XII 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



June, 1907 



Refinish Your Furniture 



Do it Yourself 



Old finish partially 

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GARDEN WORK FOR JUNE 



By Eben E. Rexford 



THE cultivator should be kept going pretty 

 busily this month in the vegetable gar- 

 den. Keep the soil well stirred. Allow 

 no weeds to get a start anywhere in the rows, 

 or between them. Thin out where plants 

 stand thickly. Aim to give each one you have 

 ample room for development. If there are 

 vacant places, set out some of the plants you 

 pull out of the rows. Never let any garden 

 space go to waste. 



A second sowing of lettuce can be made 

 now ; also of radishes. Early, quick-growing 

 vegetables can be enjoyed throughout the 

 greater part of the season by repeated sow- 

 ings. Sow spinach and beets this month, for 

 early fall use, and 5'ou will find that they give 

 pleasing variety to the bill of fare at a time 

 when most persons have tired of some of the 

 autumn vegetables. 



Keep the summer squashes well picked off. 

 Allow only two or three to ripen, if you want 

 to prolong the season of this toothsome if not 

 very nutritious vegetable. 



See that the lima and other pole beans are 

 given good support. Poles should be at least 

 eight feet high, to allow for full development. 



Tie the tomato plants securely to their trel- 

 lises. Use inch-wide strips of stout cloth rather 

 than strings, as the latter are likely to cut into 

 the somewhat tender stalks. If flat supports of 

 lath or strips are given, no tying will be nec- 

 essary, as the branches can be spread out over 

 the wood, and their weight will keep them in 

 place. But I would not advise this kind of 

 support, as the leaves shade the fruit and inter- 

 fere with its early ripening. Perpendicular 

 trellises are better, as these allow the sun to 

 get at the plant from both sides. 



If the old strawberry bed has outlived its 

 usefulness, make preparations for a new one as 

 soon as the season's crop has ripened. Spade 

 up the soil to the depth of a foot, at least, and 

 work it over until thoroughly mellow, adding 

 a liberal quantity of fertilizer as you do this. 

 Do not set new plants until about the first of 

 August. If the old beds are still in fairly 

 good condition, they can be greatly improved 

 by going over them with a spade and turning 

 under at least half the old plants. If originally 

 planted in rows, do your spading in the row. 

 This will give you stronger plants, as those 

 between the old rows will have been produced 

 from runners of this season's growth to a con- 

 siderable extent. It is an excellent plan to go 

 over this part of the bed also, thinning out the 

 plants wherever they seem too closely massed. 

 If this method is employed year after year, and 

 plenty of good fertilizer is used, it is possible 

 to keep the same plot of ground in strawberries 

 for a period of years, with a reasonable pros- 

 pect of a fair crop annually. But the best re- 

 sults are secured by making new beds at least 

 every third year. If this is done, shift the lo- 

 cation if possible. 



Keep watch of the currants. If worms at- 

 tack them, make prompt use of Paris green. 

 Be sure that it gets to the underside of the 

 foliage. It is advisable to go over the bushes 

 and pull away all new stalks that start from 

 the base of each plant. If you desire to renew 

 the bushes, let three or four stalks remain, and 

 cut away the old growth as soon as its crop 

 of fruit has ripened. 



Be on the lookout for insects. If bugs attack 

 the potatoes, apply Paris green, dusting it over 

 the plants while they are moist with dew. 

 Mix the poison with land-plaster or road-dust 

 in the proportion advised by the dealer of 

 whom you purchase it. If too strong a prepar- 

 ation is used, the plants will be injured by it. 

 Experience has proved that a small quantity of 



