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CALENDAR FOR JUNE. 
beans should also be sown in the same manner once a fortnight. 
Two small sowings of cabbage should be made about the first 
week, and again in the third week. Prefer a quick-hearting 
variety. Brocoli and borecole may be sown about the latter end 
of the month for spring use. A small crop of turnips may be 
sown at the commencement, and a full autumn crop about the 
middle of the month. Two small sowings of carrots may be 
made for drawing in a young state. Thin and stir the earth 
among the previous crops of turnips and carrots, and water them 
if possible in very dry weather, bearing in mind that whenever 
water is applied to kitchen-garden crops, it should be applied 
gradually but constantly, until the ground is thoroughly soaked, 
and not splashed on until the surface is caked and the water runs 
off into the alleys. Make another sowing of onions to be used in 
a young state ; and pull up the underground sort as soon as the 
leaves begin to turn yellow, letting them lie on the ground for a 
week to ripen, if the weather be hot and dry. Full crops of 
endive should be sown during the second and fourth weeks for 
autumn and winter use ; and fresh plantations should be made 
as often as necessary. Lettuce of sorts should be sown about 
every ten days, and others should be transplanted as often ; 
choose a damp cool situation for the last. Radishes and small 
salads should be sown every week, the former in very rich light 
soil; between the asparagus beds is a good place, where they can 
be kept moist, and where the shade of the growing grass is very 
beneficial. Gherkins and other cucumbers for pickling may be 
sown in the open ground, in the beginning of the month, as also 
may vegetable marrow, squashes, and other gourds. The tender 
tops of all the latter plants may be used as an excellent substitute 
for greens. 
Very little asparagus should be cut this month, and none at all 
after the first' week, or the plants are weakened for the next 
season. Keep the beds clear of weeds, and a dressing of salt 
previous to rain will be found beneficial. Cut and dry sweet and 
other herbs for winter use, observing as a rule that the first 
flowers are fully expanded before they are gathered. D. M. 
