THE YOUNG FARMER’S ALMANAC 
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May : Here is an old rule : ” Plant first corn when the shadbush is 
in full bloom, or when the leaves of the white oak are as large as a 
mouse’s ear.” Plant and transplant for all you are worth, watching 
always for vacant spots that will accommodate extra seedlings. Trans- 
plant from the frames : beans — plenty of them — beets, corn, and 
cucumbers. Melon and gourds may now be started. Thin out bravely. 
Get the strawberry bed in shape. Spare some attention for the flower 
beds. Plant such seeds as cosmos, mignonette, phlox, zinnia. Don’t 
forget to watch the beehives closely just now ; the bees may swarm 
at any time. 
June: June provides work enough of all kinds to keep things hum- 
ming. Lettuce, onions, early peas, spinach, kale, and rhubarb are ready 
to gather. Fill the spaces with a second sowing. Continue faithfully 
thinning, transplanting, and cultivating. Arrange a spring exhibit of the 
products of the garden, and display at the same time the results of any 
experiments that have been tried. This may be made a real event in 
your neighborhood. Weed early and late. 
July : This is the month for planting some late vegetables ; cabbage 
and corn are most popular. Sow lettuce in the vacant places. Prepare 
the ground for winter turnips. Sow more turnips and carrots if you are 
fond of them ; also a fresh supply of beans and beets. The end of July 
is generally the driest time in the whole summer. 
August ; In August keep ahead of the weeds. Plant late spinach. 
Sow lettuce once more. Thin the turnips and parsley. Take out the 
early potatoes. Put aside the medium-sized potatoes for ” seed.” Dry 
them in piles in the sun. Plant in their place winter spinach. Prepare 
for the autumn exhibit of fruits and flowers. Label a few of the hand- 
somest flowers to save for seed. Keep the rest of the flowers well 
picked. Write the records of the year. Show profit and loss. 
The march of the seasons brings to the school gardener a 
problem which the market gardener does not have to confront. 
This is the break, the chasm it may rightly be called, made 
by the long summer holidays. For the welfare of school 
gardens these holidays come at just the wrong time. How to 
bridge this period is a puzzle indeed. Some teachers admit 
that they are quite helpless in the solution of the matter, and 
merely compromise as best they may by planting only those 
