XXI 



The Gardener's Calendar 



Date 



JANUARY 



1 



to 

 15 





Inspect spraying apparatus and order whatever may be required, 

 klake a plan, to scale, of house and grounds, indicating all plant- 

 ing already done. 

 Have all carting that must cross lawns done while ground is frozen. 

 Read up on insects and sprays; order whatever may be needed. 

 Sote spots requiring / shrub, tree or group to improve winter effect. 



15 

 to 



31 



Inspect tools, repair, note those needed and order them. 

 Do the winter spraying as directed in chapter dealing with pesta. 

 Send to the best nurserymen and seedsmen for catalogues. 

 Make frames for hotbed and coldframe and get Bash ready; make 

 new flats. 



Make a list of things to be done, check off aa done — £ind finish each 

 job! 



FEBRUARY 

 Seeds to be Sown Indoors 



Flower 



Vegetable 



Dianthus (clove pink) 

 Cosmos 



Any Perennials 



Beans 



Carrot 



Cucumber 



Lettuce 



Pepper 



Tomato 



Cabbage 



Celery 



Egg-plant 



Parsley 



Radish 



Make detailed plan of vegetable garden, locating and giving plant- 

 ing date for each thing. 



Show successive crops, with planting date, in different colored ink. 



Order garden seeds at once ; prepare earth in flats; dress lawn with 

 bone meal. 



Order manure for hotbed, to be delivered on the fifteenth. 



Have all plans for improvements perfected and decided upon by now. 



16 



Pile manure where hotbed is to be ; 

 over on fourth day if steaming. 



sprinkle if necessary; turn 



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