A YEAR'S GARDENING 



APRIL 30 



Greenhouse and Frames.— Remove the Cyclamen plants which 

 have been flowering durmg the winter to a moist pit, where they 

 should be watered very sparely. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Remove hand-glasses from Cauli- 

 flovs^ers ; earth them up and give them some liquid manure. 



Flower Garden.— Staksi and peg down such plants as may re- 

 quire it. 



MAY I 



Greenhouse and Frames. — ^Start some Melons in a frame, choosing 

 sturdy plants for the purpose. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Look to the Cherry and Apple 

 trees; disbud where necessary, stop all useless shoots, and see that 

 those retained are properly regulated. 



Flower Garden. — ^Sow Sweet Peas for succession. 



MAY 2 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Sow some seed of decorative Gomrds 

 under glass, with the view of planting out the seedlings later on in a 

 prepared bed. 



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

 extend it to the Pear and Plum trees. 



Flower Garden. — Plant out seedlings as they may be ready — 

 such as Hollyhocks, Gaillardia, Dianthus, Marigold, etc. 



MAY 3 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Plant out into a cold frame the early- 

 flowering Chrysanthemums which were struck last month. Also put 

 Tomato plants into a cold frame (with the lights off) for hardening. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Look to the Apricot, Nectarine and 

 Peach trees, and disbud and train them where required. 



Flower Garden. — Continue yesterday's task of planting 

 seedlings. 



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