GARDENING CALENDAR FOR JUNE. 
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THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
So?v beans, borecole, brocoli, cabbages, 
cauliflowers, celery, cress, endive, kidney- 
beans, lettuces, parsley, peas, radishes, spinach, 
and turnips. 
Plant and Transplant asparagus, basil, 
beet, borecoles, brocoli, cabbages, capsicums, 
cardoons, cauliflowers, celery, herbs, leeks, 
lettuces, onions, potatoes, savoys, turnips, and 
vegetable marrow. 
General Directions. — Finish the preparation 
of the ground for, and proceed with, the plant- 
ing of the winter crops. Prick out, thin, clean 
and hoe amongst advancing crops. "Water all 
transplanted crops ; choose dull and showery 
weather for transplanting. Use quick lime 
and salt to prevent and kill slugs, &c, and 
entrap them with seeds, cabbage leaves, flat 
pieces of board, &c. 
Asparagus. — Many prefer this month for 
planting it from the seed bed ; water the bed 
before raising the plants : clean the old estab- 
lished beds, and water them with salted rain 
water, in the proportion of two ounces of salt 
to a gallon. 
Basil may still be planted out in a warm 
spot ; that in pots, when coming into flower, 
should be cut and hung up, or laid out in a 
dry place for preserving. 
Beans. — Make another sowing if much in 
demand, soaking the rows, or the seed before 
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being put in, with water, if dry : a late crop 
may be obtained by cutting down the March 
sowing to a few inches, when they will shoot, 
and be very prolific ; top those coming into 
bloom. 
Beet. — Thin out the plants as soon as the 
crops are fairly advanced ; nothing is gained 
by deferring the operation too long. 
Borecole. — Put in the main planting ; after 
early potatoes will do, and at twenty inches 
apart. 
Brocoli. — Plant out a main crop about the 
end of the month, two feet apart, and in quin- 
cunx order. Prick out abundantly; make 
another sowing for the spring supply. 
Brussels Sprouts. — Plant out a full crop ; 
they may be put at eighteen or twenty inches 
apart, as they do not spread much at top. 
Cabbages. — Sow about the middle of the 
month, for coleworts : plant out a few more. 
Capsicums may still be planted out against 
a south or west wall ; they should be nailed 
up or slightly protected. 
Carrots. — Thin out to the proper distances, 
if not already done. 
Cardoons. — Plant out carefully, and give 
them a thorough watering ; a trench a foot 
wide and ten inches deep, well manured,, will 
suit them. 
Caidiflowers. — Sow immediately for the 
autumn cutting, if not done ; prick out those 
to be transplanted next month. Where they 
are coming too fast for use, break down some 
of the centre leaves, so as to cover the head 
or flower ; or they may be cut and put in a 
cool place. "Water the seed ?"d pricked out 
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