MAY 163 



MAY 



Vegetables. — Remember to keep up a succession of plantings of 

 lima beans, bush beans, and Kentucky Wonder pole beans. Other 

 hot weather vegetables should be planted now if not before. 

 Cucumbers and melons may be started out of doors from seed. 

 Plant also seeds of squash and watermelon. Remember these vine 

 crops should be kept apart to keep them from crossing. If the 

 pollen is carried from one to another by bees and other insects 

 the flavor will be affected. Use plenty of manure in each place 

 where the seeds are planted. The harvesting of early vegetables 

 may leave vacant places in the garden. Fill these in with the 

 summer crops. 



Remember to keep a succession of plantings of corn for roasting 

 ears. Sweet potato plants should be set out early this month. 



Seeds of cauliflower, late cabbage, collards, and Brussels 

 sprouts may be planted in the open garden. Put a little lime at 

 each place where the seeds are planted to mark the spots. This 

 will help in the matter of cultivation. Weeds grow so quickly that 

 frequent stirring of the ground is advisable. Use a number of 

 seeds at each place and thin the plants afterwards. Set out all 

 plants from the hotbeds and coldframes that are to make their 

 growth in the open garden through the summer. Eggplants, 

 sweet potatoes and tomatoes should be set in the garden now. 



The long season varieties of Irish potatoes may be planted early 

 in May, such as Burbank, Carman No. Three, and Pearl or 

 Peerless. 



If you have not started seeds of celery soak the seeds in warm 

 water and plant them now in the coldframe. They may be trans- 

 planted in July to the open garden for fall production. If you 

 have large celery plants in the coldframe now they may be trans- 

 planted to the open garden for the earliest crop. The garden rake, 

 the wheel hoe or the horse cultivator should be used very frequently 

 through this month as well as later. Keep the soil well stirred. It 

 prevents weeds and saves moisture for the plants. 



Flowers. — Plant vines wherever they can be useful in hiding 

 walls, unsightly places, etc. Seeds of all kinds of vines may be 

 planted in the open now. 



All of the tender annual flowers may be sown in the open garden 

 this month. This will avoid the necessity of transplanting. 



Use the rake around the flowers in all beds and borders. Never 

 allow the soil to become crusty. A fine soil mulch is necessary for 



