PAET IV. 



MONTHLY CALENDAR FOR THE FORCING 

 GARDEN. 



FOR the sake of a ready reference I think a Calendar of 

 operations may be convenient here. 



JANUARY. 



THE EARLY VINERY. In the beginning of the month 

 the house may be fairly started if not already done, and 

 pots of Strawberries may be introduced. French Beans 

 may also be sown in pots (see p. 179), and Rhubarb 

 roots may be introduced and placed in tubs or large 

 boxes, being covered to keep the light from them ; a 

 moist heat should be kept in the house. 



All vine pruning must be finished or the vines will 

 bleed. When bleeding does occur, stop it at once 

 with some painter's knotting put on with a brush. 



THE LATE VINERY. All pruning should be done at 

 once and the vines dressed over with a thick solution of 

 Grishurst compound, or soft soap, sulphur vivum and 

 soot made into a thick paint. Strawberry pots may now 

 be put into this department and set on the ground floor, 

 and where they are set let them remain for fruiting, 

 as the roots will get through the pots very soon and 



