A MONTHLY CALENDAR OF OPERATION'S. 



FEBRUARY. 



VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 



Beans plant in boxes for turning out next month, also sow in the 

 open ground. Cabbage- sow on a warm border. Carrots sow on a 

 warm border. Cauliflowers prick out those sown in boxes last month 

 on a slight hotbed ; sow on a sheltered border. Celery sow in boxes, 

 and place in a forcing-house for first crop. Cucumbers plant from the 

 seed-bed, and afterwards keep the heat by night 70 to 75, and by day 

 75 to 85. French Beans earth up former sowings, and sow again 

 twice; gather as soon as fit. Lettuce sow on a warm border. Mush- 

 rooms make beds and spawn at 80. Onions sow in boxes, and 

 place in a forcing-house, for planting out in April. Peas sow in 

 boxes, in slits of turf three inches wide, and in the open ground. 

 Potatoes plant on a slight hotbed and on a warm border. Radishes 

 sow on a warm border. Sea-kale cover with pots for forcing. Spinach 

 Turnips sow. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Pinery give air in mild weather ; slightly sprinkle the plants on 

 fine mornings ; give 5 more warmth. Vinery increase the heat 5 ; 

 start a second house. Peach-house cease syringing when the trees 

 are in flower. Cherry-house give air at every favourable opportunity. 

 Orchard-house give abundance of air in mild weather ; arrange the 

 trees for their summer growth ; give a thorough soaking of water ; 

 sprinkle the trees overhead in the morning ; guard against night 

 frosts. Fig-house commence forcing where the trees are planted in 

 the borders. Melons sow seed for early crop. Strawberries take 

 into the forcing-house two batches for succession. Prune and nail 

 fruit trees. Finish planting fruit trees in open weather. Point and 

 top-dress fruit quarters. 



MARCH. 



VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 



Artichokes make new plantations. Asparagus make new beds; 

 top-dress in the latter end of the month. Rhubarb and Sea-kale intro- 

 duce more roots into heat. Basil sow. Beans plant twice in the 

 month. Cabbage fill up vacancies in the autumn plantations. Cap- 

 sicums sow. Carrots sow the early crop. Herbs make new 

 beds. Horse-radish make new plantations. Jerusalem Artichokes 

 plant early in the month. Leeks sow. Lettuce prick out on a slight 

 hotbed those sown last month in boxes. Mushrooms make beds for 

 summer use. Onions sow the main crops. Parsley sow, if neg- 

 lected last month. Parsnips sow the main crop. Peas sow twice ; 

 earth up early crops. Potatoes plant main crop. Radishes sow 

 twice. Savoys sow in the beginning and end of the month. Shallots 

 and Garlic plant in the beginning of the month. Spinach sow. 

 Turnips sow on a sheltered border. 



