Calendarial Section 
Ilf) 
Set out ;i few S(iiias1i plants to 
act as a Iraj) croj) for Melon and 
S(|uasli insects. 
Sow Beans, Corn, C-ircinnher, 
S(juasli, etc., and plant out .Melons 
and Cucnnd)ers started under 
glass. 
Make .sowings at intervals of 10 
to 12 days for succession. 
Plant out Tomatoes, Eggplants, 
Peppers and early Celery. .Sow 
Tomato seed for late crop for use 
in late August and September. 
Cultivate all plowed land not in 
crops. 
Set out Sweet Potato jdants. 
June 
Store all sash and temporary 
frames. 
Set out remainder of .Sweet Po- 
tato plants. 
Clip back late Celery ]ihints, and 
transplant or undercut late To- 
mato seedlings. 
Destroy trap crop for Melon in- 
sects. 
Aim for high quality, carefully 
graded and well packed products. 
Make successive sowings of de- 
sired vegetables. 
Sow Sweet Corn for use in Sep- 
tember. 
Start late Cabbage and Brussels 
Sprouts for use in September and 
October and for storing. 
Fasten Cauliflower leaves over 
the heads. 
' July 
Plant Sweet Corn and Beans for 
use in late September. 
Plant out late Tomatoes, Celery, 
Cabbage and Brussels Sprouts. 
Blanch early Celery with boards 
for two weeks and begin to market 
immediately. 
Cultivate all crops thoroughly. 
When Asparagus cutting season 
is over, disk in manure applied 
."quash-vine borer (%felitta sat'jriniformis): 
a, Male moth, h, female, with wings folded 
at rest; e, eggs shown on bit of Squash stem; 
d, full-grown larva, in situ in vine; e, pupa; 
/, pupal cell. All one-third larger than 
natural size. The borer burrows through the 
stems. It is difficult to control and must 
be watched carefully. It is treated in U. S. 
Dept. Agri. Bull. 668 
between the rows and a complete 
fertilizer. 
Sow Endive for use in September 
and October. 
Harvest Onions. 
August 
Sow Clover seed at last working 
of Corn and wherever it can be 
sown. 
In warm sections, plant all vege- 
tables to mature in September and 
October: Radishes, Lettuce, Beets, 
Turnips, Spinach, Kale, etc. 
Complete marketing of early Cel- 
ery and harvesting of Onions 
started in flats. 
Dig second early Potatoes. 
Apply 150 lbs. nitrate of soda 
per acre to Asparagus. 
Sow Spinach for use in Novem- 
ber. 
September 
Begin to blanch late Celery with 
soil. 
Start to prepare a compost pile 
for use one year from now under 
glass. 
