154 SUGGESTIONS FOR GARDEN WORK BY MONTHS 



Beds of winter onions may be set early in October. Give them a 

 little protection with straw or leaves as the winter advances. 



The sweet potato crop should be thoroughly dried by this 

 month for storage through the winter. Parsley may be taken 

 from the garden to continue its growth in coldframes or window 

 boxes. 



Many of the garden flowers should be taken in before they are 

 killed by frost. House pots and window boxes should be filled with 

 carnations, chrysanthemums, and others that have spent the 

 summer out of doors. Plant lily-of-the-valley, delphinium, 

 hollyhock, iris and other hardy perennials. Ferns from the woods 



Fig. 92. — Students in a Minnesota high school doing the engineering work preliminary to 

 tile drainage. (Minnesota Station). 



may be identified now and may be transplanted later but before 

 the ground freezes. Label each kind and then remove the top 

 entirely. 



Fall is the best season for draining land (Fig. 92) . Begin the work 

 early enough to complete it before the rainy season begins. 



November. — -This is the best month for harvesting the fall 

 crop of potatoes. A deep pit or vegetable cellar that does not 

 freeze will keep them well. Bury potatoes, carrots and turnips 

 after they have been piled in heaps on the ground. A foot of soil 

 thrown over them and a heavy covering of straw or corn stalks 

 may save them nicely. Parsnips and salsify may be kept in the 

 same way or left in the garden rows to freeze. Their flavor is 



