258 Home Vegetable Gardening 



over; burn everything else that will not rot; and 

 compost everything that will. 



Fruit. Harvest apples, etc. Pick winter pears 

 just before hard frosts, and store in dry dark place. 



NOVEMBER 



Frames. Make deep hotbeds for winter lettuce 

 and radishes. Construct frames for use next spring 

 (page 75). See that vegetables in cellar, bins, and 

 sheds are safe from freezing. Trench or store celery 

 for spring use. Take in balance of all root crops 

 if any remain in the ground, except, of course, pars- 

 nip and salsify for spring use. Put rough manure 

 on asparagus and rhubarb beds. Get mulch ready 

 for spinach, etc., to be wintered over, if they occupy 

 exposed locations. 



Fruit. Obtain marsh or salt hay for mulching 

 strawberries. Cut out old wood of cane-fruits — 

 blackberries, etc., if not done after gathering fruit. 

 Look over fruit trees for borers. 



DECEMBER 



Cover celery stored last month, if trenched out- 

 of-doors. Use only light, loose material at first, 

 gradually covering for winter. Put mulch on 

 spinach, etc. 



Fruit. Mulch strawberries. Prune grape-vines 

 (see page 242) ; make first application of winter 

 sprays for fruit trees. 



