August September 



one at the beginning, the other at the end of the month may be 

 adopted with advantage. The storage of Onions is often faulty, and 

 consequently losses occur through mildew and premature growth. 

 If any are as yet unripe, spread them out in the sun in a dry place, 

 where they can be covered quickly in case of rain. In wet, cold 

 seasons, it- is sometimes necessary to finish the store Onions by 

 putting them in a nearly cold oven for some hours before they are 

 stored away. 



Pea. It is mere waste of seed to sow now, but crops coming 

 forward for late bearing should have attention, more especially to 

 make them safe against storms by a sufficiency of support, and in 

 case of drought to give abundance of water. 



Strawberry Plants may be put in should the weather prove 

 favourable ; but next month will answer. In burning weather it is 

 well worth while to bed the plants closely in a moist shady place 

 until rain comes, and then plant out. 



Tomatoes to be gathered as soon as ripe. If bad weather in- 

 terferes with the finishing of the crop, cut the full-grown fruit with a 

 length of stem attached, and hang them up in a sunny greenhouse, 

 or some other warm spot in full daylight. 



Turnip may be sown in the early part of the month. The best 

 sorts now are Jersey Navet, or Snowball. All the Year Round will 

 please those who like a yellow Turnip. 



SEPTEMBER 



WEEDS will be troublesome to the overworked and the idle gardener,, 

 while the best-kept land will be full of seeds blown upon it from the 

 sluggard's garden, and the first shower will bring them up in terrific 

 force. All that we have to say about them is that they must be kept 

 down, for they will not only choke the rising crops in seed-beds and 

 spoil the look of everything, but they very much tend to keep the 

 ground damp and cold, when, if they were away, it would get dry 

 and warm, to the benefit of all the proper crops upon it. Neglect 

 will make the task of eradication simply terrible, and, in the mean- 

 time, every crop on the ground will suffer. The two great months 

 for weeds are May and September ; but often the September weeds 

 triumph, because the mischief they do is not then so obvious to the 

 casual eye. As there are now many used-up crops that may be 



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