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flower during this month and the next, and if allowed to do so will 

 soon have the garden under their own disastrous control. Some of 

 the forced crops, such as Strawberries, Kidney Beans, etc., should 

 be in good condition, and a careful lookout must be kept to make 

 judicious pickings at the right moment, for to let any grow over-ripe 

 on the plant is not only to lose the individual bean, or whatever it 

 may be, but to weaken and help to destroy the plant from which it 

 should have been taken. All forced crops must be watered carefully 

 now, and an occasional dose of liquid manure may often be found 

 beneficial. For a final caution; beware of insects, as they wiH now 

 be awakening to activity and must be destroyed as soon as they 

 appear. 



ARTICHOKES (Globe). If beds were prepared last month, 

 suckers should now be put in at a distance of 2 or 3 feet apart, with 

 4 or 5 feet between the rows. 



ARTICHOKES [Jerusalem). If not already done, a planting of 

 the tubers may still be made during the early part of this month. 

 It should be remembered that a row of Artichokes set about 18 

 inches apart make an excellent screen for an ugly fence. 



ASPARAGUS. Keep the old beds quite clean, and if a new seed- 

 bed is required, prepare it now. Sow the seeds thinly and as evenly 

 as possible; also thin out very thoroughly when the time comes. 

 Another plan is to procure new beds by planting roots instead of 

 seeds, and in that way an earlier cutting will be secured. The bed 

 for roots and seeds alike requires to have had a good amount of 

 manure weU dug in and to be in a mellow condition. 



BEANS (Broad). Sow a few rows for succession. 



BEANS (Kidney) . Sow sparingly towards the end of the month, 

 but take great care to protect from frost. 



BEET. Sow at any favourable time during this month in an 

 open, sunny spot. The ground should be deeply dug, but not 

 manured. 



BROCCOLI. Make another sowing of some early sort. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Sow during this month for a late crop. 



CABBAGE. Plant out from seed-beds and water in dry weather. 

 Sow for autumn use. 



CARROTS. Sow the main crop and, if desirable, continue to 

 sow for succession until the end of July. 



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