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k of Gardens 



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August 



THE GARDENER'S CALENDAR 



Abundatit watering 

 of the roots is essen- 

 tial when evergreens 

 are being planted 



Gather and use the 



^SS - plants while 



they are still young 



a?id full of juice 



When the crop is 

 over, dig the pea 

 vines into the 

 ground to enrich it 



SUNDAY 



31. Buds 



will be forminw 

 on most of the 

 greenhouse 

 chrysanthe- 

 mums at this 

 time and 

 strong Teedintrs 

 will be neces- 

 sary if you 

 want highest 

 quaiityflowers. 

 Also spraj' oc- 

 casionally with 

 tobacco prep- 

 aration. 



3. Strawberry 

 beds may be 

 set out at this 

 time, which 

 will bear a full 

 crop of fruit 

 next year. 

 Make certain 

 that both the 

 perfect and im- 

 perfect types 

 are planted. 

 This will assure 

 proper fertili- 

 zation of the 

 flowers. 



10. This is 

 the time that 

 cuttings should 

 be taken of all 

 the various 

 bedding plants 

 such as coleus, 

 geraniums and 

 al ternantheras. 

 These plants if 

 carried in a 

 cool green- 

 house through- 

 out the winter 

 will make good 

 stock plants. 



17. If you 

 w ant li i g h - 

 grade dahlia 

 blooms it will 

 be necessary to 

 keep the plants 

 properly dis- 

 budded. This 

 means a con- 

 stant and con- 

 sistent pinch- 

 i n g o f the 

 young growth 

 in order to re- 

 duce the num- 

 ber of buds. 



24. It is ad- 

 visable to have 

 a small step- 

 ladder or at 

 least a box to 

 stand on in or- 

 der to get at 

 the top of the 

 poles when 

 picking limas 

 or other types 

 of pole beans. 

 It is u.=<ually at 

 the top that 

 the greatest 

 yield is found. 



MONDAY 



TUESDAY 



This Calendar of the gar- 

 dener's labors is aimed as a 

 reminder for undertaking 

 all his talks in season. It 

 is fitted to the latitude of 

 the Middle States, but its 

 service should be available 

 for the whole country if it 

 be remembered that for 

 every one hundred miles 

 north or south there is a 

 difference of from five to 

 seven days later or earlier 



4. Neglected 

 ground that is 

 intended for 

 cultivation 

 next year 

 should be brok- 

 en up. The 

 proper forking 

 or plowing with 

 the subsequent 

 harrowing will 

 remove large 

 quantities of 

 the trouble- 

 some rye and 

 twitch grass. 



U. Melons 

 ripening now 

 should be kept 

 sprayed with 

 Bordeaux mix- 

 ture to i)re\'ent 

 blight. It is a 

 good plan to 

 pl ace smal I 

 boards under 

 the young mel- 

 ons to assure 

 ripening. Allow 

 the melon to 

 leave the vine 

 voluntarily. 



IS. Roses 

 showing a sub- 

 stantial growth 

 should be en- 

 couraged by 

 top dressings 

 of bone meal 

 or any good 

 fertilizing 

 agent. Though 

 it does not im- 

 prove the qual- 

 ity of the fall 

 flowers it gives 

 the plant more 

 vigor. 



25. Crops 

 that remain in 

 the ground 

 such as Swiss- 

 chard, pars- 

 n i p s, etc.. 

 should have a 

 topdressing oc- 

 casionally with 

 a strong fer- 

 tilizer to pre- 

 vent them 

 from becoming 

 tough- Soluble 

 fertilizers are 

 more available. 



5. Flowers 

 intended for 

 cultivation in 

 the greenhouse 

 this winter 

 should be 

 started now. 

 Seeds of vari- 

 ous annuals 

 such as stock 

 mignonette 

 and snapdrag- 

 on may be 

 sown, or small 

 plants may be 

 purchased. 



12. Bulbs for 

 forring in the 

 greenhouse 

 should he or- 

 dered at this 

 time. Boxes, 

 I)ans. soil and 

 other necessary 

 materials used 

 in the forcimi 

 of these plants 

 should be made 

 ready, as some 

 of these bulbs 

 are available 

 now. 



