A YEAR'S GARDENING 



MARCH 5 



Greenhouse and Frames. — ^Make cuttings of Dahlias from stools 

 which were placed in heat last month. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Sow -Onions and Leeks in rich, well- 

 manured soU. 



Flower Garden. — Continue the work begun yesterday and finish 

 by rolling the paths thoroughly. " 



MARCH 6 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Prepare a slight hot-bed for forcing 

 Asparagus and sow seeds of Vegetable Marrow in pots for the frame. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — ^Transplant from hand-hghts and 

 frames young plants of Cauliflower, Lettuce, etc. 



Flower Garden. — Examine the lawn for weeds and moss and take 

 measures to eradicate them. Moss is an unfailing sign of lack of 

 drainage or poverty of soil. 



MARCH 7 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Sow seeds of Cucumber and Melon in 

 pots, for placing in any hot-bed in which space can be found. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Continue to plant out from the 

 frames to-day and during any suitable weather. 



Flower Garden. — Attend to Box edgings of beds and borders and 

 re-plant where necessary. 



MARCH 8 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Make a new sowing, either in a frame 

 or in the open, of Mustard and Cress, Radishes, etc. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Sow all kinds of Lettuce seed in 

 well-manured ground. 



Flower Garden. — Finish off any pruning and training of climbers 

 — such as Clematis, Jasmine, etc. — ^which may still remain to be 

 done. 



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