Book of Gardens 



109 



THE GARDENER'S CALENDAR 



Seventh Month 



To postpone its go- 

 ing to seed, shade 

 the lettuce with 

 slat screens 



A no t her way of 



shading lettuce is to 



s u p p r t boards 



along ths row 



Put poison on the 



cabbages before the 



worms get a start 



at them 



SUNDAY 



MONDAY 



Today I have grown taller 

 from walking ivith the trees. 



The seven sister-poplars ivho 

 go softly in a line; 



And I think my heart is 

 whiter for its parley with a 

 star 



That trembled out at night- 

 fall and hung above the 

 pine. 



Karle Wilson Baker. 



6. Keep the 

 cultivator 

 working stead- 

 ily. Deep and 

 frequent culti- 

 vation will re- 

 lieve to a great 

 extent the np- 

 cessity ol arti- 

 ficial watering. 

 Besureto work 

 the ground 

 after each rain 

 so as to eon- 

 serve the nat- 

 ural moisture. 



13. The last 

 sowing of corn 

 should be made 

 at this time. 

 Use both the 

 very early and 

 medium varie- 

 ties. Plant sev- 

 eral rows quite 

 close together 

 so that in late 

 fall they can 

 be protected, if 

 necessary. This 

 willincreasethe 

 amount grown. 



20. What 

 about some fall 

 peas in the gar- 

 d e n? Don't 

 think because 

 you failed the 

 first time that 

 it is not prac- 

 tical. Use man- 

 u r e in the 

 trench and for 

 good res ul ts 

 use the round 

 type of pea 

 such as New 

 York Market. 



27. Why not 

 start a number 

 of perennials 

 from seed now? 

 This is the eco- 

 nomical meth- 

 od of raising 

 these plants in 

 any quantity. 

 II you have no 

 frame to carry 

 them over in, 

 they can be 

 protected dur- 

 ing winter with 

 boards. 



7. Do not 

 neglect the 

 flower garden. 

 Keep all the 

 spaces between 

 the plants well 

 loosened up to 

 admit air to 

 the soil. The 

 tall flowers, 

 especially, 

 should be 

 staked, and 

 when this is 

 done, remove 

 all dead stems. 



14. Don't 

 wait for blight 

 to destroy your 

 plants before 

 you start 

 spraying, 

 IMelons, cu- 

 cumbers, toma- 

 toes, celery and 

 other soft plants 

 are subject to 

 blight and 

 should be 

 sprayed with 

 Bordeaux mix- 

 ture. 



21. During 

 the dry wea- 

 ther that usu- 

 ally prevails at 

 this time, it 

 would be an ex- 

 cellent plan to 

 study the dif- 

 ferent types of 

 irrigation. 

 Sooner or later 

 you will have 

 one of these 

 rain machines 

 in your carden. 

 Do it now. 



28. Carna- 

 tions in the 

 field must not 

 be neglected. 

 It is on the 

 condition of 

 these plants 

 that the flower 

 crop of next 

 winter to a 

 large extent de- 

 pends. Culti- 

 vate the ground 

 well and keep 

 the plants 

 pinched back. 



TUESDAY 



1. Do not 

 neglect the ne- 

 cessary prun- 

 ing of the early 

 flowering 

 shrubs alter 

 they have fin- 

 ished flowering. 

 Remove some 

 of the old 

 shoots at the 

 base and re- 

 duce the num- 

 ber of the thin 

 weak interior 

 branches. 



8. Set out 

 some plants oi 

 the late plants 

 of cabbage, 

 cauliflower, 

 kale, Brussels 

 sprouts, celery, 

 etc. Dig deep 

 trenches for 

 them, adding 

 plenty of man- 

 ure. Water the 

 plants for sev- 

 eral days or 

 until they start 

 to grow. 



15. Ruta- 

 bagas, beets 

 and carrots for 

 winter use 

 should be sown 

 now. Sow in 

 the drills and 

 thin out to the 

 required dis- 

 tance. In dry 

 weather look 

 out for green 

 flies, and if at- 

 tacked, spray 

 with tobacco 

 solution. 



22. This is 

 the time of the 

 year when the 

 chrysanthe- 

 mums in the 

 greenhouse 

 should have 

 someattention. 

