A YEAR'S CYCLE IN THE GARDEN 187 



latter carefully, and in time to give the ripening 

 melons plenty of sunlight. 



Sowing and Planting. If you haven't sown 

 Lima beans, do so at once, for It is not yet too late 

 to get a good crop. In fact, they can be sown as 

 late as the middle of June, but, of course, it is 

 better to do it earlier. 



If you have sown seeds of late cabbage, cauli- 

 flower, etc., in beds, they must now be trans- 

 planted either to the row in the garden where 

 they are to remain or to a prepared bed from which 

 they can later be transplanted into the garden. 

 The only advantage in this latter method is that 

 you are sometimes short of space, and planting 

 in a bed and then transplanting gives an oppor- 

 tunity to get rid of an early crop. 



Eggplants and peppers can now safely be set 

 out. If any cold nights follow, place an inverted 

 flower pot over each plant till morning. 



Make two sowings of beans this month, also of 

 beets, carrots, corn and cucumber. Sow lettuce 

 and radishes every week. Discontinue sowing peas 

 and spinach, as they will not grow during mid- 

 summer. 



Supporting the Tomato Vines. A portable tomato 

 trellis will last for years, and is a great asset to 

 the garden. Build it of shingle lath four feet wide 

 at the bottom and three and a half feet high. Train 

 the plants to either side. If you planted the to- 

 matoes three feet apart, make the trellis three feet 

 at the bottom and four feet high. 



Looking Out for Insects. No good garden can be 