10. Don't 

 let your flower 

 garden run 

 down. Keep 

 the tail flowers 

 staked and cut 

 out all the dead 

 flowering 

 stalks. Keep 

 the edges trim- 

 med and stir 

 the soil on the 

 surface This is 

 as necessary 

 now as in the 

 spring. 



26. Newly 

 set out plants 

 that are not 

 growing satis- 

 factorily can be 

 stimulated into 

 growth by ap- 

 plication of ni- 

 trate of soda, 

 sulphate of am- 

 monia or other 

 materials of 

 this kind. After 

 using th ese 

 good results 

 will be noticed. 



WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 



Warm noon brims full the 



valley's cup, 

 The aspen's leaves are 



scarce astir; 

 Only the little mill sejids 



up 

 Its busy, jiever - ceasing 



burr. 



— Lowell. 



6. Vegetables 

 of the different 

 forcing types 

 may be started 

 for greenhouse 

 cultivation To- 

 matoes, cauli- 

 flower, lettuce, 

 spinach, pars- 

 l e y , beans, 

 Swisschardand 

 New Zealand 

 spinach are 

 vegetables of 

 easy culture 

 under glass. 



13. New 

 lawns can be 

 seeded down 

 now. Failure 

 with lawns is 

 often due to 

 the improper 

 preparation of 

 the ground and 

 the meagre al- 

 lotment of 

 seed. Sow grass 

 thickly, as' this 

 will help to 

 choke the weed 

 growth. 



20. If you 

 have a green- 

 house makeup 

 a compost heap 

 of all plants. 

 I'se top soil 

 with a good sod 

 growth adding 

 manure and 

 bone meal and 

 stacking it up 

 at a convenient 

 point so that 

 the green ma- 

 terial will de- 

 compose. 



27. Gather 

 the onion crop 

 now. When 

 the tops have 

 died down the 

 onions should 

 be pulled and 

 left in the sun 

 to dry; then the 

 tops can be 

 twisted off and 

 th e onions 

 themselves 

 stored in a dry 

 cool place until 

 ready for use. 



7 This is the 

 time that spe- 

 cial attention 

 should beglven 

 to cabbage and 

 other green 

 vegetables on 

 account of the 

 leaf eating in- 

 sects. The 

 plants should 

 be sprayed 

 with arsenate 

 of lead to de- 

 stroy the in- 

 sects. 



14. Hedges 

 of all types, 

 evergreens that 

 have been con- 

 fined to a form, 

 and various 

 plants that are 

 clipped, should 

 be gone over 

 now as growth 

 is about to 

 cease. This will 

 be the final 

 clipping and 

 should be done 

 carefully. 



21. This is 

 an excellent 

 time to go over 

 and prune the 

 shade trees, as 

 it is easy to see 

 how the work 

 should be done. 

 Remove the 

 limbs very 

 close leaving 

 no shoulders, 

 and paint the 

 wounds care- 

 fully. Make 

 cuts clean. 



28. Biennials 

 such as fox- 

 glove and cup- 

 and-saucer,can 

 be started from 

 seed now. It is 

 good practice 

 to sow quanti- 

 ties of peren- 

 nials now. car- 

 r J' i n g them 

 over the winter 

 in the cold- 

 frame and set- 

 ting them out 

 in early spring. 



FRIDAY 



1. Early 

 celery should 

 now be ready 

 for use. E^^nk- 

 i^ig this with 

 earth is n'ot ad- 

 vised on ac- 

 count of the in- 

 tense heat. It 

 is best to use 

 paper bleachers 

 or boards lor 

 this purpose, 

 blanching only 

 in usable quan- 

 tities- 



S. Evergreens 

 may be planted 

 at this time. 

 These are 

 plants that 

 need a great 

 deal of water, 

 so it is advis- 

 able when re- 

 setting them to 

 saturate the 

 soil thorough- 

 ly to restore 

 and encourage 

 activity of the 

 roots. 



15. There is 

 still time to 

 sow some cool 

 crops in the 

 garden. Sev- 

 eral sowings of 

 peas should be 

 made this 

 month, also 

 spinach, cress, 

 radishes. let- 

 tuce, turnips, 

 etc. If the 

 ground is dry, 

 water well be- 

 fore sowing. 



