48 
House & Garden 
November 
THE GARDENER’S CALENDAR Eleventh Month 
Seed saving is an 
important wartime 
item. Don’t forget 
the corn 
The winter mulch of 
manure should go 
on the perennial 
beds this month 
t -jj* 
There is still time 
for the last fall 
planting and divid¬ 
ing 
SUNDAY MONDAY 
TUESDAY 
WEDNESDAY 
THURSDAY 
FRIDAY 
SATURDAY 
This Calendar of the gardener’s labors 
is aimed as a reminder for undertak¬ 
ing all his tasks in season. It is fitted 
to the latitude of the Middle States, 
but its service should be available for 
the whole country if it be remembered 
that for every one hundred miles 
north or south there is a difference of 
from five to seven days later or earlier 
in performing garden operations. 
The sobered robin, hunger - 
silent now, 
Seeks cedar-berries blue, his 
autumn cheer. 
The squirrel, on the shingly 
shagbark's bough, 
Now saws, now lists with 
downward eye and ear. 
Then drops his nut, and, with 
a chipping bound, 
Whisks to his winding fastness 
underground; .... 
Lowell 
1. All tender 
bulbous plants 
such as dahlias, 
eannas, gladioli, 
montbretias, etc., 
must now he dug 
and stored in a 
dry place for 
winter. The 
bulbs may be 
placed in boxes 
and covered with 
sand or sawdust 
to prevent their 
drying out. 
2. Bulb plant¬ 
ings of all kinds 
must be com¬ 
pleted. Plantings 
made at this late 
date should be 
thoroughly 
mulched. Loca¬ 
tions for hardy 
lilies should be 
covered with 
leaves to prevent 
the soil freezing, 
until the bulbs 
are available. 
3. The plant¬ 
ing and readjust¬ 
ment of decidu¬ 
ous trees and 
shrubs of all 
kinds should be 
finished. The 
plantings should 
be thoroughly 
watered and a 
heavy mulch of 
loose litter appli¬ 
ed. These plants 
often suffer for 
lack of moisture. 
4. Potatoes, 
pumpkins, 
squash and other 
vegetables of this 
kind that have 
been temporarily 
stored in outside 
buildings should 
now be moved to 
safe quarters. 
Root crops re¬ 
quire cool stor¬ 
age; squash, etc., 
in a moderately 
warm place. 
5. After the 
tops freeze on 
the various root 
crops such as 
beets, carrots, 
salsify, turnip, 
etc., the roots 
should be dug 
and the tops re¬ 
moved. They 
can then be 
stored in trenches 
outside or placed 
in a cool cellar 
or room. 
6. Fall is the 
best time for any 
extensive trim¬ 
ming of maple or 
other trees that 
bleed if cut when 
the sap is run¬ 
ning. Always 
make a clean cut, 
removing the 
shoulders and 
afterward paint¬ 
ing the wound 
with a water¬ 
proof paint. 
' .7. Hotbeds for 
the- winter grow¬ 
ing of cool vege¬ 
tables should be 
started at this 
time. Radishes, 
spinach, carrots, 
beets, etc., may 
be sown; pansies, 
English daisies, 
forget - me - nots, 
and other hardy 
flowers can be 
handled in this 
way 
8. Chrysan¬ 
themums that 
are flowering in 
the greenhouse 
will be improved 
in quality and 
keeping proper¬ 
ties if shaded 
slightly. A slat 
trellis of some 
description is 
preferred for this 
purpose, rather 
than whitewash 
on the glass. 
9. Sweet peas 
are vastly im¬ 
proved by sow¬ 
ing ip fall and 
protecting them 
over the winter. 
The best plan is 
to sow in tren¬ 
ches, using 
hoards on the 
sides, with glass 
tops which can 
be further pro¬ 
tected by cover¬ 
ing with leaves. 
10. Hardy 
vegetables may¬ 
be sown in the 
open ground by 
covering 
thoroughly over 
the winter. These 
crops will be 
much earlier and 
of better quality 
than spring sow¬ 
ings. Peas, oni¬ 
ons, spinach and 
turnips may be 
handled thus. 
11. After the 
tops have dried 
on the chicory 
the roots may be 
lilted and stored 
for greenhouse or 
cellar forcing. If 
preferred, the 
roots may be left 
outside, where by 
covering with hot 
manure they can 
be forced into 
growth even in 
cold weather. 
12. Decorative 
plants such as 
bay trees, hy¬ 
drangeas, acu- 
bias, etc., should 
be kept moder¬ 
ately dry. These 
plants are now 
resting; conse¬ 
quently, less 
water is required 
by them than 
during their peri¬ 
od of active 
growth. 
13. Evergreens 
of all types, but 
more particular¬ 
ly the broad 
leaved kinds, 
often winter kill 
from the lack of 
moisture avail¬ 
able for the roots, 
if the season is 
dry soak the rho- 
dodendrons, 
laurels and other 
evergreens of this 
type. 
14. Very ten¬ 
der climbing 
roses should be 
taken down from 
their supports 
and buried to 
prevent winter 
killing. Such 
gems a s t h ’* 
Marechal NeJl 
rose may he 
grown in the 
latitude of New 
York if this pie- 
caution is taken. 
15. All fruit 
trees should be 
looked over very 
carefully for egg- 
masses or the 
cocoons of insect 
pests. Spraying 
does very little 
good, as these 
pests are well 
protected from 
attacks of this 
kind. Remove 
the egg masses 
and cocoons. 
