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soon as of transplanting size they should be removed to cold 

 frames, where they should remain until the ground is ready for 

 planting out. 



March. — Make up hotbeds and sow in them tomatoes, pep- 

 pers, cabbage, lettuce, radishes, cress, onions for transplanting, 

 carrots, beets, celery, etc. In the latter part of the month 

 cold frames may be used for the hardy vegetables. 



If the ground is fit to work, onion sets may be planted and 

 spinach, hardy peas, and other plants which are generally not 

 sown until April may be sown at this time. Harden off the 

 early cabbage and cauliflower plants. 



April. — The hotbeds and cold frames should be in constant 

 use. Plantations of asparagus and rhubarb may be made during 

 this and the following month. Plant onion sets. 



Sow hardy (smooth) peas, lettuce, celery, radishes, cabbage, 

 cauliflower, turnips, onions and spinach, and plant early pota- 

 toes as soon as the land is fit to be worked. By the end of the 

 month, wrinkled peas, salsify and parsnips may be sown. See 

 that tomatoes sown last month are transplanted into beds or 

 boxes so as to have plenty of room. Transplant cabbage plants 

 for the early crop, putting them in deep enough to completely 

 cover the stems. 



In the latter part of the month, ail the early planted crops 

 may need cultivating and some of them thinning though but lit- 

 tle of this is generally necessary until May. Radishes, lettuce, 

 spinach and onions from sets and from seed sown in hotbeds in 

 March should be fit to eat or to market. 



Haul out manure and plow land for planting next month. 

 Transplant onion plants from the hotbeds to open ground. 



May is the month when the larger part of the vegetables are 

 planted. 



By the middle of the month it is often safe to plant the more 

 tender vegetables, sucn as cucumbers, squash, melons and beans, 

 in the open ground, although nothing is gainea by so doing if 

 the ground is cold, waen it would be better to wait until ten 

 days later. Corn is frequently planted by the middle of the 

 month, and in early seasons it is a good plan to venture a little 



