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Radishes of long sorts like Ghartier. Plant Squashes, Canteloupes 

 and Melons. 



MAY 



Continue succession crops of String Beans and Sweet Corn. Sow 

 Tomato seed in the open ground for late crop plants. Sow Celery seed 

 on border on north side of building or fence. Prepare the bed smoothly 

 and sow the seed in lines 6 in. apart and pat them down with back of 

 spade. Then cover bed with gunny sacks and water on these. As 

 the seed germinates lift and gradually remove the sacks, and when the 

 plants are large enough to handle transplant to another bed in rows a 

 foot apart and 2 in. in the rows to make strong plants for setting in 

 August. 



Make third planting of Gladiolus corms. Lift Dahlia roots that have 

 started and divide to single shoots and replant. If Canna beds are 

 too thick lift them and divide the roots and replant. Plant Caladium 

 esculentum. Any of these that have been left in the ground with a 

 mulch should have the mulch removed. Sow more Tomato seed for 

 late Fall crop. Transplant Egg-plants. Set succession Cabbages. 



JUNE 



Sow seed of Parsnips and Salsify about the middle of the month. 

 These are among the earliest things sown in the North, but in the South 

 they are apt to get overgrown and run .to sed if sown early. In fact, 

 we have sown them with success in July in North Carolina. They 

 make their best growth in the Fall and grow more or less all Winter. 

 Keep up succession plantings of String Beans and Sweet Corn, J>lant 

 more Gladiolus corms for succession. Tomatoes trained to stakes 

 should have the side shoots regularly pinched out. Gather Tomatoes 

 as soon as they begin to show color and put in shady place to fully 

 color. This will prevent sun-scalding. Watch for the Southern 

 bacterial blight on Tomatoes and Egg-plants, and if any escape where 

 others perish, save seed from them to breed resistant strains. Sow 

 Collard seed. Transplant Endive and late Tomato plants. Plant 

 Cucumbers for pickles. Half long Carrots and Blood Beets last of 

 month. In upper South plant late Irish Potatoes middle of the 

 month. 



JULY 



Set Late Tomato plants for the Fall crop. Plant Carrots and late 

 Beets. Fight the Crabgrass or it will soon get the better of you. Sow seed 

 of late Cabbages after the middle of the month, and see that the seed 

 bed never suffers from lack of moisture to get strong plants for setting 

 in late August. Sow Rutabaga seed middle of month. Plant late 



