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boring gardens this month, making notes of their 

 size and also of the manner in which they are laid 

 out. Ask the successful gardeners what varieties 

 they use in certain crops that are particularly fine, 

 and make a note of it. 



Fall Sowings. Radishes can still be sown out- 

 of-doors on the 1st and the isth. Spinach should 

 also be sown twice, and if it does not mature before 

 cold weather cover it later with hay and it will 

 •be a very early spring crop. 



If you have a coldframe keep right on sowing 

 lettuce and, as it reaches planting size, transplant 

 to the frame where it can be protected on cool 

 nights. The crop will last until the holidays. If 

 you do not have a frame, however, make only one 

 sowing as near the first of the month as possible. 

 Some folks sow cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli 

 now, and then transplant to the frames later on, 

 carrying the plants over all winter and planting out 

 in the gardens in spring. There is nothing to be 

 gained by doing this, for you can get as good plants 

 by starting a hotbed in the latter part of February. 

 Spinach and radishes can also be sown in the frame, 

 and will be ready for use before severe weather 

 checks their growth. 



Keep right on hilling celery. It is growing fast 

 now and must not be neglected under any circum- 

 stances. If the ground is at all dry don't hesi- 

 tate to water the plants. Good celery cannot be 

 grown in a hot, dry location. 



The Handmarks of a Careful Gardener. Keep the 

 cultivator working this month. After September 



