A YEAR'S GARDENING 



Flower Garden. — Bear in mind when tidying up the garden and 

 collecting the rubbish that dead leaves are particularly valuable for 

 making composts of leaf mould and may advantageously be kept in 

 a separate heap. Oak and Beech leaves are especially useful as 

 heat producers during fermentation. 



NOVEMBER 22 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the Pelargoniums and try and 

 keep them at a temperature of about 45°. Thin out and train them, 

 shifting into larger pots if necessary. If the soil is infested with 

 worms, apply clear lime-water three or four times daily for two or 

 three days. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Give a top-dressing of manure 

 to the Apple trees — especially the old trees. Pear trees seldom 

 need it. 



Flower Garden. — Add to your collection of garden rubbish any 

 odd pieces of old turf or lumps of soil, exhausted manure from old 

 hot-beds, sand and gravel sweepings, etc., etc., and allow them to 

 decompose together, turning over the heap occasionally. No 

 garden rubbish should be wasted. 



NOVEMBER 23 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the plants stored in the frames 

 and guard against excessive moisture as well as frost, frost being 

 much more injurious when the plants are damp. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Look to the Raspberry canes and 

 gently fork up the ground between the stools, afterwards giving them 

 a mvdching of manure. 



Flower Garden. — Such a heap of rubbish as that referred to under 

 yesterday's daily work will be found very useful, with an addition 

 of cow manure, in planting Roses where a light soil prevails. 



NOVEMBER 24 



Greenhouse and Frames. — See to the bulbs which have been 

 placed in the frames to germinate. Beware of damp, and keep them 

 dry until you move them forward into the greenhouse for bringing 

 into flower. 



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