THE GARDENER'S CALENDAR 



April (continued) 



Eschscholtzia 

 (poppy) 



Celery- 

 Cress 

 Kohlrabi 



Radish 

 Spinach 

 Early Tiirnip 



Transplant cabbage and cauliflower to garden if season is normal. 

 Start seeds in frame left vacant by these ; keep watch on all young 

 plants. 



New shrubbery and trees may be planted now if ground is fairly dry. 

 Prune grape vines and orchard fruits; dig aroimd and fertilise 

 everything. 



Set forced Easter plants and bulbs outdoors in the border. 



Rub sprouts from trees as soon as they appear; spray roses with 

 Bordeaux. 



Divide and replant perennials that have been three years ia one 

 place. 



Spray everything as directed for late April. 



All planting of shrubs and trees should be completed by end of 

 month. 



Set out pansies if they have wintered in the coldframe. 



MAY 



Seeds to 



BE Sown 





Flowers 



Vegetables 



Matthiola bicornis (stock) 



Artichoke Beans 



Nicotiana (tobacco) 



Beets 



Brussels Sprouts 



Asperula (sweet woodruff) 



Carrot 



Cauliflower 



Antirrhinum (snapdragon) 



Celery 



Com 



Ageratum (floss-flower) 



Cress 



Cucumber 



Arctotis (African daisy) 



Kohlrabi 



Lettuce 



Aster 



Melon 



Onion 



Calendula (pot Marigold) 



Parsley 



Parsnip 



Centaurea (bachelor's button) 



Peas 



Potatoes 



Delphinium (annual larkspur) 



Radish 



Salsify 



Gypsophila (baby's breath) 



Spinach 



Early Turnip 



Helichrysum (straw flower) 





All Herbs 



Lavatera (annual mallow) 







Matricaria (feverfew) 







Nasturtium 







Petunia 







Portulaca 







Salpiglossis (painted tongue) 







Scabiosa (mourning bride) 







Salvia 







Zinnia (youth-and-old-age) 







Watch for late frost and keep mulch at hand to put on if it threatens. 

 Consult spraying table for dates of operations; several this month. 

 Cabbage, cauhflower and sprouts need watching for insects; 

 currant bushes also. 



