MONTHLY REMINDERS. 133 



MONTHLY REMIKDEES. 



JANUARY. As this is the dead of winter, not much can 

 be done in garden operations, except in preparation for the 

 ensuing season. The collection of manure and its prepa- 

 ration should be attended to. It should always be kept 

 well stacked up, and not allowed to be carelessly left loose, 

 and so to become frozen. 



Air the cold frames whenever the weather permits. If 

 they are covered with snow, it should be removed, unless 

 the soil in the frame is frozen. If that is the case, they may 

 remain covered up for two or three weeks without injury. 



Prepare pea-brush, etc., and see that your garden tools 

 are in good order. 



FEBRUARY. Attend to the manure piles, turning them 

 over once or twice to facilitate their decomposition. 



Make up hot-beds, and towards the end of the month 

 sow in them cabbage, egg plant, lettuce, peppers and 

 tomato seeds. See that the cold frames are properly at- 

 tended to. 



Broad beans and cabbage seed may be sown in cold 

 frames the latter when a hot-bed is not to be had. 



Repair sashes, frames, protection boxes, etc. 



MARCH. Hot-beds may still be made, and seeds of ten- 

 der vegetables sown in them, as directed for last month. 

 Plant wintered-over lettuce in cold frames, when it is de- 

 sired to have them sooner than they can be had in the open 

 air. Radishes, also, can be sown in cold frames for the 

 same purpose. 



