Home Vegetable Gardening

A Complete & Practical Guide To The Planting & Care Of Vegetables, Fruits & Berries

Planting Tables

Detailed Planting Table

NOTE. The index reference numbers refer to notes at end of chapter.

VEGETABLE	Seed for 50 Ft. Row	VARIETIES
Asparagus, seed	1 oz.	Palmetto, Giant Argenteuil, Barr's Mammoth
Asparagus, plants	50	Palmetto, Giant Argenteuil, Barr's Mammoth
Bean, pole	1/2 pt.	Kentucky Wonder, Golden, Cluster, Burger's Stringless
Bean, lima	1/2 pt.	Early Leviathan, Giant Podded, Burpee Improved
Beet, late	1 oz.	Crimson Globe
Carrot, late	1/2 oz.	Danver's Half-long, Ox-heart, Chantenay
Corn, late	1/2 pt.	Seymour's Sweet Orange, White Evergreen, Country Gentleman
Cucumber	1/2 oz.	Early White Spine, Fordhook Famous, Davis Perfect
Egg-plant, plants	25	Black Beauty, N.Y. Purple
Leek	1/2 oz.	American Flag
Melon, musk	1/2 oz.	Netted Gem, Emerald Gem, Hoodoo
Melon, water	1/4 oz.	Cole's Early Sweetheart, Halbert Honey
Onion	1/2 oz.	Prizetaker, Danver's Globe, Ailsa Craig, Southport Red Globe, Mammoth Silverskin (white)
Okra	1/2 oz.	Perfected Perkins, White Velvet
Parsley	1/2 oz.	Emerald
Parsnip	1/4 oz.	Hollow Crowned (Improved)
Pepper, seed	1/2 oz.	Ruby King, Chinese Giant
Pepper, plants	25	Ruby King, Chinese Giant
Potatoes, main	1/2 pk.	Irish Cobbler, Green Mountain, Uncle Sam (Norton Beauty, Norwood, early)
Pumpkins	1/4 oz.	Large Cheese, Quaker Pie
Rhubarb, plants	25	Myatt's Victoria
Salsify	3/4 oz.	Mammoth Sandwich
Squash, summer	1/4 oz.	White Bush, Delicata, Fordhook, Vegetable Marrow
Squash, winter	1/4 oz.	Hubbard, Delicious
Tomato, seed	1/2 oz.	Earliana, Chalk's Jewel, Matchless, Dwarf Giant
Tomato, plants	20	Earliana, Chalk's Jewel, Matchless, Dwarf Giant

Planting Table

		DEPTH TO		-DISTANCE APART-
VEGETABLE	PLANT [1]	SOW–INs.	SEEDS  [3]	ROWS
II. Crops For Succession Plantings
Bean, dwarf	May 5-Aug 15	2	2-4 in.	1-1/2-2 ft.
Kohlrabi[4]	April-July	1/2 - 1	6-12 in.	1-1/2-2 ft.
Lettuce[4]	April-August	1/2	1 ft.	1-1-1/2 ft.
Peas, smooth	April 1-Aug 1	2-3	2-4 in.	3 ft.
Peas, wrinkled	April 10-July 15	2-3	2-4 in.	3-4 ft.
Radish	April 1-Sept 1	1/2	2-3 in.	1 ft.
Spinach	April-Sept 15	1	3-5 in.	18 in.
Turnip	April-Sept	1/2-1	4-6 in.	15 in.
III. Crops To Be Followed By Others
Beet, early	April-June	2	3-4 in.	15 in.
Broccoli, early[4]	April	1/2-1	1-1/2 ft.	2 ft.
Borecole[4]	April	1/2-1	2 ft.	2-1/2 ft.
Brussels sprouts[4]	April	1/2-1	1-1/2 ft.	2 ft.
Cabbage, early[4]	April	1/2-1	1-1/2 ft.	2 ft.
Carrot	April	1/2-1	2-3 in.	15 in.
Cauliflower[4]	April	1/2-1	1-1/2 ft.	2 ft.
Com, early	May 10-20	2	3 ft.	3-4 ft.
Onion sets	April-May 15	1-2	2-4 in.	15 in.
Peas	April 1-May 1	2	2-4 in.	3 ft.
Crops in Sec. II
IV. Crops That May Follow Others
Beet, late	July-August	2	3-4 in.	15 in.
Borecole	May-June[2]	1/2-1	2 ft.	2-1/2 ft.
Broccoli	May-June[2]	1/2-1	2 ft.	2-1/2 ft.
Brussels sprouts	May-June[2]	1/2-1	1-1/2 ft.	2-1/2 ft.
Cabbage late	May-June[2]	1/2-1	2-1/2 ft.	2-1/2 ft.
Cauliflower	May-June[2]	1/2-1	2 ft.	2-1/2 ft.
Celery, seed	April	1/2	1-2 in.	1 ft.
Celery, plant	July 1-Aug 1	..	6 in.	3-4 ft.
Endive[4]	April-August	1/2	1 ft.	1 ft.
Peas, late	May 15-Aug 1	2-3	2-4 in.	4 ft.
Crops in Sec. II

Reference Notes From The Tables

1) In the vicinity of New York City. Each 100 miles north or south will make a difference of 5 to 7 days later or earlier.

2) This is for sowing the seed. It will take three to six weeks before plants are ready. Hence the advantage of using the seed-bed. For instance, you can start your late

cabbage about June 15th, to follow the first crop of peas, which should be cleared off by the 10th of July.

3) Distances given are those at which the growing plants should stand, after thinning. Seed in drills should be sown several times as thick.

4) Best started in seed-bed, and afterward transplanted; but may be sown when wanted and afterward thinned to the best plants.

	Table of Contents Part One 1) Introduction 2) Why You Should Garden 3) Requisites Of The Home Vegetable Garden 4) The Planting Plan 5) Implements And Their Uses 6) Manures, Fertilizers And Mulching 7) The Soil And Its Preparation   Part  Two — Vegetables 8) Starting The Plants 9) Sowing And Planting 10) The Cultivation Of Vegetables 11) The Vegetables And Their Special Needs 12) Best Varieties Of The Garden Vegetables 13) Insects And Disease, And Methods Of Fighting Them 14) Harvesting And Storing   Part  Three — Fruits 15) The Varieties Of Pome And Stone Fruits 16) Planting; Cultivation; Filler Crops 17) Pruning, Spraying, Harvesting 18) Berries And Small Fruits 19) A Calendar Of Operations 20) Conclusion

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