258 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENING 



Spraying for codling-moth, cankerworm, plum curculio 

 and other insects will probably need to be done this month, or 

 April. Watch when the petals fall. 



Cultivate the soil about the bush fruits and apply well- 

 rotted manure. Some commercial fertilizer rich in potash, 

 or unleached wood ashes will increase the fruit crop this year. 



APRIL 



Vegetables. — >If the weather remains cool, the latest 

 plantings of hardy vegetables may again be made. Probably 

 the weather is too warm for English peas. Try more beets, 

 spinach, radishes and lettuce. 



All kinds of beans and the edible cowpeas may be risked 

 now. Watermelon, muskmelon, cucumbers, summer squash, 

 and hubbard squash grow well in warm April days. They are 

 the natural hot-weather crops. 



Plant Country Gentlemen sweet corn and other favorite 

 varieties. 



If you have more plants continue to set out peppers, egg- 

 plants and tomatoes; also cabbage and cauliflower. Seeds of 

 late varieties of the last two may be planted in the open 

 garden. 



School gardens intending to try experiments in cotton 

 growing should test the seed this month and plant in May. 



Have the ground well prepared and very rich. Make the 

 conditions favorable for the experiments. 



The sweet-potato ground should be made ready and the 

 main crop set this month and next. The ground should be 

 very moist at the time of planting. Use commercial fertilizer 

 rich in potash and apply well-rotted compost. 



Peanuts should be planted now. Other plantings may be 

 made later. 



Flowers.^Chrysanthemum and carnation plants may be 

 set in garden rows for cultivation through the summer. If 

 the roots of dahlias, caladiums and eannas are not out, set 

 them now. 



