1'LANTINO
DEPTH
(INCHES)
DISTANCE
At'AK r
(Inciies)
COMMENT
I I IK luo 1 T
INDOORS
OUTDOORS
THE SEMI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE SECTION
Asparagus
Asparagus plants.,
Heans (bush).
Heans (pole) .
Beets
Cabbage (early) ,
Cabbage (late).
Carrot
Cauliflower
.March.
March.
Celery March
Corn
Cucumber
Kgg Plant
Endive .
Kalu
Lettuce .. . .
Muskmelon
Melon (Watermelon) ,
Onions
Parsley .
Parsnip
Peas . . .
Peppers
Potato (Irish) .
Pumpkin
Radish
Rhubarb Roots
Salsify (Oyster Plant)..,
Spinach ,
Squash
Tomato
Turnip April-July
April.
March.
March.
-March,
April.
Feb.
March.
April.
April-May.
August.
May.
April-August.
May.
May.
April-July.
May.
May-June.
May-June.
April-July.
April-May.
April-September.
May.
April-Aug. 10.
May-June.
May-June.
April.
April.
April.
March-June.
May-June.
(Set out plants.)
May-June.
May-July.
Fcb.-March.
April-September.
Spring or Fall.
April.
Mar.-May and Oct,
May-June.
March- ! May-June,
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Vi 0z.
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13 oz.
1 oz.
1 oz.
Vi oz.
Vi oz. for
15 hills.
Vi oz. for
15 hills.
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Vi oz.
lqt.
13 oz.
1 pic. for
100 hills.
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15 hills.
1 oz.
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1
Vi oz, for
Chills.
Vi oz. for
250 plants.
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13
21
atos
20
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30 to 35
Hills 4 ft.
10 to 21
Oto 12
24
G
Hills Oft.
Hills 8 ft.
0
0
Thick
2 ft.
12 or more.
Hills 0 ft.
3 ft.
5
3
Hills 5 ft.
30
Oio asparagus rich, well-drained soil.
Plant one-year-old roots ami grow two years before cutting.
Mulch with manure in the fall.
Make successivo plantings.
Plant several kinds to determino which succeeds best in
your soil.
Plant an abundance to allow for beet greens. Use Early
Egyptian.
For very early cabbages sow seed in the hot bed and
transplant to cold frame in March,
Ho sure to try the Savoy. It is unrivalled.
Grow French Forcing and plant for a succession. Dri
vers' Half-long is good for winter.
Likes a cool, rich, moist soil.
Grow Paris Golden for an early crop and Boston Market
later.
Golden Hantam planted every two weeks will give a long
succession.
Get early "euKcs" by starting seeds in the house or iu a
cold frame.
Needs a long season.
Grow like lettuce, and tie up the leaves to blanch them two
or three weeks beforo wnnted.
Kale is best after tho frost has touched it.
Must bo grown rapidly to bo good.
Grow an early kind, like Netted Gem, in the North. Put
manure in the hill.
Ask your seedsman to recommend a variety. Use mnnuro
in the hill.
Plant Danvers Yellow Globe and keep the ground well cultivated.
Soak tho seed over night in lukewnrm wnter.
Uso the Student in tho homo garden.
Mako tho ground very fine nnd plant for a succession.
Must bo started under cover.
Irish Cobbler is a good early sort and Green Mountain n
reliable late variety.
Pumpkins may bo planted iu tho corn or beside the com
post heap.
Plant every ten days for a long season.
Rhubarb crates heavy feeding with manure every fall.
May be left iu tho ground like parsnips until spring.
Sowed in tho fall and covered with a light litter spinach
will give an early spring crop.
Grow on tho edge of tho garden and let tho vines run on
tho grass to save garden space.
Feed the plants during the season lnstend of making tho
ground very rich.
Grow Extra Early White Milan nnd Whito Egg.
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