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INDOOR STARTS
'OU'TDOORS STARTS •
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BEST
SPROUTING
.TEMP. ( F)
Ave.
DAYS
TO
SPROUT
SEEDING
(DEPTH/
DIST.
PLANT
SPACING
NECESSARY'
WHEN'
Mk to
last frost'
BEST TIME
Asparagus
No -
-
Late spring through late summer
65° • 75°
14'a 21
1r" pea P
21st vier
Beans, Pole
No
-
Early summer through midsummer
70° •O n
7 • 14
deep'
13" apart
,Hills -3'
Beans, Bush
:NO
—
Early summer through midsummer
70° • 80°
7 - 14
1 deep'
3" apart
6"
Beans, Bush Lima
No -
Early summer 70° - 80°
14 - 21
1" deep ,
G e" apart
12
'Beets R Swiss Chard ,
' No -
•'4"
E„ar.ly summer through late summer' 65° • 75° i
14 • 21
deep, .
1^ apart
Beets.3"
Sw.Chd 18"
Broccoli 8t
Brussels Sprouts
For springp °
crop 6 to'8 Late summer for tall crop 65- 75
7 • 14
%" deep,
*4.Yr" apart
1A"
'3'
Cabbage &Cauliflower
•F °' Sp' "ig G to 8
crop_
No -
late summer for tall crop 65° - 75°�
7^ 14
T.," deep,
1" apart .
Cab. 2'
Cat& 27,3'
Carrots .
Late spring through tate summer fib° • 75° 14 • 21
�' deep, 1;; 2"
1' apart
For sprang
Celery crop
�,
12 to 16
-
Late summer for fall crop
O O
60 - 70 i 14. - 21
° �°
65 - 7a 7 • 14'
1/8" deep,
1" apart
deep,
2" apart
G
Collards1 Nd
-
Early spr,ng where summers ar,:
cool • late summer elsewhere
t
3' apart
Hills 3'
Rows- 12'
_ v _ •,
Groups - 4`
` 4
Corn, Sweet • , No
_
-. - Early summer through midsummer 65° • 75° 7 - 14
°Q !
4 to 6 Early summer through midsummer 70 • 80 l 7 • 14
i -" " deep,
3apart
l r, deep,
4" apart
-'s, deep,
} only short
Cucumbers t
i summers
Eggplant Necessary 8 to 12 - ' - - -� • 70° ; 80° 14 - 21
1 3.
Endive
'"Optional 16 to 8
— — u ; n
j Optional • to 3
w ti ^--1
Optional 4 to G
t No ; -
Optional 4 ro 6
Late summer for fall harvest
65° • 75° 14 - 21
r----
• G5° 14 ••21
s .
- ° _ •o _ -J 1))
70 - 80 I 14 • 21
" deep, •. 8 12"
it 1" apart
Lettuce ,
Melons ,Cantaloupes--
& Watermelons
Mustard Greens'- •
-- — — --
Anytime except midsummer
Early summer — atter danger—� -
of trou
I Anytime except midsummer
•r.""deep, • Hd. Rm.12,.
ff arc • Lf.&Bchd.s"
-1'deep, i CSrps fi0"J_
4" apart f Grps.8 10'
O.._-----.,.-_�.-_._------'�---_---,--.___-_..—.—i • 1,--'::' deep,
60o -75 7 •- 14 { 12"
66 apart
Okra
Early summer 70° - 800 ' 14 - 21•1 12" apart 12.18°
Onions
Parsley
Parsnips
ft Optional
Optional 8 to 10 Late spring through late summer
G w 8 Be,' oda & Green late simmer
Other- early spg thfu nudsunt
No
Peas ' No
Peppers' Optional
Pumpkin N
Rad.she., NJ
Spinach No
Spinach, New Zeat,and , No
Squash. Summer
Squash. Winter
1 nmutues
T ur,ltps
No
No
Optional. , 8 to 22
No
60° • 75°
14 - 21apart
deep,
7.`
4"
65° - 75° i 21 - 28, deep,
apart
.G"
Early spring through midsummer
60°-75° 14.211
deep' 4-6,.
