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RICHARD FROTSCHER'S ALMANA.C AND GARDEN MANUAL 



Plants in the hot-bed will require at- 

 tention ; give air when the sun shines, 

 and the weather is pleasant. If too 

 thick, thin out, so they may become 

 sturdy. 



Bush Beans can be commenced with 

 this month ; Cucumbers, Squash and 

 Melons may be tried, as they often suc- 

 ceed; if protected by small boxes, as 

 most gardeners protect them, there is 

 no risk at all. 



Corn can be planted towards the end 



of this month. For market, the Adams 

 Exra Early and Early White Flint are 

 planted. I recommend the Sugar va- 

 rieties for family use ; they are just as 

 large as those mentioned, and Stovrel's 

 Evergreen is as large as any variety 

 grown. 



Mangel Wurzel and Sugar Beet should 

 be sown in this month for stock. Sweet 

 Potatoes can be put in a bed for sprout- 

 ing, so as to have early slips. 



MARCH 



Sow Beets, Radish, Cabbage, early 

 varieties ; Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Spinach 

 Mustard, Carrots, Swiss Chard and 

 Leek. 



Also, Celery for cutting. Parsley, 

 Roquette, Cress and Chervil. The lat- 

 ter part of the month sow Endive. Of 

 Lettuce, the Royal Cabbage and Perpig- 

 nan ; the "White Coss is a favorite varie- 

 ty for spring; the Butterhead will run 

 into seed too quickly, ard should not be 

 sown later than the middle of February 

 in this latitude. 



Plant a full supply of Bush and Pole 

 Beans. For Lima Beans better to wait 

 till towards the end of the month, as 

 they rot easily when the ground is not 

 warm enough, or too wet. 



Squash, Cucumbers, Melons and Okra 

 can be planted. The remark in regard 

 to Lima Beans holds good for Okra. 

 Early varieties of Peas may still be 

 planted. 



Tomatoes, Egg Plants and Peppers 

 can beset out in the open ground, and 

 seed sown for a later crop. Plant Sweet 

 Corn. 



AP 



Sow Bush, Pole and Lima Beans, 

 Sweet Corn, Cucumbers, Squash, Melons 

 and Okra. 



Beets, Carrots, Swiss Chard, Radish, 

 Lettuce, Mustard, Endive, Roquette, 

 Cress, Parsley, Chervil and Celery for 

 cutting. 



Sow Tomatoes, Egg Plants and Pepper 

 for succession. It is rather late to sow 

 Cabbage seed now, but if sown, the 



Potatoes can be planted ; all depends 

 upon the season. Some years they do 

 as well as those planted during last 

 month. 



Beans are hard to keep in this climate, 

 and therefore very few are planted for 

 shelling purposes. With a little care, 

 however, they can be kept, but they 

 ought not to be planted before the first 

 of August, so that they may ripen^when 

 the weather gets cooler. When the 

 season is favorable leave them out till 

 dry ; gather the pods and ex|)0se them 

 a few days to the sun. It is best to shell 

 them at once, and after they are shelled 

 put them to air and sun again for a few 

 days longer. Sacks are better to keep 

 them in than barrels and boxes. The 

 Red and White Kidney are generally 

 the varieties used for drying. Beans 

 raised in spring are hard to keep, and if 

 intended for seed they should be put up 

 in bottles, or in tin boxes, and a little 

 camphor st)rinkled between them. 



Sweet Potatoes should be planted. 



RIL. 



early varieties only can be successfully 

 used. Kohlrabi can still be sown, but 

 it is best to sow it thinly in drills a foot 

 ai)art, and thin out to four inches in the 

 rows. 



Towards the end of this month a 

 sowing of the late Italian Giant Cauli- 

 flower can be made. It is very larj^e, 

 and takes from eight to nine months 

 before it matures, so it has to be sown 



