GARDEN PROJECT CALENDAR 13 
and celery to the garden rows. Bed sweet potatoes 
for slips in the hot-bed. 
4. Thinning. Where some of the plants are grow- 
ing too thickly, it will be necessary to thin them out. 
.Thin and weed onions, beets, carrots, parsnips, ete. 
5. Harvesting. Harvest radishes, leaf lettuce, 
bunch onions, spinach, and peas. 
6. Bookkeeping. Do not fail to record all garden 
business and work under the proper headings in your 
notebook. 
3. A MAn’s Jos 
JUNE AND JULY 
1. Cultivation. Sce directions under (1) given for 
May. 
2. Insect pests. Combating insect pests will be an 
early problem. 
(a) The striped melon beetle will attack the melons 
and cucumbers as soon as they appear. If there are 
only a few hills, it is practical to protect them by 