1" apart
Very early sW, ng a arid' wtterd '
— I vy,..t-Fs are n..1.1 are sumo pr
10 to 1'2 Early summer for fall crop 70°'• 80°
- ' Early summer 700 . 800
— • Anytlnie except midsummer ; 65° • 75° 7 • 14• 5," deep, • 2...
apart -
t Very early spring or late summer ' 60° • 70°' ; 14'• 21'''deep,t • 4
Goo -?oh
14.- 21 i 1.2'. deep, t Rows -2" -
-_`_' 2 apartdee_t ...•..--
14 • 21 j. 1'' apar�'' i 12. 18"
7 • 14I :, apart l Grps 6:8'
_ ; Late sprrng through midsummer 65° . 75-0' 7 • 14 ., ap pt ' 4-
_ , Early summer through midsummer 70° - 80° .• 7 • 14' 31" apadeep•rt ;. Groups.60"
"
Early summer 700 - 800:7 - 14' . 4 snort i Groups 4-6'
1 ally sunurter for•le61 crop ..65° ••_75° 1`•1 - 21_ 11." apart 3'
Early spring And sure summer , 60°,- 7i°° 7 • 14 ., (ipe,' , 6"
The merry new cole crops
Broccoli, cabbage,
cauliflower and Brussels
Sprouts are called cole crops
by horticulturists. Gardeners
know they are cool weather
lovers. .Anyway you look at
them or call them, the cole
crops bring in royalties of
flavor and vitamin content
from the garden.
Early spring is traditionally
the time to plant these highly
rated, nutritional vegetables.
Expect en equally good, or
often better crop from •tran-
splants set out in midsummer
for fall harvest. Days and
evenings are predictably cool
by September, and the cotes
respond with topnotch growth
and flavor. Light frosts will not
harm these hardy vegetables:
in fact will increase their
flavor'
Cabbage popularity has to do
with more than its versatility.
Only I5 calories reside in each
crisp. flavorful cup. A usable
cabbage crop should include
early varieties for slaw and
salads as well as later
varieties for making
sauerkraut.
i-1
Hybrid cabbages are
available for these purposes.
These stream -lined producers
have been tailored for firm,
uniform heads and tight
production schedules. Most
home gardeners will not need
three full garden packs of
cabbage for a long season
crop. .In response to this,
greenhouse growers now
prepare an all -seasons mix.
Ball All -Seas ons Mix ,
available as started tran-
splants, contains Golden Cross
hybrid for quick. 40 -day crop.
Emerald Cross for midseason
(67 days) compact heads, and
Rio Verde. an 80 -day late
,season variety for superior
preserving.
Careful gardening means a
.bumper crop of broccoli..
Transplants are recommended
for the best crops. Expect a
winter's supply of this Vitamin
A and D rich vegetable if you
plant both spring and fall
harvest. Cut center heads
when 4 to 6 inches in diameter
for maximum production of
spears from side shoots.
Speedy broccoli crops are easy
with •short -season varieties,
such as Green Comet. Only 47
days are necessary from
transplant to production
Days have also been shaved
off cauliflower hybrids FI
hybrid Snow King is ready for
the table a month and one-half
after transplant. in contrast to
many older. \two month -plus
varieties. Snow Crown wastes
no time either. Fifty days from
transplanting, you can begin to
harvest. When 2 to 3 -inch
heads develop, remember to
tie ouker leaves over the top of
the plant to keep heads white
and flavor high. This simple
but necessary process is called
blanching.
if transplants of these
rewarding vegetables will be
available for midsummer
purchase. This increasingly
popular sale time for cole
crops comes in response to
what home gardeners like.
best. Successful harvests' and,
great eating!
