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of garden plants for the North, and should not be touched by 

 frost in the spring. Put them out about ten days later than 

 corn planting time. 



Asparagus and rhubarb may be grown well during this 

 month. A little nitrate of soda early in the "month will 

 stimulate the growth. Liquid manure may also be used, par- 

 ticularly at dry times. 



Sweet corn of one or two choice varieties should be 

 planted at several different times to give a succession of ears 

 throughout the season. 



Sow late cabbage, kale, turnip, celery, parsnip, and plant 

 late potatoes during the latter part of the month. 



Plan caTefully on the succession of crops for each spot in 

 the garden. Have plants ready to set where early crops are 

 taken off. Never lea", e a bare place in the garden. The best 

 gardeners keep something growing in every spot all the time. 

 Even the hotbeds and coldframes can be made use of until 

 June in getting plants ready to transplant to the open garden. 

 Thus the bare places can, be filled easily. May is a month 

 when cut-worms are very bad. After weeds and other plants 

 are more common they do not hurt the vegetables so much. 

 Mix bran with Paris green — one quart to one teaspoonful. 

 After wetting to make it in paste form, spread it around the 

 newly set plants in the parts of the garden where the cut- 

 worms are bad. The worms should be destroyed with this. 

 Be careful to not poison poultry or birds. Cut-worms may be 

 dug out with the finger, or hand weeder, and then killed. 

 Kerosene emulsion should be used upon any plants where plant 

 lice are troublesome. 



Trees, Fruits and Lawns. — ^Strawberry plants should 

 be set early this month, if not in April. Where spring plant- 

 ing is practiced, it should be done the very first day the 

 ground is dry enough to work. As the new plants begin to 

 grow, pick off all blossoms, as they take the strength from 

 the growing parts. 



