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Gardeners and Florists’ Annual for J9J8 
Reminders for the Vegetable and Fruit Garden 
By W. H. Waite 
January 
Sow Onion and Leek seed in the 
greenhouse for exhibition speci- 
mens. 
Give air to the Celery whenever 
possible. 
Take covering off, and give air 
in coldframes on good days. 
Sow in greenhouse, Cauliflower, 
Cabbage and Lettuce, to be planted 
later into frames for early use. 
Rhubarb apd Asparagus should 
be taken into the forcing house, 
as desired. 
Prune all fruit trees. Grape- 
vines and berry bushes. 
February 
Begin preparing manure for 
hotbeds'. 
An early hotbed may be pre- 
pared and sown when heat has 
moderated. Carrots, Cauliflower, 
Cabbage, Spinach, Lettuce, Radish 
and any other vegetable required 
for early use. 
Pruning should still be con- 
tinued. 
Spray for San Jos6 scale on 
good still days. 
March 
Make main hotbeds. 
Transplant such plants as are 
ready. 
Sow Celery, Beet and Carrot for 
first supplies. 
Sow in the greenhouse or hot- 
bed, Peppers, Eggplant, Tomato, 
Cucumber and Melon. 
As soon as conditions will allow 
remove protection from Straw- 
berries, Blackberries, etc. 
On a sunny spot early Peas may 
be sown. 
Spraying and pruning should 
still be attended to. 
AprU 
The hardier kinds of seeds and 
plants should now be sown or 
planted as soon as the ground is 
warm enough. 
Plant Potatoes. 
Sowing of crops should be made 
at intervals of ten days or so, for 
succession. Asparagus should lie 
lightly forked over, and drilled up. 
Plant out Onions and Leeks that 
were started inside. 
Planting of Peaches and other 
fruits should now be done. 
All pruning and spraying 'for 
scale should now be finished. 
May 
Make another sowing of all 
crops already sown. 
Sow early Corn, Cucumber, 
Melon and Squash. 
Thin crops to prevent over- 
crowding, and keep ground well 
cultivated. 
Plant Eggplant, Peppers and 
Tomatoes. 
Examine Peach Trees for borers. 
Spray for Codlin moth as soon 
as Apple blossoms have fallen. 
Dust with Hellebore powder for 
caterpillars on Gooseberries. 
June 
Make successive planting of 
Beans and Sweet Corn. 
Look out for Potato and Squash 
bugs. 
Plant Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts 
and Leeks. 
Transplant Celery. 
Earth up Potatoes. 
Prepare early Strawberry run- 
ners. 
Mulch small fruits. 
Tie and disbud Grapevines. 
Begin spraj’ing for brown rot 
fungus and curculio; spray every 
two or three weeks until danger is 
