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Plantations of Asparagus, Rhubarb, etc., if not made 

 last month, should now be done, as those set out later thau 

 April, will not make such a vigorous growth. Succession 

 crops of Lettuce, Beets, Cabbage, Onions, Peas, Potatoes, 

 Radishes, Spinach, Turnips, etc., may be planted or sown 

 during the latter part of the month, to succeed those 

 planted in March and early part of April. 



The early sown crops should be hoed, and the ground 

 stirred close to the young plants, so as to destroy the germ 

 of the weeds now appearing. 



MAT. Although the bulk of the hardy vegetables is 

 now planted, yet the tender varieties are still to come ; they 

 require more care as they are more susceptible of injury, 

 by too early or injudicious planting, than the others., In 

 the early part of the month, the succession crops, named 

 in April, may be yet planted so as to produce good crops, 

 and the tender varieties, such as Bush Beans, Cora, Melon, 

 Okra, Pepper, Squash, Tomato, may be sown or planted 

 after the middle of the month ; but Egg Plants, Sweet 

 Potatoes, Lima Beans, and Peppers, had better be delayed 

 to the last week in May. The first produce of the spring 

 plantings will now be ready for use. Lettuce or Radishes, 

 planted in cold frames in March, are matured from 5th to 

 20th May, and if covered up by straw mats at night, ten 

 days earlier. In warm situations, on rich, light soils, the 

 Radishes, Lettuce, Turnips, or Peas, planted in March, are 

 fit for market. Rhubarb and Asparagus are also fit to be 

 gathered, on early soils, the latter part of the month. 



Additional labor is now beginning to be required, 

 the marketing of crops occupying a large portion of the 

 time, while the thinning out of sown crops, and the keep- 