 Frequent feed- 

 ings with liquid 

 plant foods are 

 advisable. Use 

 various mate- 

 rials so as to 

 give a well-bal- 

 anced food. 



29. Keep the 

 runners re- 

 moved on the 

 strawberry 

 bed. This is 

 also an excel- 

 lent time to set 

 out new beds. 

 If this is prop- 

 erly attended 

 to. they should 

 produce next 

 season. Spray 

 with Bordeaux 

 if the leaves 

 are blighted. 



WEDNESDAY 



2. Sweet 

 peas must not 

 be allowed to 

 become dry at 

 the roots; 

 heavy mulch- 

 ing is preferred 

 to surface wa- 

 tering. When 

 necessary the 

 ground should 

 be well soaked. 

 Use a stick to 

 determine the 

 penetration of 

 the water. 



9. Why not 

 sow cover crops 

 on that waste 

 land or in the 

 orchard? This 

 is the most 

 economical 

 means of soil 

 restoration. 

 Corn, rye, 

 clover and 

 beans are good 

 for this purpose 

 and make ex- 

 cellent summer 

 cover crops. 



16. After the 

 outside roses 

 have finished 

 flowering, some 

 attention 

 should be given 

 to the bed to 

 improve the 

 quantity and 

 quality of the 

 fall flowers. 

 With a fork ap- 

 ply a liberal 

 top dressing of 

 bone to the bed 

 as fertilizer. 



23. Cool 

 nights and hot 

 days are mil- 

 dew and blight 

 breeders. If the 

 leaves are in- 

 fested, they 

 should be 

 picked off and 

 then the plants 

 sprayed with a 

 strong solution 

 of copper, Sul- 

 phite of potas- 

 sium Is best lor 

 mildew. 



30 Some 

 flowers for the 

 greenhouse 

 should be 

 started now, 

 such as stocks, 

 calceolarias, 

 cinerarias, cal- 

 endulas, etc. 

 These are but 

 a few of the 

 many flowers 

 which can be 

 started now for 

 finishing in the 

 greenhouse. 



THURSDAY 



3. The main 

 shoots on the 

 dahlias should 

 be 1 educed to 

 three. Close 

 cultivation will 

 keeptheshoots 

 from increas- 

 ing. The plants 

 must be dis- 

 budded. Do 

 this regularly if 

 you want to 

 have really 

 high quality 

 flowers. 



10. The time 

 the climbing 

 roses should be 

 looked over is 

 after they have 

 finished flower- 

 ing. Some of 

 the old woody 

 shoots can now 

 be removed at 

 the base, and 

 the lateral 

 shoots can be 

 reduced some- 

 whai.improviug 

 their growth. 



17. This is 

 an excellent 

 ti.:ae of year to 

 look over the 

 trees on your 

 grounds. Any 

 minorrepalring 

 necessary 

 should be at- 

 tended to. 

 Paint all scars, 

 remove all dead 

 wood. Any 

 trouble should 

 be examined by 

 an expert. 



24. What 

 aboutnextwin- 

 t e r in the 

 greenhouse? 

 Now is the best 

 time to start 

 some of the 

 vegetables for 

 forcing. 

 Cucumbers, to- 

 matoes, mush- 

 rooms. New 

 Zealand spin- 

 ach, parsley, 

 etc., give the 

 best results. 



31. Sow sev- 

 eral rows of 

 beans rather 

 closely t o- 

 gether so they 

 can be easily 

 protected in 

 case of an early 

 f ^r o s t . Use 

 water in the 

 drill to hasten 

 germination, 

 and keep the 

 ground around 

 the plant s 

 stirred deeply. 



FRIDAY 



4. The pota- 

 toes should be 

 sprayed once 

 more with 

 arsenate of lead 

 to destroy late 

 hatchings of 

 the potato 

 beetle' Early 

 potatoes 

 should now be 

 ready for use: 

 dig them only 

 in such quan- 

 tities as you 

 can use. 



11. It you 

 have fruit trees 

 it would be 

 greatly to your 

 advantage to 

 stait now to 

 get acquainted 

 with summer 

 pruning. This 

 is the accepted 

 method with 

 fruiting trees 

 and it should 

 be attended to 

 at this time to 

 produce results. 



