. The war garden victorious. Vegetable gardening; World War, 1914-1918. THE SEEDS OF VICTORY INSURE THE FRUITS OF PEACE HOW MUCH SEED TO BUY The following amounts of seed will plant in each case a garden row 100 feet long. Measure your rows and buy accordingly. Also compare your figures with planting table on page 23. String beans ' 2 to 1 pint Lima beans ,' 2 to 1 pint Cabbage i_J ounce Carrot 1 ounce Cauliflower 1 packet Celeo' '4 ounce All squash i ^ ounce Beets 2 ounces Sweet corn i., pint Lettuce 1., 8unce Muskmelon \^ ounce Cucumber i 2 ounce Eggplant H ounce Kale, or Swiss chard } z oun
. The war garden victorious. Vegetable gardening; World War, 1914-1918. THE SEEDS OF VICTORY INSURE THE FRUITS OF PEACE HOW MUCH SEED TO BUY The following amounts of seed will plant in each case a garden row 100 feet long. Measure your rows and buy accordingly. Also compare your figures with planting table on page 23. String beans ' 2 to 1 pint Lima beans ,' 2 to 1 pint Cabbage i_J ounce Carrot 1 ounce Cauliflower 1 packet Celeo' '4 ounce All squash i ^ ounce Beets 2 ounces Sweet corn i., pint Lettuce 1., 8unce Muskmelon \^ ounce Cucumber i 2 ounce Eggplant H ounce Kale, or Swiss chard } z ounce Parsley J^ ounce Parsnip "'2 ounce Vegetable oyster (salsify) y> ounce Onion sets (bulbs) 1 quart Onion seed 1 ounce Peas 1 to 2 pints Radish 1 ounce Spinach 1 ounce Tomatoes H ounce Turnip 3^2 ounce 1 or 2 pecks of early potatoes and J2 to 1 bushel of late potatoes are enough to plant to supply four persons. f^^M^. Fig. 7—A paper band folded into the form of a berrv box, without bottom, is a good holder for mdoor seed planting. The picture shows how these arc placed side by side in a flat bo,^. To test plant 25 to 50 seed of each variety in an indoor seed box, or place between moist blotters or cloth between two plates. (Fig. 5.) Germination should take place within 2 to 8 days and the number of seedlings which grow will show the percentage of germination. The seedlings should be kept for planting to prevent waste. The standard adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture for seed germination is as follows: Should produce 60 to 80 per cent: Celery, Parsley, Salsify, Eggplant. Parsnip. Should produce 80 to 85 per cent: Asparagus, Okra. Spinach, Carrot, Onion, Cauli- flower, Pepper. Should produce 85 to 90 per cent: Corn (sweet). Lettuce, Squash, Cress, Melon, Tomato, Cucumber, Pumpkin. Should produce 90 to 95 per cent: Bean, Mustard, Turnip, Cabbage, Pea, Radish. INDOOR PLANTING Earlier crops can be secured by planting certain seed indoors and setting the
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