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as those outside. The first tomatoes ripened growing, daily records, with the exception 



inside on July 15 and outside on July 21, of Sundays, were kept of the temperature 



six days later. The crop of ripe fruit was inside and outside the enclosure. The aver- 



55 pounds 2 ounces outside, and only 15 age temperatures during the summer 



pounds 8 ounces inside, but there was twice months up to September i were : 

 as much ripe fruit oefore the middle of No. of 



August inside as out. . Keadmgb. 



Corn, planted June 10.— This grew more Outside, 7 a. m 58.4 26 



rapidly inside than out at first, bur. later on inside, 7 a. m 58.3 26 



was not as robust. Outside, i p. m 72.8 68 



NO INJURY FROM FROSTS. ^"^^^.^' ^ P" "^ 76-23 68 



The rain came through the enclosure as Outside, 4 p. m 74.7 52 



a mist, and hence the soil was not compacted ^"side, 4 p. m 76.9 52 



the way it was outside. Light frosts which As will be seen from the above, the tem- 



injured vegetables outside did not injure peratures averaged a little higher inside than 



those inside. While the vegetables were out. The greatest difference was 9 degrees. 



THE VEGETABLE GARDEN IN JULY 



WM. HUNT, ONT. AGRI. COLI^EGE, GUEI.PH. 



WEEDS ! Keep them down whilst 

 they are young by the constant 

 use of the hoe. Surface stirring the soil 

 amongst growing crops not only keeps 

 down weeds, but keeps the soil cool during 

 the hot weather. Surface stirring the soil 

 without watering is, generally speaking, 

 more beneficial to plant life during hot 

 weather than giving water to plants with- 

 out keeping the surface of the ground well 

 cultivated and loosened up. Keep a loose 

 earth mulch on the top of the soil around 

 all growing crops. 



It is best to water all newly planted 

 planted plants once, as soon as they are 

 planted. It settles the earth around the 

 roots and gives them a fair start. Hoe a 

 little loose soil over the moist earth as soon 

 as the water has soaked away. This will 

 help to retain the moisture in the soil much 

 longer than if the moist soil was left ex- 

 posed to the sun and air. 



SOWING AND PLANTING. 



There is not much to be done in €Owing 

 and planting during July. Late cabbage 

 and cauliflower should be planted at once if 

 not already attended to. Late celery 



should be planted as soon as possible. A 

 sprajdng or two with Bordeaux mixture 

 without paris green will help to prevent 

 " rust " in celery. The spraying should be 

 discontinued as soon as the earthing up 

 operation is commenced. 



Celery should be planted early in July if 

 wanted for autumn use, although fairly 

 good celery can sometimes be obtained by 

 planting as late as the first week in August. 

 Celery can be planted after early peas or 

 potatoes have been taken ofif, but the ground 

 must be well manured before planting. 

 Well rotted short manure is necessary. On 

 very rich well prepared land celery can be 

 planted 12 inches apart between the rows 

 and 8 inches apart in the rows. This 

 method necessitates not only very rich land, 

 but also compels the use of land tile, card- 

 board, boards or some similar material to 

 be used for bleaching the celery for autumn 

 and early winter use, as earth could not be 

 obtained or easily used for bleaching pur- 

 poses if the rows were as close together as 

 mentioned. As a rule, and especially where 

 well rotted stable manure is scarce, it is best 

 to dig out a trench about 12 inches in depth 



