A YEAR'S GARDENING 



JULY 2 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Replace the plants in the greenhouse, 

 arranging them in an orderly and suitable manner, such as will 

 aUow them to be conveniently attended to. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden.— In. continuation of yesterday's 

 work, dig a deep trench for the reception of soft decaying rubbish, 

 such as Cabbage and Cauliflower stumps, green leaves of vegetables, 

 pea-pods, withered flowers, etc., etc. 



Flower Garden. — ^Though enjoying a well-earned leisure, do not 

 neglect the light daily tasks which tend to keep the garden at its 

 best. To-day go carefully over the Violas and remove any withered 

 flowers or seed-pods which may have been overlooked. 



JULY 3 



Greenhouse and Frames. — ^As each pot is replaced in the green- 

 house see that its soil is in proper condition and remove any moss 

 or lichen. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Complete the work of the last few 

 days by dividing the soft from the hard wooded rubbish, lajdng the 

 former in the trench you have prepared and covering it with a httle 

 soil as a deodorizer, and collecting the hard rubbish — such as tree, 

 shrub and hedge clippings — into a heap for burning into wood-ash 

 in the autumn. 



Flower Garden. — Look over the Sweet Peas for withered flowers 

 and seed-pods. See if the stems show signs of turning yellow at 

 the base, and if so, give the plants a light mulching with a view to 

 prolonging bloom. 



JULY 4 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the exotic bulbs which have 

 done flowering for the season and remove them to ripen in dry earth 

 or sand in a warm place. Do not lift them if the stems are still 

 green, but continue to water them until the fohage yeUows. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Complete the planting out of the 

 main crop of Celery, a beginning in which work was made at the end 

 of last month. 



Flower Garden. — ^The Tropaeolums and Dwarf Nasturtiums 

 should now have daily attention. Look to them to-day and pick 

 off all withered flowers, not permitting any seed-pods to form. 



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