190 MARKET GARDENING. 



About the middle or latter end of this month, sow Reed- 

 land Early, Late Mountain, Late Flat Dutch, Late Drum- 

 head, Flat Dutch and Drumhead Savoy cabbage seed, for 

 plants to be set out in June. Cauliflower and broccoli 

 may be sown. Carrots, parsnips and beets previously 

 sown are now advancing in growth, and should receive 

 necessary care ; additional sowings of each may now be 

 made. Pearl onions, set out in autumn, should be fit 

 for use. Sow leeks for winter use. Turnips sown last 

 month should be hoed and thinned. Draw up the earth 

 to the potato vines. Sow radishes ; the White Summer 

 and Golden Globe are the best for the season. Lettuce 

 may be drilled where intended to head. Sow celery; 

 plant more cucumbers, melons and squashes. Study 

 varieties. The fertilizer best adapted to these vines is 

 compost prepared the past season, formed of decomposed 

 manure, well rotted sod, wood earth, etc. It is suffic- 

 iently stimulating, and will not be likely to burn the 

 plants during dry weather, and the vines will bear better 

 than when of more rampant growth. Sow okra, Long 

 Green Pod, if not already in. The vigilant gardener will 

 keep his eye upon the weeds. 



MAY. 



NORTHERN. During the past month the hardier 

 vegetables have been sown, and by the middle of the 

 present month all will have been put in. 



Plant bush beans for succession ; Lima, Carolina, 

 and other pole beans may now be planted. Sow Long 

 beets. Plant cabbage, and sow seed if not done last 

 month. Plant peppers. Sow Nantes carrot. Remove 

 glass in cauliflower frames. Weed celery. Repeat sow- 

 ings for crops which have failed when first sown. Plant 

 Jersey Pickle cucumbers. Sow Reliable lettuce, Largest 

 of All, and Dutch Butter, in drills to stand ; thin out to 

 four inches. Plant melons ; the best are the Boss and 



