War Gardens: A Pocket Guide for Home Vegetable Growers

Table IV

Quantity of seeds required to plant a row one hundred feet long, and time of planting.

	Time to plant	Quantity required
Bean (pole)	Late May or early June	½ pint
Bean (dwarf)	May 10 to August	1 pint
^[6]Beet	April to August	2 oz.
^[6]Cabbage (early)	Feb. indoors; plants set out in March or April	1 pkt.
Cabbage late)	May; plants set out in June or July	1 pkt.
^[6]Carrot	April to July	1 oz.
Cauliflower (early)	Treat like Cabbage	1 pkt.
Cauliflower (late)	Treat like Cabbage	1 pkt.
Celery	March indoors; plants set out in June or July	1 pkt.
^[6]Chard	April	1 oz.
Corn	May 10 to July 10	½ pint
Cucumber	Late May or early June	½ oz.
Egg-plant	March indoors; plants set out early in June	1 pkt.
Kale,	see Cabbage (late).
Kohlrabi	April to August	¼ oz.
^[6]Lettuce	April to August	½ oz.
Muskmelon	Early June	½ oz.
Okra	May or June	2 oz.
Onion (seed)	April and May	1 oz.
Onion (sets)	March 15 to May 15	1 quart
^[6]Parsley	April	¼ oz.
^[6]Parsnip	April	½ oz.
^[6]Peas	March 15 to May and August 1 to 20	1 quart
Peppers	March indoors; plants set out in late May or early June	1 pkt.
^[6]Potato	April to June	1 peck
^[6]Radish	March to September	1 oz.
^[6]Salsify	April	1 oz.
^[6]Spinach	March and September	1 oz.
Squash	Late May or early June	½ oz.
^[6]Swiss Chard,	see Chard.
Tomato	March indoors; plants set out in late May or early June	1 pkt.
Turnip	April, July and August	½ oz.

[6]	Are hardy vegetables, and will stand slight frost. Should be planted as soon as the ground can be worked. Dates given are approximate and apply in the vicinity of New York. Other localities should take into consideration the effects of elevation and latitude.

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Transcriber’s Notes:

A few obvious punctuation and typesetting errors have been corrected without note. Chemicals mentioned for insect control should not be used in modern day gardens since they are not considered to be safe.

[End of War Gardens by Montague Free]

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