WHAT TO DO MONTH BY MONTH 



The last of the month if the soil is fit to 

 work, sow wrinkled peas, spinach, and onion 

 seed in the garden. 



Early Potatoes. Keep them in a tempera- 

 ture just above freezing to prevent sprout- 

 ing. A few seed potatoes may be' started now 

 if placed in small compartments in a flat. 

 The soil should be rich. Transplant in 

 April. 



Asparagus and Rhubarb. Dig in the win- 

 ter mulch about the crown of the rhubarb 

 plants. Also fork up the asparagus bed to 

 a depth of two or three inches, digging in what 

 remains of the winter mulch after applying 

 a free amoimt of bone meal. 



Early Roots. The seed of parsnips, turnips, 

 and carrots may be sown the last of the month. 

 The light frosts of April will not injure these 

 seedlings. 



Hotbed. March with its changeable 

 weather causes the gardener to keep a w^tch 

 on the hotbed. A few hours of bright sun- 

 shine beating down on the unventilated hotbed 



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