Kind of Seed | Number of
Seeds
per Lb. | Seeds for
100 ft. Row | Seed for 1 Acre | Plants Apart
in Rows | Depth of
Planting | Time of
Planting | Ready for Use
from Date
of Seeding | Drilled in
Field | If
Transplanted | | Asparagus, Seed | 22,400 | 1 oz. | 5 lbs. | 1 lb. | 3 in. | 1 in. | Autumn or
Early Spring | 1 or 2 yr
(Plants) |
| | Asparagus, Root | --- | 66 roots | --- | 6,000 | 18 in. | 4-8 in. | Autumn or
Early Spring | 2 years |
| | Beans, bush snap | 1,200 | 1 lb. | 60 lbs. | --- | 2 in. | 1 in. | Feb., Apr.,
(Aug., Sept.) | 42-75 days |
| | Beans, Pole | 1,200 | 3/4 lb. | 40 lbs. | --- | 1-2 ft. | 1 in. | Late Spring | 65-90 days |
| | Beans, bush lima | 400 | 1 lb. | 50-70 lbs. | --- | 4-6 in. | 1 in. | April-May | 65-75 days |
| | Berans, pole lima | 350 | 1/8 lb. | 30 lbs. | --- | 3-4 ft. | 1 in. | April-May | 80-90 days |
| Beet
(and Swiss Chard) | 19,200 | 1 oz. | 10 lbs. | --- | 2 in. | 1 in. | Feb., Apr.,
(Aug., Sept.) | 45-60 days |
| | Broccoli | 160,000 | 1/4 oz. | 2 lbs. | 4 oz. | 18-24 in. | 1/2 in. | Jan. to July | 90-100 days |
| | Brussel Sprouts | 136,000 | 1/4 oz. | 3 lbs. | 8 oz. | 12-16 in | 1/2 in. | Jan. to July | 100-120 days |
| | Cabbage, early | 120,000 | 1/4 oz. | 5 lbs. | 8 oz. | 12-18 in. | 1/2 in. | Oct. to Dec. | 90-110 days |
| | Cabbage, late | 120,000 | 1/4 oz. | 5 lbs. | 8 oz. | 16-24 in. | 1/2 in. | June, July | 110-120 days |
| | Cantaloupe | 16,000 | 1/2 oz. | 3 lbs. | --- | 4 every 4 ft. | 1 in. | Feb. to April | 85-150 days |
| | Carrot | 320,000 | 1/2 oz. | 3 lbs. | --- | 12-18 in. | 1/2 in. | March, April
(Sept.) | 55-80 days |
| | Cauliflower | 160,000 | 1/4 oz. | 3 lbs. | 3 oz. | 18 in. | 1/2 in. | Jan., Feb.,
(Aug.) | 95-110 days |
| | Collards | 120,000 | 1/4 oz. | 2 lbs. | 4 oz. | 18-24 in. | 1/2 in. | May to June | 100-120 days |
| | Corn, Sweet | 1,600 | 1/4 lb. | 10 lbs. | --- | 4 to every 3 ft. | 1 in. | Feb. to April | 55-90 days |
| | Cucumber | 16,000 | 1/2 oz. | 3 lbs. | --- | 4 every 3 ft. | 1 in. | Feb.-March
(Aug.) | 50-70 days |
| | Eggplant | 960,000 | 1/8 oz. | 2 lbs. | 4 oz. | 18 in. | 1/2 in. | Feb. to April | 125-140 days |
| | Endive | 425,000 | 1 oz. | 4 lbs. | 1 lb. | 12 in. | 1/2 in. | Feb. to April | 100 days |
| | Kale | 144,000 | 1/4 oz. | 3 lbs. | --- | 18 in. | 1/2 in. | May to Sept. | 55-60 days |
| | Kohl-Robi | 135,000 | 1/4 oz. | 4 lbs. | 1 lb. | 6 in. | 1/2 in. | Sept. to May | 50-70 days |
| | Lettuce | 142,500 | 1/4 oz. | 1 lb. | 4 oz. | 12 in. | 1/2 in. | Sept. to March | 70-90 days |
| | Mustard | 288,000 | 1/4 oz. | 3 lbs. | --- | 6 in. | 1/4 in. | Autumn or
Early Spring | 70-90 days |
| | Okra | 7,200 | 2 oz. | 7 lbs. | --- | 12 in. | 1 in. | Feb. to April | 90-140 days |
| | Onion, seed | 120,000 | 1 oz. | 4 lbs. | --- | 2 in. | 1/2 in. | Oct. to March | 125-150 days |
| | Parsley | 240,000 | 1/4 oz. | 3 lbs. | --- | 3 in. | 1/8 in. | Sept. to May | 65-90 days |
| | Peas, English | 2,000 | 1 lb. | 100 lbs. | --- | 1 in. | 1-2 in. | Sept. to April | 45-75 days |
| | Peas, Crowder | 2,800 | 1/2 lb. | 25 lbs. | --- | 4-6 in. | 1 in. | March to June | 90-100 days |
| | Pepper | 72,000 | 1/8 oz. | 2 lbs. | 4 oz. | 15 in. | 1/2 in. | Early Spring | 130-150 days |
| | Pumpkin | 3,200 | 1/2 oz. | 4 lbs. | --- | 4 every 6 ft. | 1 in. | April to May | 75-90 days |
| | Radish | 34,000 | 1 oz. | 15 lbs. | --- | 1 in. | 1/2 in. | Sept. to April | 20-75 days |
| | Rhubarb, Seed | 32,000 | 1/2 oz. | 8 lbs. | --- | 4 in. | 1/2 to 1 in. | Early Spring | 1 or 2 yr
(Plants) |
| | Rhubarb, Roots | --- | 40 roots | --- | 3,500 | 30 in. | 3 to 4 in. | Autumn or
Spring | 2 or 3 yrs. |
| | Rutabaga | 194,000 | 1/4 oz. | 4 lbs. | --- | 8 in. | 1/2 to 1 in. | Aug. to Sept. | 90 days |
| | Spinach | 48,000 | 1 oz. | 15 lbs. | --- | 4 in. | 1/2 in. | Sept. to March | 40-45 days |
| | Squash, Summer | 4,800 | 1/2 oz. | 4 lbs. | --- | 4 every 4 ft. | 1 in. | Spring | 65-70 days |
| | Squash, Winter | 2,000 | 1/2 oz. | 2 lbs. | --- | 4 every 6 ft. | 1 in. | Spring | 125 days |
| | Tomato | 160,000 | 1/8 oz. | 2 lbs. | 4 oz. | 3 to 4 ft. | 1/2 in. | March to April | 125-150 days |
| | Turnip | 208,000 | 1/2 oz. | 2 lbs. | --- | 4 in. | 1/4 in. | Aug. to Oct. | 45-90 days |
| | Turnip, for Greens | 208,000 | 1 oz. | 5 lbs. | --- | Broadcast | 1/4 in. | Aug. to Oct. | 45-90 days |
| | Watermelon | 3,600 | 1 oz. | 3 lbs. | --- | 2 to 4 ft. | 1 in. | March to May | 100-130 days |
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