374 The Profitable Culture of Vegetables. 



Cucumbers (Ridge) may be planted out early in the month, if protected, 

 with warm manure under ; seed may be sown in the open in the 



third week 208 



Marrows should be put in a cold frame to harden in the first week and 



planted out in the third week 364 



Marrows may be sown in the open after the middle of the month ... 365 



Mustard and Cress may be sown in the open 242 



Peas (second-early) should be sown twice 260 



Radishes should be sown in cool moist places 286 



Spinach should be sown in cool moist places 311 



New Zealand Spinach should be planted out at the end of the month... 315 



Tomatoes should be set out in last week if weather is genial 345 



Turnips should be sown for succession 360 



FRENCH GARDENING: 



Cauliflowers should be planted in the open as ground comes vacant and 



more seed sown for succession ... ....< . ...i'* ... ... ... 182 



Celery (main-crop) and Celeriac must be pricked out in the open early 



in the month , ... 185 



Cucumbers should be sown on a hot-bed in the first week and potted in 



the last week, to fill frames which come off forwarded Strawberries 201 

 Dwarf Beans from cold frames should be planted in a sheltered place.. 157 

 Endive may be sown in the first week. 

 Melons must be planted as beds are prepared ... ... ... ... 225 



Strawberries being forwarded need water and liquid manure frequently 328 

 Tomatoes should be planted out over warm manure and covered with 



cloches early in the month ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104 



JUNE. 



TOMATO, vegetable marrow, and ridge cucumber planting 

 should be finished as early in the month as the weather 

 will permit. Lettuces, cauliflowers, and early broccoli should 

 be planted out whenever an opportunity occurs. Potatoes will 

 need earthing-up. Crops grow rapidly now but not so quickly 

 as weeds do unless they are constantly kept down ; still, there is 

 some satisfaction in knowing that the operation of stirring the 

 soil to destroy weeds is also one of the best possible means of 

 increasing the vigour of the crop, also that the oftener it is done 

 the easier it becomes. Now also is the time when it pays to 

 give water to some of the crops, but when this course is decided 





