CALENDAR FOR SOUTHERN STATES 271 



Trees, Fruits and Lawns. — Look over the nursery cata- 

 logues and order your trees and shrubs for -fall planting. 

 Plan to use the fall season for planting in this climate. Make 

 an assortment of peaches, cherries, figs, plums, pears and 

 apples for home use. Go by the experience of others in select- 

 ing varieties. Catalogues are written for other regions as 

 well as yours, and their recommendations do not always suit 

 your locality. 



This month is usually wet enough for the sowing of grass 

 seed. Pall rains aid the growth, and cool weather is very 

 favorable. This month is frequently recommended as a good 

 time for transplanting evergreens. 



NOVEMBER 



Vegetables. — Watch for frosty nights and protect the 

 late tender crops, or harvest them before winter. Tomato 

 vines still bearing an abundance of green fruits may be taken 

 into a shed or other protected place and yield their crop for 

 several weeks later. 



Transplant young cabbage, cauliflower and celery plants 

 to give them plenty of room. Have them ready to go into 

 coldframes next month. 



Mow down the tops from the old asparagus beds, and 

 remove the litter to the compost heap. Apply several inches of 

 ba-rnyard manure to the beds late in the month. Young 

 asparagus beds may be set out now. Plants started from seed 

 in the spring may be transplanted to rows four or five feet 

 apart. The soil should be light, but contain plenty of well- 

 rotted manure. 



The rhubarb bed may be set out now if you wish to try it 

 in the South. This also needs rich soil. 



Onion sets of hardy varieties may be planted in the open 

 garden. Later on it may be well to protect the plants with a 

 little mulch or leaves or light straw, but this is seldom 

 necessary. 



