VEGETABLE GARDEN RECORD—1910
——————-|———————-|————|————|——————————— VEGETABLE |VARIETY | PUT IN | READY | NOTES ——————-|———————-|————|————|——————————— Beans, dwarf |Red Valentine | May 10 | July 6 | Not best quality. Try | | | | other earlies |Golden Wax | May 15 | July 22| Rusted. Spray next | | | | year Bean, pole |Old Homestead | May 16 | July 26| Too many. 6 poles | | | | next year |Early Leviathan| May 25 | Aug. 19| Good. Dry. Bean, lima |Fordhook | May 15 | | Rotted. Try May 25 Beet |Egyptian | Apr. 10| June 12| Roots sprangled |Eclipse | Apr. 10| June 14| Better quality Cabbage |Wakefield | Apr. 9 | June 20| Injured by worms. | | | |Hellebore next year Etc., etc. | | | | ——————-|———————-|————|———-|———————————
The above shows how such a record will be kept. Of course, only the first column is written in ahead. I want to emphasize in passing, however, the importance of putting down your data on the day you plant, or harvest, or notice anything worth recording. If you let it go until tomorrow it is very apt to be lacking next year.
Try these four short-cuts to success, even if you have had a garden before. They will make a big difference in your garden; less work and greater results.
CHECK LIST
Jan. 1st—Send for catalogues. Make planting plan and table. Order seeds.
Feb. 1st—Inside: cabbage, cauliflower, first sowing. Onions for plants.
Feb. 15th—Inside: lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, beets.
March 1st—Inside: lettuce, celery, tomato (early).
March 15th—Inside: lettuce, tomato (main), eggplant, pepper, lima beans, cucumber, squash; sprout potatoes in sand.