BEANS |
IMPORTANT TIMES TO . . . |
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. . . FERTILIZE: After heavy bloom and set of pods |
. . . WATER: When flowers form and during pod-forming and picking |
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| BEETS | At time of planting | Before soil gets bone dry | ||
| BROCCOLI | 3 weeks after transplanting | Continuously for 4 weeks after transplanting | ||
| BRUSSELS SPROUTS | 3 weeks after transplanting | Continuously for 4 weeks after transplanting | ||
| CABBAGE | 2 weeks after transplanting | Frequently in dry weather | ||
| CARROTS | 5 to 6 weeks after sowing | Before soil gets bone-dry | ||
| CAULIFLOWER | 3 to 4 weeks after transplanting | Frequently | ||
| CELERY | At time of transplanting, and after 2 months | Frequently | ||
| CORN | When 8 to 10 inches tall, and when first silk appears | When tassels form and when cobs swell | ||
| CUCUMBERS | 1 week after bloom, and every 3 weeks thereafter | Frequently | ||
| LETTUCE | 3 weeks after transplanting | Frequently | ||
| MELONS | 1 week after bloom, and again 3 weeks later | Once a week | ||
| ONION SETS | At time of planting, and then every 2 weeks until bulbing begins | In early stage to get plants going | ||
| PARSNIPS | 1 year before planting | Before soil gets bone-dry | ||
| PEAS | After heavy bloom and set of pods | When flowers form and during pod-forming and picking | ||
| PEPPERS | At time of planting, and after first fruit-set | Need a steady supply | ||
| POTATOTUBERS | At bloom time or time of second hilling | When the size of marbles | ||
| PUMPKINS | Just before vines start to run, when plants are about 1 foot tall | Only during drought conditions | ||
| RADISHES | Before spring planting | Need plentiful, consistent moisture | ||
| SPINACH | When plants are one-third grown | Frequently | ||
| SQUASHES, SUMMER & WINTER | When first blooms appear | Frequently | ||
| TOMATOES | When fruit are 1 inch in diameter, and then every 2 weeks | For 3 to 4 weeks after transplanting and when flowers and fruit form | ||