WHAT TO DO MONTH BY MONTH 



lows (the leaves turning yellow and drop- 

 ping), remove the tree without touching oth- 

 ers, to prevent infection, and burn leaf, branch 

 and root. Don't take any chances ! 



Berries. Cut back all dead wood and head 

 back the blackberry and raspberry to a height 

 of three and one-half feet. If the canes are 

 thick, thin them out before tying. Start to 

 cultivate as soon as the frost is out of the 

 ground and the soil is not too sticky. This is 

 the rainy month, therefore do not be too ambi- 

 tious to cultivate the strawberry patch. Run 

 the cultivator between the rows before fitting 

 the straw under the edge of the plants to pre- 

 vent the rain from splashing soil on the fruit 

 later in the season. 



MAY 



THE VEGETABLES 



Don't Hurry. Don't be too anxious to 

 plant out tender varieties of vegetables until 

 all danger of frost has passed. Start your 

 liquid manure barrel to working. Don't cul- 



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