Lawn and Garden Hints for June 



LANTS for bedding may be placed 

 in the open early this month. In 

 color schemes, harmony should be 

 ihe first consideration. Do not attempt 

 Ftoo much. 



Be sure to have plenty of mignonette 



I the annual flower beds. It is a useful 



flower for cutting. Other common an- 



luals worth growing in every garden 



Fare marigold, petunias-) zinnias, poppies, 



jportulaca, calliopsis, and balsam. 



Keep the perennial border well culti- 

 Lvated and clean. Pick off all flowers 

 [when they commence to die. 



Plant some gladiolus bulbs, and plant 

 [some more two weeks later for a suc- 

 fcession of bloom. 



Get the window boxes ready and put 

 ' them in position as soon as danger of 

 frost is past. The time has come to look 

 after vour hanging baskets. 



You can increase the size of ypur 

 pansy flowers by watering two or three 

 times a week with water in which cow 

 manure has been soaked. They will take 

 lots of it. 



Hollyhocks are well worth growing, 

 but d(> not plant them singly. They make 

 a better effect when grouped. 



Keep ahead of the insects on rose 

 bushes. If you have not already done 

 so, give the leaves a good sprinkling 

 of helebore. 



Sprinkling plants and bushes once a 

 \lay with water alone will keep down 

 many pests. 



Dahlias planted now usually will give 

 better results than if planted earlier. 



For l)est results in the flower garden, 

 four essentials in June are thinning, weed- 

 ing, cultivating and watering. 



Sweet peas should be watered often. 

 Never let the ground get thoroughly 

 dry, and do not keep it too wet. 



Old geranium plants that have be- 

 come tall and unsightly can be cut back 

 to within a few inches of the old hard 

 w<x)d. Keep them in soil that is moist 

 but not wet. When growth starts re-pot 

 into a pot one or two sizes smaller, us- 

 ing soil composed of two parts of loamy 

 potting soil and one part of fine sharp 

 sand. Water well and let them grow. 



Do not allow weeds to get a start in 

 a newly-made lawn. Keep the turf thick 

 and velvety, r<nd the weeds will be in 

 the minority. 



Keep ttie mower going. The body 

 of the sward can be increased by fre- 

 quent mowing. It is better to mow 

 often rather than too closely. 



To have large flowers of sweet peas, 

 disbud and allow only a few of the buds 

 to grow to maturity. 



Keep the walks and drives clean. 

 Keep the soil about the shrubs spaded 

 and suckers cut down. 



Portulaca, candytuft, sweet alyssum, 

 and phlox may still be planted. 



Canna beds of one color are more 

 effective on a lawp than mixed colors. 



It is safe to set out any of the annuals 

 or vegetable plants after June first. 



Keep the blossoms picked off the 

 pansies and sweet peas if you want 

 flowers throughout the sea.son. 



Cultivate the vegetables, fruits, and 

 flowers thoroughly if you would be suc- 

 cessful. 



A good time to trim the spiraea Van 

 Houttei and other spring flowering 

 shrubs is just after they are through 

 flowering. 



Watch the roses for insects and either 

 keep them picked off or spray with in- 

 secticides. Soapsuds makes a good 

 spray to get rid of the aphis. Use a 

 clean soap that is free from chemicals. 



vegetables for winter use at small ex- 

 pense. 



Tulips may now be dug to make room 

 for other plants. Take up tops and all 

 and store in some cool, shady place until 

 the foliage dries, then they may be clean- 

 ed and put in a cool place in the sacks 

 till October, when they may be re- 

 planted. 



Spiraeas and other plants blooming 

 early in the spring may now have some 

 of the wood that bore flowers taken out, 

 making room for the new growth which 

 will produce the flowers next year. Care- 

 ful atention to these things means better 

 plants next year. 



VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Set out late cabbage and celery. 

 Continued cultivation means success 

 in the garden. 



Early peas should be in evidence now. 



Transplanting is almost entirely done 

 in May and June — as soon as the seed- 

 lings can be handled with the thumb 

 and finger. A good tooi to use is a 

 sharp pointed stick about the size of a 

 pencil. The plant can be loosened with 

 this without disturbing those that are 

 to be left in the row. It is also a good 

 tool for making the hole for the plant. 

 For larger plants, as those transplanted 

 from hotbeds or cold frames a trowel or 

 large dibber will be useful. Keep all 

 the soil possible about the roots, and 

 firm the soil around the ones left in the 

 row as well as those reset. 



Do not let the roots dry out, and shade 

 the reset plants for three or four days 

 if the sun is bright 



Keep the dahlia plants pruned and tied 

 to stake? for best results. Too many 

 stems produce poor and inferior flowers. 



Have you looked up any of the can- 

 ning outfits? They save the fruit and 



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Better plant a few rows more for later 

 use. 



Dwarf horticultural or cranberry beans 

 make excellent shell beans. It is not 

 too late to plant them now. 



Cucumbers may be sown now with 

 good results. 



Have you made several plantings of 

 peas and corn? 



Swiss Chard takes the place of other 

 leaf crops for "greens" in hot weather, 

 and kale makes good "greens" late in 

 the fall. Plant them now. 



Remove all blossoms^ from newly set 

 strawberry plants. They take too 



much strength from the plant and thus 

 do not allow it to make the best growth 

 of vine. 



Don't plant small fruits or bushes be- 

 tween the tree in the orchard. They 

 soon become a nuisance. Potatoes or 

 Ijeans may often be planted to advan- 



