THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



May loose soil for earthing, which should be practised before 



16-31 the tops get tall. 



Tomatoes must have regular attention. Plants in pots 

 which are swelling up a crop of fruit may have water 

 and liquid manure. They enjoy moisture at the roots, 

 but a damp atmosphere is Hable to encourage leaf 

 disease. It is for this reason that Cucumbers and 

 Tomatoes do not thrive, as a rule, in the same house. 



May The Garden in May — A Resume 



Resum6 The warmer, longer days, the rapid development of 

 plants, and the greater abundance of leaf and bloom 

 combine to render May a pleasant month in the garden. 

 The gardener begins to see some results of his early 

 labours, and derives encouragement therefrom. He 

 must not, however, begin to relax his efforts yet 

 awhile ; his attitude should rather be to follow up a 

 good start, and not relax in the slightest degree such 

 advantage as he has gained. 



One matter on which concentration is extremely 

 desirable is that of the subjugation of insect enemies. 

 Aphides, slugs, snails, caterpillars, grubs, and maggots 

 of various descriptions attack plants. Flowers, fruit, 

 and vegetables are equally affected. All enemies become 

 increasingly troublesome as they grow in numbers, 

 and it should be the aim of gardeners to see that they do 

 not increase — to attack and destroy them before they 

 have time to spread. Fruit trees and vegetables may 

 be sprayed, and Roses hand-picked. Sanitas and lime 

 may be used for suppressing slugs, and Apterite or 

 Vaporite for reducing wireworms and leather-jackets. 



Beautiful window ledges do much to make house 

 fronts attractive, and some time in May existing boxes 

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