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YOUR GARDEN CALENDAR 
JANUARY — Survey your seed catalogues for new flower and vegetable varieties, 
and roughly plan the revision of your garden to accommodate their planting. 
FEBRUARY — Make up your mind to start seedlings now by planting in an indoor 
hot bed. A successful early garden depends upon this advance planting program. 
MARCH — Start flowers and vegetable seeds in outdoor cold frame. Do necessary 
pruning of fruit and shade trees. 
APRIL — Remove winter coverings from your garden. Plant early varieties of flower 
and vegetable seeds, and transplant directly from hot bed to outdoor cold frames or 
permanent garden bed. 
MAY — Sow seeds of hardy annual and 
perennial flowers early in the month. 
Mulch entire garden with peat moss 
and apply fine organic plant food to 
lawn, flower bed and shrubs. Lawn seed¬ 
ing may be done during this month. 
JUNE — Give a thorough and complete 
spraying to your entire garden. Plant 
late maturing vegetables such as carrots, 
pumpkins, squash, winter radish, etc. 
JULY — Remedy all arid or dry spots by 
special application of leaf mold, peat 
moss or humus and work well into the 
soil. Make additional planting of annual 
fall flowers. 
AUGUST — A trying month for all plant 
life. Plentiful watering is required each 
evening. Additional spraying against 
chewing insects prevents disappointment 
later. 
SEPTEMBER — The wonder month for 
seeding lawns, providing weather is 
normal. Plant narcissus and crocus bulbs. 
Again spray flowers and vegetables that 
require it for the last time. 
OCTOBER — Cover all plants against threat of early frosts. Dig and store 
dahlias and other tuberous rooted flowers. New rose bushes should be selected and 
planted this month. 
NOVEMBER — Plant tulips, shrubs and deciduous trees. Protect with thick mulch 
of leaf mold or straw covering. Clear and spade up vegetable garden area, letting it 
fallow during the winter. 
DECEMBER — Store and repair garden furniture for next year’s use. Start the 
feeding of wild birds who have helped you all summer to combat the destructive 
insect army. 
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