Page 23
19et•-THE YEAR OF THE SQUASH
THE MANY FACES OF SUMMER SQUASH
The squash report
It's a fact. A few summer
squash plants make a summer
of mighty good eating. A
garden full makes the eyes
roll, head spin and that recipe •
book with 999 ways to prepare
squash get old ina hurry:
One way to avoid the sum-
mer, madness often associated
with squash overpopulation is
to purchase , your summer
squash pre -germinated in peat
pots or: cell packs at your
garden supplier. You 'can
choose the- number you will
need for an ample supply. The
peat pot is ; an ideal growth
chamber for squash. No mot
disturbance need 'occurat
transplanting time as both
peat pot and seedling go into
the ground. Avoid shock' as
much _ aspossible during
transplanting procedures for
all members of this family,
including melons, cucumbers,
winter squash and pumpkins.
Productivity, is • rarely a
problem with summer squash
Versatility in varieties can
yield a bounty of differing
flavors and Shapes, colors and
textures..
Last year a bright yellow
hybrid, Gold Rush walked off
with honors as an All -America
Selection. It's not hard to find
Gold Rush at its optimum size
of 7 to 8 inches; the color is a
giveaway. Picked at peak, this'
zucchini -type yields solid
textured and fine flavored
fruit.
If 'green fruit is preferred,
select a few started plants of
Ball's Zucchini. One of its
hybrid virtues includes an
open bush habit to reduce the
, seek and find so often a
problem with this species.
Ideal size for this Variety is i to
8 inches. Larger fruit of, any
zucchini rapidly lose; flavor
and texture.
Long storing' winter types
can also be . purchased as
started plants for a, stretched
"season of good eating without.
tan expanse ofaarden space.
Semibush Early Butternut
..•ranked an award two years
ago for its, compact habit and
�Ide adaptability to all regions
e country.took for a solid
ell for 'best*teePing winter
types. Improved varieties like
Table Ace also have smaller.
seed cavities and less stringy
fruit. Stack winter squash at a
maximum of two deep for best
winter storage.
All members of the squash
family rely on bees for
pollination. If the vegetable
garden is sprayed with in-
secticide, make sure that
applications are only made
late in the day to avoid bee kill.
Don't try to save your seeds of
squash ,for the following
season- The busy pollinators
may have carried pollen from
winter and summer squash to
pumpkins. These three
vegetables will not evidence
the cross-pollination during
the first season- Seed saved for
the next year may yield a
strange new plant.
For zero population growth
after you have picked all the
fruit you want, try this tip:
Pick the bbssoms, dip in
batter and fry for a new taste
treat!
All the cotes require plenty
of moisture for solid
production. This moisture
requirement is essential'in all
areas of the country where an
inch of rain does not fall per
week Few vegetables respond
as vigorously to a thorough
watering on a regular basis,
Ask your transplant supplier
Joy of accomplishment
When you harsest homegrown
vegetables and enjoy garden
flciwers you hasc grown from
seed‘ you experience a deep and
fundamental satisfaction, a )m of
accomplishment
'You did It You started from
scratch and °operated with
'dottier 'Nature to hens hcants
and nourishing food out of the
earth.
Fvery person needs that los of
accomplishment. Plant a food
and flower garden this ser; year,
and pat yourself on the hack.
No one eser becomes hlase
about the miracle of life. Es en the
old hardener, hawed and hent
with time, thrills to the sight of
strong flower and segerahlc seed
Sings (hrustmg their way through
the soil.
V1 hen you pour a packet of
seed~ rnto sour hand and begin to
place them the proper distance
apart in the furrow, you become
not lust a participant, hut a custo-
dian of life.
Noir planted' those seeds. You
1rcd for them properly You
h,ncsted the stop
It is perfectly natural to he err
cited and thnllcd ssith sour suc•
cess Gardening is to enjoy'
(;rowing up
Grow vine craps. such as
cucumbers. watermelons,
squash. and pumpkins. on
fences. stakes or trellises to
conserve garden space
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