A YEAR'S GARDENING 



Fhwer Garden.— The choice kinds of Polyanthus deserve special 

 attention. Lift the plants to-day, pot them, and place them in a 

 shaded cold frame to protect them through the winter. 



JULY 21 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the Melons, and if the fruit is 

 beginning to ripen, desist from watering, lest the fruit should crack. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Prepare a bed for next month's 

 sowing of Prickly Spinach, selecting a high and dry spot and digging 

 it over thoroughly (twice digging is sometimes advisable) to allow 

 the birds to destroy the Spinach moth grub. Use no manure. 



Flower Garden.— YesieiAz.y's work among the Polyanthuses 

 may have revealed the need for division of the remaining plants. 

 If so, divide and re-plant them to-day, especially if showery weather 

 prevails. 



JULY 22 



Greenhouse and Frames. — See to the Tomato plants which have 

 been raised in pots. Those which are in fruiting condition plunge 

 (without removing from the pots) into the hot-bed, where the mild 

 heat and the root constriction of the pots will assist the fruit-bearing 

 capacity of the plants. 



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

 preparation of the Spinach bed. 



Flower Garden. — ^Lift and divide the Primroses and Daisies to- 

 day, unless that has already been done. 



JULY 23 



Greenhouse and Frames. — ^Look to the bulbs which have been 

 lifted, and for storing and ripening them make use of any unused 

 frames. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Give attention to the Potato patch 

 and see if some of the early variety are ready for lifting. It is often 

 wise not to wait imtil the haulms are died down. 



Flower Garden. — Cuttings of bedding Pelargoniums may be 

 struck in the open at this time of year. Make some cuttings to- 

 day and insert them in a warm border. 



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