CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS 245 



Garden Calendar for the South 



JANUARY 



Plant the extra early Peas of the Alaska type. Plant Broad Wind- 

 sor Beans to come in green along with the early Peas. In Florida and 

 the Gulf Coast plant early Irish Potatoes. If the Sweet Peas were not 

 sown in the Fall they should be put in the ground as soon as possible 

 to get them to bloom before the weather gets too hot. Lettuce in 

 frames should be fully exposed to the air in all warm and sunny spells. 

 Where grown under cloth it will get drawn up weak if the cloth is kept 

 on too close. Sow Early Turnip Radish. 



FEBRUARY 



In all the central and upper South prepare and fertilize the soil 

 ready for planting Early Irish Potatoes from middle to last of the 

 month. Sow seeds of Lettuce in a well prepared bed for transplanting 

 in March for the early Spring crop in the open ground. Sow seed of 

 the Copenhagen Market Cabbage and the Succession to follow the 

 Fall-set plants of the Wakefield. In the latter part of the month sow 

 the wrinkled Peas. Sow early Milan Turnips. Level the early 

 Cabbage ridges after the middle of the month and cultivate clean and 

 use side dressings of Nitrate of soda 150 Ibs. an acre to push the early 

 growth. Sow Leeks in seed bed. Sow seed of the Prizetaker Onion 

 in frames early in the month for transplanting later. Sow in the open 

 ground the latter part of the month seed of the New England Globe 

 varieties of Onions in heavily fertilized soil. These will make full 

 sized Onions the same season. The Bermuda Onions can also be 

 grown by the transplanting method, or will make good crop sown in 

 the open ground. The first week in the month sow Seed of Earliana 

 and Bonny Best Tomatoes and Sweet Peppers in a well made hotbed 

 under glass. Give them plenty of air in sunny weather or you may 

 cook them. Plant Asparagus seed and set roots. Sow early Beets 

 and Spinach and Early Horn Carrots. 



MARCH 



In the upper South the Early Irish Potatoes can still be planted, 

 and the latest Peas like the Champion of England. Later than this 

 they will be caught by the hot weather. Transplant the Onion 

 plants as soon as they are the size of a lead pencil, nipping roots 

 and tops slightly and setting in rows shallowly 15 in. apart and 3 or 4 in. 

 in the rows. Transplant the early Tomato plants into cold frames for 

 hardening them off for setting in the open ground in April. Set the 



