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9. Stake the runner beans. 



10. Successional sowings of beans and peas are valu- 



able. 



11. Give the well established plants occasional doses 



of manure water. 



12. Find something to grow on land made vacant by 



the gathering of spinach and turnip tops. 



JULY. 



1. Use the hoe on all possible occasions. 



2. Sow cabbages and coleworts for next spring. 



3. Bed out the broccoli for cutting between January 



and April. 



4. Dig trenches for the celery plants and put them in 



their new quarters. 



5. Give a thought to the care of the cucumbers on 



the hot-bed and under glass. This is the time 

 to combat the red spider. 



6. Read the chapter on tomatoes and follow the 



advice given for dealing with mature plants. 



7. Thin out the beetroot and put soot on the bed to 



check the slugs. 



8. Early mushroom beds may now be formed. 



9. Lift the shallots and apread them in the sun to 



dry. 



10. Tie in knots the long thin stems of garlic to arrest 



the formation of heads. 



11. Sow endive seeds in well worked soil. 



12. Spray the potato haulms. 



13. Early potatoes may now be dug. 



14. Many crops must be thinned ; the thinnings are 



usually large enough for kitchen use, at this 

 time of the year. 



