The Gardener's Calendar 



cut out all weak wood. If it is thick, thin it 

 considerably. Manure liberally. 



All kinds of small fruit can be set out as soon 

 as the ground is in good working condition. 

 But do not be in too great a hurry, and 

 plant it in mud. 



Unleached wood-ashes and bone meal, mixed, 

 make an excellent manure for garden crops 

 and small fruit. Do not fail to make use of it 

 if you are short on barn-yard fertilizer. Apply 

 a top dressing of it to grapes, currants and 

 gooseberries early in the season. 



Peas should be sown after the middle of the 

 month, if the soil is in a condition to warrant. 



The hardier kinds of garden vegetables can 

 be put into the ground the latter part of the 

 month, along the central and southern portion 

 of the northern states, if the season has not 

 been cold and backward. If it has, it is better 

 to wait a little. Nothing is gained by being 

 in too much of a hurry. Often all is lost and 

 all has to be done over. 



Remove the winter mulching from the straw- 

 berry bed. Make new beds, if you did not set 

 out plants last year. Work the ground over 

 thoroughly, and use only strong, vigorous 



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