War Gardens: A Pocket Guide for Home Vegetable Growers — John Shaqi
War Gardens: A Pocket Guide for Home Vegetable GrowersFree, Montague
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War Gardens: A Pocket Guide for Home Vegetable Growers
Free, Montague
Vegetable gardening
Depth to Distance Distance between
plant between rows plants in the rows
Bean (pole) 2 in. 3-4 ft. 3-4 ft. if in hills, 9
ins. if in rows.
Bean (dwarf) 2 in. 15-18 in. 3-6 in.
Bean (dwarf Lima) 2 in. 2-2½ ft. 6-10 in.
Beet 1 in. 15-18 in. 4 in.
Cabbage (early) ¼ in. 2-3 ft. 1½-2 ft.
Cabbage (late) ¼ in. 3 ft. 2 ft.
Carrot ½ in. 15-18 in. 4 in.
Celery 1/8 in. 2½-5 ft. 4-6 in.
Chard 1 in. 15-18 in. 6-12 in.
Corn 2 in. 2½-3 ft. 2½-3 ft. if in hills,
1 ft. if in rows.
Cucumber 1 in. 4-5 ft. 15 in.
Egg-plant ¼ in. 2½-3 ft. 2 ft.
Kale ¼ in. 18-24 in. 8-10 in.
Kohlrabi ¼ in. 15-18 in. 6 in.
Lettuce ¼ in. 1 ft. 9-12 in.
Muskmelon 1 in. 6 ft. 18 in.
Okra 1 in. 3 ft. 2 ft.
Onion (seed) 1 in. 1 ft. 4 in.
Onion (sets) 2 in. 1 ft. 2 in.
Parsley ½ in. 1 ft. 6-9 in.
Parsnip 1 in. 15-18 in. 6 in.
Peas (dwarf) 2 in. 18-24 in. 2 in.
Peas (tall) 2 in. 4-6 ft. 3 in.
Peppers ¼ in. 2 ft. 12-18 in.
Potato 4-6 in. 2½-3 ft. 12-18 in.
Radish ½ in. 9-12 in. 2 in.
Salsify 1 in. 15-18 in. 2 in.
Spinach 1 in. 12-15 in. 4 in.
Spinach New Zealand 1 in. 2 ft. 1 ft.
Squash (bush) 1 in. 3-4 ft. 3-4 ft.
Squash (vine) 1 in 7-10 ft. 7-10 ft.
Swiss Chard _see_ Chard.
Tomato ½ in. 3 ft. 1 ft. if trained to
single stem, 2-3 feet
if allowed to grow
naturally.
Turnip ½ in. 15-18 in. 6 in.
Table IV
Quantity of seeds required to plant a row one hundred feet long, and
time of planting.
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