Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-10
Garden Seeds for a Certain Quantity Of
Ground

The Ohio Farmer says the following is an
estimate Of the quantities Of different kinds Of
garden seeds required to produce a certain
number OF plants, or to plant a certain quanti-
ty Of ground:
AsPARAeUs-one ounce will produce about
1000 plants, and requires a seed-bed Of about
twelve square feet.
ASPARAGUS RooTs-1, 900 roots will plant a
bed four feet wide, and from 200 to $50 feet
long, according TO the distance apart the plants
are placed on the row.
BEANS, English dwarf-0ne quart Of seed
viii plant from 100 to $50 feet of row, according
es the sorts may be early or late.
BEANS, French dwarf-0ne quart will be
sufficient for about $50 hills, and the samo
qulntity will plant from $50 to 800 feet Of row.
BEANS, POle-One quart Of Lima, white,
Dutch or scarlet runners, will plant about 100
hills. Of the smaller sort, one quart will
plant about 800 hills or $50 feet of row.
BEETs-When sown as gardeners generally
SOW, ii requires at the rate Of ten pounds TO an
acre; one ounce will suffice for about $50 feet
Of row.
BRocoLI-one ounce will produce from ?, 500
to 5000 plants, and requires a seed-bed Of
about forty square feet
BRUsSELs SPoUTs-The same as Broccoli.
CABBAGE-Early sorts the same as Broccoli:
the late and Savoy sorts will require a seed
bed of about sixty square feet.
SAULfLoHER-1n same as the later sorts
of cabbage.
CARRor-Three to four pounds are required
to an acre, and one ounce will SOW about 200
feet Of row
CELERY-0ne ounce of seed will produce
about 1900 or 5000 plants, and require a
seed-bed Of about eighty square feet.
CUCUMBER-One ounce Of seed will be re-
quired for about $50 hills.
CCRLED CRESS-0ne ounce Of seed will sow
bed containing sixteen square feet
EGG PLANT-One ounce, ifproperly managed
| in the seed-bed, will produce from 2, 500 to
:, 500 plants.
KALE The same as Broccoli.
ENDIvE-0ne ounce will produce about
5000 plants, and require a seed-bed about
eighty square feet.
LEEK-0ne ounce produces about 1000 to
5000 plants, and requires about sixty square
feet Of Seed-bed.
LETrUCE-0ne ounce will require a seed bed
OF about l2O square feet, and viii produce 5000
or 1000 plants.
MELoN-0ne ounce will be sufficient for
about 40 hills.
NAsrURTIUx-One ounce will sow IS feet Of
row.
ONIoN-From four TO FIVE pounds are requir-
ed for an acre, when raised for the bulbs one
ounce will sow about 200 feet Of row
OKRA-One ounce will sow about 200 of row.
PARsLEY-Six or seven pounds are required
to the acre: an ounce will SOW about 200 feet
Of row.
PARsSIP-From four to FIVE pounds are gen
orally sown per acre; an oance will about ESQ
feet of row
PEPPERs-one ounce win produce about
1000 or 2, 500 plants.
PEAs-From one to two bushels are reauir-
cd 10 an acre; one quart Of The smaller sorts
Will SOW about l20 feet Of row, and of the
larger sorts. one quart will SOW about $50 feet
of row
PUNPKIN-0ne quart Of tho common field
sorts will pla.t from 500 to coo hills, and Of
the finer garden sorts, one ounce will plant
about fifty hills.
RADIsH-From twelve to fourteen pounds Of
the early spring sort are required to the acre,
if sown broadcast but half that quantity is
sufficient if sown in drills. OF the latter sorts,
five pounds to the acre, in drills, are sufficient
One ounce will SOW about one hundred square
feet.
SALsIFr-Fron five 10 six pounds arc gen.
orally allowed 10 an acre. One ounce will sow
about $50 feet of row.
SPINACH-Cultivated in drills, from seven TO
eight pounds to the acre are sufficient if sown
broadcast, double that quantity. One ounce
will sow about 200 feet of row.
SQUAsH-0ne ounce will plant from fifty TO
eighty hills, according to the sorts and size.
TONATo-0ne ounce will produce about
1000 or 5000 plants and require a seed-bed
of about eighty square feet.
TURNIP-From one TO two pounds are en-
orally allowed to an acre; one ounce will SOW
1000 square feet.
WArERNELoN-One ounce will plant from
forty to fifty hills.