GARDEN PROJECT CALENDAR 11 
it should be harrowed and re-harrowed until the soil 
is crumbled into as fine a seed bed as it is possible to 
make. Bone meal at the rate of 300 pounds per acre 
may be sown broadcast over thé ground as a fertilizer, 
and be harrowed into the soil. 
6. Preparation for planting. Mark off the rows ac- 
cording to the plan of seeding shown on your garden 
plan, and prepare to plant the seeds of some of the. 
earlier vegetables. (See planting table given under 
the discussion.) 
APRIL 
1. Planting. Ifa rain should beat down the plowed 
soil of the garden before planting can be done, the 
‘ground should be thoroughly harrowed again, and put 
in good ‘‘onion tilth’’ before seeding. For middle lati- 
tudes, during this month, plant onion sets, radishes, 
spinach, lettuce, peas, beets, carrots, parsnips, turnips, 
potatoes, and early sweet corn. See directions in dis- 
cussions and tables given later for details of planting 
vegetables. Directions are also given on seed packages 
purchased. Firm the earth well over all seeds planted. 
Record every operation done under the proper heading 
in the notebook. 
2. Transplanting. Transplant cabbages and head 
lettuce from flats:to the garden. Shift tomatoes from 
hot-bed to cold frame. Shift celery seedlings to small 
flats 2x2 inches. These flats may be placed in cold 
frames. 
3. Cultivation. Cultivate with a wheel hoe and 
hand hoe all crops that have come up. Keep the un- 
planted portion of the garden harrowed. 
4. Flowers. It would be well to sow seeds of some 
annual flowers about the borders of the garden, such 
