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JULY, continued 
Sow endive, lettuce, radish, etc., for fall and winter 
use. A planting of early peas the last week of July 
will bear a fair crop in late September and October. 
Weed and cultivate flower-beds and keep plants 
vigorous by removing all withered blooms; stimulate 
occasionally with fertilizer. Use Nitro-Fertile. (See 
page 92.) 
August 
Make a last sowing of early beets, carrots, and 
kohlrabi, and make successive plantings of beans, 
early peas, spinach, turnips, radishes, endive, and 
corn salad. Celery plants may still be set out in the 
fore part of the month. Keep the soil moist around 
them and well cultivated. Celery is a great feeder and 
the soil must be rich. An occasional feeding with 
liquid manure is very good. Use Nitro-Fertile, (See 
page 92). Blanch early celery as it requires it. 
Potatoes will now be ready for digging; dig only as 
you need them. Tubers intended for storing should 
be left in the ground until all the vines are dead, or 
nearly so. Evergreens can be planted with very good 
results. Spray their foliage every day and keep 
the ground wet until they have formed new roots. 
Pot-grown strawberry plants should be set out now. 
They will bear a full crop of berries next year. In 
dry weather sprinkle the lawn to keep it green. (See 
page 94.) Rose-beds should get another mulching 
with sheep-manure or bone-meal; hoe it into the soil. 
If you have trouble with weeds in drives, walks, and 
gutters, an application of Liquid Weed Killer will de- 
stroy them promptly; but be careful not to touch 
flowers or other plants as it kills all vegetation. 
(See page 92.) 
Do not have empty spots in your garden. You can 
still set out beet and rutabaga plants. Consult plant- 
ing calendar on back cover for list of vegetables to 
plant in August. Onions will soon be ripe for harvest- 
ing. Let them lay in the ground until cured, then 
pull and store in a dry, airy place. Tomatoes should 
be carefully looked after. Remove all superfluous 
growth and trim off some of the large leaves that 
shade the fruit. 
September 
Rye, wheat, and buckwheat should be sown this 
month, either for crops or for plowing under. Con- 
tinue to blanch celery; dig potatoes. Spinach, lettuce, 
radish, and corn salad can still be sown outdoors. 
Set out strawberry plants without delay. Beds 
planted in July and August should be carefully cul- 
tivated, and all runners removed from the plants as 
they form. Plant peonies in this month; also iris. 
Seedlings of hardy plants that are strong enough may 
now be set out in the border. New lawns may be 
made and old ones resceded. Cabbage and cauli- 
flower should now be sown in the coldframe for plants 
to winter over in the frame. Sweet peas, stocks, 
snapdragons, schizanthus, petunias, and calendulas 
can be sown now in the frame or greenhouse for plants 
to bloom during the winter. Lilies and the Dutch 
bulbs should be potted up for winter forcing. Order 
Dutch bulbs, such as hyacinths, tulips, narcissi, etc., 
so that you may have them on hand for outdoor 
planting next month, as soon as the beds become 
empty. Keep dahlias disbudded so as to get larger 
flowers. Make cuttings of geraniums and other ten- 
der plants the latter part of the month, root them 
in sand in the greenhouse or frame, and take in all 
tender plants that you wish to carry over winter in 
the house or conservatory. Spra»y the celery with 
copper solution to prevent rust and blight. (See 
page 92.) 
October 
Keep on banking your celery as needed. Early 
celery may now be ready for use if it is properly 
bleached. Hyacinths, tulips, narcissi, and all the 
fall bulbs that bloom in early spring should noAv be 
planted outdoors. Roses, shrubs, fruit trees and 
other nursery stock, and all the hardy flowering 
plants can be set out during this month. Sow lettuce, 
radish, and other vegetables in the coldframe for 
use during the winter. Pansies, bellis, and forget-me- 
nots can also be started in the frame. Tie up a few 
heads of endive every week, but only as many as 
you can use up at a time. A few weeks will blanch 
them. The leaves make a delicious salad. 
Store cabbage in pits or coldframes the latter part 
of the month. Always put the head down; this will 
prevent the water from collecting among the leaves. 
Plant asparagus beds. Old rhubarb clumps can be 
divided and new ones set out. 
November 
Manure the asparagus bed before winter sets in. 
Harvest all crops that you may still have in the gar- 
den, and store them away for the winter. Beets, and 
carrots may be kept in the cellar. They should be 
covered with dry sand to prevent shriveling. Dig up 
celery stalks and stand them close together in a nar- 
row trench, with the tops just level with the ground. 
Put a board roof over the trench and cover it with 
soil and manure. This will allow you to get at them 
easily after the ground is frozen. Manure around 
trees, shrubs, roses bushes, etc., and cover bulbs and 
all tender plants that need protection after the mid- 
dle of the month. Salt hay is good material for pro- 
tecting strawberry plants. Give attention to your 
coldframes; water and air freely on bright days. 
Clean up the garden; burn or plow under all rubbish. 
Collect sod, leaves, and grass clippings, put them in 
a pile, and mix some soil with them. This will make a 
splendid compost. Bulbs may yet be planted this 
month, any time before the ground freezes. Dig up or 
buy a few large clumps of rhubarb and witloof 
chicory roots; they are easily forced in your cellar. 
Dig up your gladiolus bulbs and canna and dahlia 
roots as soon as the frost has killed the plants. Store 
cannas and dahlias carefully, so they will not rot or 
shrivel up. It is good to spade your garden and leave 
the soil in the rough over winter, so as to allow the 
frost to penetrate it. This will kill many of the in- 
sects and pulverize the soil thoroughly in the spring. 
December 
Ventilate the coldframe freely on bright days, to 
keep the plants as well hardened off as possible. 
Begin now to make your plans for next season's work. 
Compare your notes and consider carefully the mat- 
ter of rotation; also the feeding of your crops. Your 
past experience should enable you to get even better 
results next year. Clean up the garden and premises. 
Cover bulb, rose, and asparagus beds, if you have 
not already clone so. Look after all vegetables stored 
for the winter. See that they keep in good condition. 
Protect evergreens with pine boughs, to shade them 
from the winter sun. Rhododendrons should be 
similarly treated. Dig up and store all the parsnips 
and oyster plants that you will need for the winter. 
The rest can be left in the ground for early spring use, 
as the frost improves the flavor. The leaves of kale 
and spinach can be cut at any time during the winter 
and used as greens, as can also brussels sprouts. 
Place all tools and implements under cover and oil 
all steel and iron parts to prevent rust. Lay your 
plans for next year. 
