Publication sponsored by the Rosedale Neighborhood Association, as acknowledged in The Paper, May 1975, page 2.
The Grow Your Own Groceries campaign, being conducted by the Residential Betterment Section of the St. Louis Community Development Agency, in cooperation with the Advertising Club of Greater St. Louis, was kicked off on March 14, 1975, with a ceremony in which Irish Minister of Education Richard Burke planted Irish potatoes in dual celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and the spring planting season.
The campaign is an effort to promote vegetable gardens in the metropolitan St. Louis area.
As part of the campaign a Vegetable Garden Seed Kit containing ten packages of seed, with a retail value of $3.50, can be purchased for $1.50, including postage. Each seed kit contains 2 packages of radishes, 2 of leaf lettuce, and 1 each of corn, bush beans, turnips, cucumbers, beets, and onions. These seed kits are available at the C.D.A. Residential Betterment Section Office, 115 North Union, St. Louis, Mo. 63108.
## Make the Most of the Swing of the Seasons
This chart of seasonal planting dates applies to all areas where the last frost date in spring is in April and the first frost date of autumn in October. Planting for fall and winter crops extends the harvest.
Early Spring
Plant as soon as ground can be worked in spring.
Broccoli plants; Cabbage plants; Endive; Kohlrabi; Lettuce; Onion sets; Parsley; Peas; Radishes; Spinach; Turnips.
Mid-Spring
Plant these at time of average last killing frost: Carrots; Cauliflower plants; Beets; Onion seeds; Parsnips; Swiss Chard.
Plant two weeks later: Beans; Corn; Potatoes, early; Tomato seeds.
Early Summer
Plant when soil and weather are warm.
Beans, Lima; Cantaloupe; Celery plants; Crenshaw melons; Cucumbers; Eggplant plants; Pumpkins; Pepper plants; Potatoes for winter; Squash; Tomato plants; Watermelons.
Mid-Summer-Fall
Plant in late June or early July.
Beets; Broccoli; Cabbage; Cauliflower; Kohlrabi; Lettuce; Radishes; Spinach; Turnips.
Original photograph caption
Original seasonal planting chart. The Paper, April1975,page4. Illustrator not credited.
Originally published in The Paper, April 1975.
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Original source: SD_Times1975_04.pdf, printed page(s) 4; PDF page(s) 4.
