338 WORK BY SEASONS 



cultivator may be used at once, then a mulch applied around the 

 plants to protect the berries, save moisture and prevent weeds 

 until the crop is picked. 



If the spring is late some pruning and spraying will still be in 

 order. Also push the planting this month. The planting of trees 

 and shrubs should not be delayed until the transplanting would 

 seriously check their growth. 



February is one of the best months for sodding banks or other 

 places where you want grass to take root quickly. 



This month the hedges should be pruned and the ground raked 

 and cultivated about them. 



Re-dress the driveways by raking the surface, fill in the washed 

 places with new material, give the edges a careful trimming and 

 let them have a " dress-up " appearance. 



March. — Begin to clean up the lawn grass by removing the 

 winter or fall dressing with a sharp rake. If moles or frost have 

 raised the soil in places it should be rolled well so that the roots 

 will take hold again. 



Much of the spring spraying will come in March. Look over 

 the spraying campaign directions and follow them closely. 



The bush fruits must be given some attention. Do not expect 

 fruit crops without some effort. Cultivate the ground about them 

 and supply more plant food by the use of manure or commercial 

 fertilizer. Use wood ashes, if available, around the currant rows. 



The main portion of strawberries should be opened up from 

 their winter cover sometime in March if the season is favorable. 

 A slight mulch over the hedge-rows of strawberry plants will allow 

 them to come through and form their spring flower clusters. This 

 should be done as soon as all danger of frost is over, but not before. 

 Leave the mulch about the plants until the crop is picked. 



April. — Sometime this month you can raise your own strawberry 

 plants by allowing some of the runners to take root in plunged 

 pots. If attention is given to these, strong plants can be produced 

 which can be set out and bear a crop next year. Surplus runners 

 from strawberry plants should be taken off except where the young 

 plants are desired. The more runners you cut the more crop you 

 can pick from the older plants. 



Watch for insect pests and diseases everywhere this month. Use 

 the remedies suggested for each as early as you notice the trouble. 



April may prove to be a dry month, and watering the lawns, 

 strawberries and bush fruits may be necessary. Flood the ground 