22. This is 

 the time to 

 build cold- 

 Xraraes for the 

 fall and winter. 

 Brick or con- 

 crete is prefer- 

 red but a sub- 

 stantial wood- 

 en frame will 

 last some time. 

 Next to the 

 greenhouse the 

 coldframe is 

 the gardener's 

 best friend. 



20. Before 

 cold weather 

 look over the 

 greenhouse, re- 

 placing broken 

 glass, doing 

 any necessary 

 repair work 

 Be certain the 

 boiler is in 

 working condi- 

 tion, particu- 

 larly in a green- 

 house that 

 was closed last 

 year. 



SATURDAY 



2. Late cel- 

 ery, cabbage, 

 cauliflower and 

 kale may still 

 be planted. Use 

 plenty of water 

 when setting 

 out jthcse 

 plants and 

 make a habit 

 of watering 

 them twice 

 daily until the 

 plants show 

 that the roots 

 are established. 



9 Bay trees, 

 palms, hydran- 

 geas and other 

 plants custom- 

 arily used for 

 piazza decora- 

 tion are usually 

 infested with 

 various aphids 

 and other in- 

 sects. It is ad- 

 visable to use 

 tobacco sprays 

 regularly as a 

 preventive of 

 these pests. 



16. The cane 

 fruits should 

 be looked over 

 at this time. 

 Old shoots on 

 the raspberries 

 and blackber- 

 ries should be 

 cut out en- 

 tirely as these 

 do not bear 

 again. Young, 

 shoots for next 

 year should 

 now be tied 

 firmly in place. 



23. After 

 gathering the 

 peach crop, 

 spray the trees 

 with Bordeaux 

 mixture to keep 

 the various 

 foliage diseases 

 in cheek. Trees 

 afflicted with 

 the yellows 

 should be cut 

 down and 

 burned to pre- 

 vent ^hespread 

 of the disease. 



30. It is just 

 as necessary to 

 prune vines as 

 it is other 

 plants. All old 

 and unproduc- 

 t i V e wood 

 should be re- 

 moved. This 

 will give more 

 room for the 

 younger and 

 more vigorous 

 shoots. Now is 

 the time for 

 this work. 



OEEMS like this Prohibition idee ain't limited just to people — even the sky's been dry since the first o' 

 ^ Jiily an' the crops is in a bad wav all through the county. ]\[abcs mc think of a piece in our last 

 week's paper 'bout the Indians dozen Ne7v Mexico an' Arizony way, an' how they holds a kind o' sociable 

 an' dance so's the clcmcnt'll treat 'em right an' give 'em a good harvest. 'Course, ive couldn't do nothin' 

 like that up here, for the folks is all old-line Methodists, an' they wouldn't stand for no worshippin' o' 

 the sun an' the rain an' the south wind. But the idee ain't bad; I mean, the idee o' lookin' on the ele- 

 ments, the sun. moon an stars, as sort o' gods rulin' our gcn'ral wcll-bcin' . To my mind they ain't 

 no grander thing than the snn_. nor more awe-inspirin' than a whackin' old thunderstorm at night, non 

 more helpful to a body's spirit than the stars, if ye'll really look at 'em. Call me an Atheist if \e 

 zvant to, but I b'liciie thcy's a deal a' practical, workable religion, a lot that'll help ye be a useful 

 citizen an' a good friend, in the worship o' them. Indians, It's kinder gettin' down to simple first prin- 

 ciples, o' course, but it's sincere an' genuine — which some of our up-to-date religion ain't. 



Old Doc Lemmon. 



Eighth Month 



Dry onions in the 

 sun, then twist off 

 the tops and store 

 the bulbs for winter 



By breaking some 



of the roots you 



postpone the seeding 



of lettuce plants 



Foxgloves, campa- 

 nulas and other per- 

 ennials are started 

 from seed sown now 



Slat stakes keep the 

 runners of the bush 

 limas off the ground 



Do not fail to thin out those vegetables 



the seeds of which are soun ditectly m the 



garden rows 



Seeds of cauliflower, IcIIull, cIl , for trans- 

 planting, can be started now in boxes in 

 the greenhouse 



Old advice, but good 



■ — keep the ground 



well cultivated 



