PLANTING TABLE 



This is intended to give general directions for garden work in 

 the latitude of New York. Seasons will, of course, vary from year 

 to year. For every hundred miles farther south, do the work a 

 week earlier ; for each hundred miles farther north, begin a week 

 later. Height above the sea will also make a difference. Ask 

 old gardeners in your town to set for you the two average dates: 

 when the frost is out of the ground, and when the danger from 

 frosts is past. These will help you to regulate your season. 



No actual dates are here given, but the duties are arranged in 

 about their proper order. 



January 

 Order seed catalogue. 

 Make garden plans. 

 Order seed. 



Send for nursery catalogues of shrubs and vines. 

 Test your seed. 

 Order strawberry catalogue. 

 Buy poisons and spray material. 

 Order strawberry plants for April delivery. 

 Get garden stakes in order. 

 Order roots of perennial vegetables and flowers. 

 Order gladioli, lilies, and dahlias. 

 Cut pea-brush. 

 Order wire and twine. 



Get formaldehyde or flowers of sulphur for potatoes. 

 Balance your accounts. 



February 

 Overhaul flats and frames. 

 Paint stakes, frames, and wheelbarrow. 

 Overhaul sprayer. 



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