18. After the 

 fruiting period 

 is over the cane 

 fruits should be 

 examined very 

 carefully. First 

 remove all the 

 old fruiting 

 canes and then 

 tie the new 

 canes in posi- 

 tion if care is 

 taken. These 

 will be your 

 next year's pro- 

 ducing canes. 



25. The 

 melon plants 

 should be fed 

 freely witn li- 

 quid manures. 

 First make 

 some holes 

 around the hills 

 so that the ma- 

 terial wilt reach 

 the roots, then 

 lay boards un- 

 der the fruit. 

 This will assure 

 you much bet- 

 ter melons. 



SATURDAY 



5. Do not 

 fail to keep up 

 sowings of 

 those crops 

 that require 

 seeding, such 

 as beans, corn, 

 cucumbers, let- 

 tuce, etc. It the 

 weather is dry 

 and hot, water 

 the drill thor- 

 oughly. This 

 should be done 

 before putting 

 in the seed. 



12. Weeds! 

 We must make 

 war on them 

 now. This is 

 the time to kill 

 all obnoxious 

 growths as 

 they are now 

 in tuU develop- 

 ment. Early 

 morning Is the 

 best time to 

 destroy them, 

 afterwards 

 raking them up 

 in the evening. 



19. Keep a 

 sharp lookout 

 for caterpillars 

 of all kinds. All 

 these pests are 

 very destruct- 

 ive at this time 

 of year, but 

 there is little 

 excuse for their 

 damaging any- 

 thing as they 

 are easily de- 

 stroyed. Most 

 easily done 

 with a torch. 



26. The 

 planting season 

 is again here. 

 Evergreens of 

 all types may 

 be moved now. 

 Be sure to use 

 plenty of water 

 in this work, 

 and where pos- 

 sible, spray the 

 foliage in the 

 evemng for the 

 first few weeks. 

 Good results 

 will follow. 



This Calendar of the gar- 

 dener's labors is aimed as a 

 reminder for undertaking 

 his tasks in season. It is 

 fitted to the latitude of the 

 Middle States, but should 

 serve the whole country if 

 it be remembered that for 

 every hundred miles north 

 or south there is a differ- 

 ence of five to seven days 

 later or earlier in perform- 

 ing garden operations. 



'T' HEY give a pajcnt, I think they calls it, over to East Ellsworth las' week, to celebrate the foimdin' o' 

 '- Jhe village back in 1719. Some o' the rich summer folks started it, an' it must've cost 'em a pile, what 

 with the rig-outs for the actors, the refreshments, an' all. They took it powerful serious, too, thetn New 

 Yorkers, an' told us how we owed it toour great-granddads to show we ain't forgot all they done for us 

 by startin' East Ellstvorth. I reckon it_ don't make much diff'rencc to them that's dead these hundred 

 years an' more, whether wc gives a pajent or not; but we likes to keep the sutnmer visitors happy an' 

 spendin' their money, so we says "Sure" when they asked us. It was fun, too, after we got started. One 

 day they was a sham fight with the Indians, an' I like to died a-laughin' at Hen Pilikins, with a tommy- 

 hawk in one hand an' a scalpin' knife in t'other, a--whoopin' through the brush after old mct'n Elkus, who 

 was dressed up like one 0' them Pilgrim Fathers. Hen he ain't much on looks ez^en in his reg'lar clo'es, 

 but -fixed up as a Indian — wa'l, a hoss that seed him jes' took one look an' bolted. Mebbe them two ol' 

 rascals couldn't git over the ground, too — the las' we seed of 'em they was a-headin' straight for the East 

 Ellsworth House, an' gain' strong! 



Old Doc Lemmon. 



A nitrate of soda 



solution is good to 



stimulate the growth 



of the crops 



Prune the flowering 



shrubs as soon as 



they have finished 



blooming 



Staking and tying 



the tall flowers is a 



necessary protective 



measure 



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The large tomatoes 



are best for the 



main crop 



Young seedlings may be transplanted 



into boxes now. Keep the surface of the 



soil well stirred 



All nests of the tent caterpillars should 



be burned. A kerosene torch, or paper, 



mav be used 



Flower pots under 



the melons will help 



their ripening 



