A YEAR'S GARDENING 



APRIL 6 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Sow double Zinnia seed in pots filled 

 with leaf -mould compost mixed with sand, and keep them at a 

 temperature of about 60° — not higher. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Look over the outdoor Vine and 

 remove useless shoots by rubbing them close to the stem with finger 

 and thumb. Train those shoots which are retained, nailing them to 

 the wall at proper distances apart. 



Flower Garden. — Sow Nemesia, Convolvulus-major and Ljnum- 

 rubrum. 



APRIL 7 



Greenhouse and Frames. — SjTringe Melon plants with water at a 

 temperature a little higher than that of the bed in which they are 

 growing. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Continue and complete yesterday's 

 task. 



Flower Garden. — Sow Asters on a carefully-prepared bed, where 

 they are to flower, thinning the seedlings when they are ready. 



APRIL 8 



Greenhouse and Frames. — See that the Cucumber plants have 

 plenty of air in the das^ime. Pinch off all shoots above the fruit 

 and peg down the Vines. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Sow Peas for succession. 



Flower Garden.— Prune all Tea Roses and the allied kinds. 



APRIL 9 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Start some Cucumbers for succession, 

 adding fresh soil and fresh lining to the bed, if required. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Sow Onions for winter use and 

 Cabbages for the autumn. 



Flower Garden. — Continue yesterday's pruning and plant new 

 trees in the place of any which may seem to be beyond their prime. 



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