376 The Profitable Culture of Vegetables. 



JULY. 



APART from gathering and marketing the crops as they 

 come ready, the principal work of this month is to set 

 out plants at every opportunity, to keep down weeds, and to 

 keep the crops moving steadily forward. Sometimes July is a 

 rather wet month, in which case the combined heat and mois- 

 ture causes vegetation to grow luxuriantly, but when showers 

 are few growth often comes practically to a standstill for lack 

 of moisture. Watering over a large area is impracticable, but 

 the use of the hoe is not, and repeated stirrings of the surface 

 soil, either by horse or hand labour, by forming a soil mulch to 

 check evaporation is of immense benefit to the plants, and 

 should be systematically carried out (see pages 17 to 21). 



In the French garden the planting of main-crop celery forms 

 one of the principal tasks of the month ; as the period allowed 

 for growth is short the work should be pressed forward rapidly. 



GENERAL OPERATIONS: p s a e g e e 



Globe Artichokes may be cut down to produce suckers for Chards ... 143 



Beans (Dwarf) may be sown in the first week for late crop 157 



Cabbage for cutting in spring should be sown 171 



Carrots for pulling young in autumn may be sown early in the month... 178 

 Celery (late) should be planted in trenches or on broad beds ... 186 to 190 



Coleworts should be sown 199 



Cucumbers and Melons need frequent attention in watering, thinning 



growths, and gathering fruit 205 and 226 



Herbs should be gathered for drying as they come into flower 212 



Potato Onions may be taken up 250 



Radishes may be sown in cool moist places 286 



Shallots should be harvested 320 



Spinach Beet may be sown 316 



Tomato plants should be regularly tied and trimmed 347 



Turnips should be sown for pulling in autumn 360 



FRENCH GARDENING; 



Carrots, for autumn bunching, may be sown after Cauliflowers 178 



Cauliflowers should be planted on Melon beds, from the beginning to 



the middle of the month ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 228 



Celery (main-crop) should be planted on broad beds 191 



Endive (Summer) should be sown in the first week 210 



Endive (Hardy) should be sown in the third week 210 



If weather is genial remove lights from Melons in the middle of month. 

 Strawberry runners should be layered and watered ... ... ... 323 