16. The flower 
garden should he 
thoroughly 
cleaned; all dead 
tops must be re¬ 
in o v e d and 
burned, stakes 
should he tied in 
bundles and 
stored where 
they can be 
painted later. All 
tender plants 
must be properly 
mulched. 
17. Strawberry 
beds will be 
greatly benefit¬ 
ed by the ap¬ 
plication of a 
coating of good 
manure. The 
winter rains will 
leach the fertiliz¬ 
ing value of the 
manure into the 
soil where it will 
he available for 
the roots next 
year. 
18. Insects of 
all kinds harbor 
or hibernate for 
the winter under 
trash heaps and 
other odd cor¬ 
ners. Allowing 
decayed vegeta¬ 
tion or other like 
material to lie in 
the garden all 
winter is a dan¬ 
gerous practice; 
clean up thor¬ 
oughly now. 
19. Boxwoods 
of all types need 
protection to 
prevent their 
winter killing in 
the New York 
region. Corn¬ 
stalks may be 
used for dwarf 
box, while burlap 
or old bags are 
good material for 
covering the 
larger varieties 
safely. 
20. Tender 
plants in the 
flower garden 
may be covered 
with a pailful of 
ashes or clean 
sand to protect 
them. This ma¬ 
terial is also use¬ 
ful in locating 
plants that start 
late so they will 
not be damaged 
by early spring 
digging. 
21. All garden 
furniture should 
he put away for 
the winter. Any 
necessary repairs 
or painting can 
be attended to 
during the win¬ 
ter. Bird houses 
may be taken 
down, over¬ 
hauled if they 
need it, and 
stored until the 
early spring. 
22. Celery 
must now be 
stored for the 
winter. The out¬ 
side storage in a 
trench is pre¬ 
ferred for the sake 
of flavor; use 
plenty of leaves 
to keep out the 
frost. Cellar 
storage is much 
easier than this, 
but the celery 
dries out. 
23. Manure 
increases in value 
with age. It will 
probably be 
quite scarce next 
spring, so why 
not get your sup¬ 
ply now? Several 
thorough turn¬ 
ings during the 
winter should 
surely be given, 
as they will im¬ 
prove its condi¬ 
tion wonderfully. 
24. Asparagus 
plantings should 
he cut down and 
the tops burned, 
and the bed must 
be cleaned of all 
weed growth. 
Heavy' mulching 
with manure 
should be prac¬ 
ticed every' fall in 
order to prevent 
the deterioration 
of the bed and 
the plants. 
25. Most of 
the evergreens 
are surface root¬ 
ers. This is 
particularly true 
of the broad foli¬ 
age type such as 
rhododendrons. 
To prevent win¬ 
ter losses, there¬ 
fore, mulch them 
deeply with 
leaves or litter to 
protect the roots 
adequately'. 
26. After the 
foliage has 
dropped, all fruit 
trees should be 
sprayed with one 
of the standard 
soluble oil prep¬ 
arations to keep 
the scale in check. 
Most of these 
preparations are 
valuable as 
bark cleansers 
even though no 
scale exists. 
27. Very ten¬ 
der plants that 
usually winter 
kill can he pre¬ 
served by bury¬ 
ing them. This 
is the best meth¬ 
od of wintering 
standard roses, 
hydrangeas, hud¬ 
dle i a s , etc. 
Mound up the 
earth so as to 
turn the water 
during storms. 
28. Raspber¬ 
ries, blackberries, 
currants and 
gooseberries are 
shallow rooters. 
They invariably 
winter kill if not 
well mulched, 
like evergreens. 
W inter killing of 
the roots is cer¬ 
tain to reduce the 
quantity and 
quality of the 
fruit. 
29. After the 
ground freezes 
slightly 
all bulb plant¬ 
ings should he 
well mulched 
with manure. 
These plants are 
gross feeders and 
the extra applica¬ 
tion of manure 
will surely he 
converted into 
quality flowers in 
the future. 
30. Good gar¬ 
dens are t renched 
every third year. 
This increases 
the depth of the 
soil quality and 
kills the larvae of 
insects. Lime is 
also invaluable 
for the majority 
of soils. Use 
screened or hy¬ 
drated lime and 
apply it now, as 
on page 47. 
r V HIS automobile idea's mighty hard on the business of us horse doctors, even out here in the 
1 country. Seems like they wasn t near so many horses to tend as they used to be, so / kinder 
have more time to set around and think. When you come right down to it, I reckon a man could 
spend his time worse than by baskin' on the sunny side of the woodshed these sorter dreamy Indian 
summer days—so long as he ain’t doin' it because he’s lazy, of course. The bees workin’ around 
the late wild asters along the fence sound mighty contented, and the old crow mountin’ guard in 
the hickory tree at the edge of the cornfield ain’t excited, neither. It's right restful to watch ’em 
and try to forget the war for a while. Yep, they's a lot of virtue in scttin' and thinkin’ quiet-like 
for a spell, or even in just settin’. 
—Old Doc Lemmon. 
Fall is the time to 
prune grapes. Spring 
cutting means harm¬ 
ful bleeding 
Clean up the odds 
and ends of fallen 
leaves before snow 
comes. 
Preparation of rich 
beds for next spring 
may be done this 
month 
Good heavy mats will be needed for the 
winter vegetable frames. With adequate 
protection hardy vegetables may be grown 
all winter 
Lay the cabbage 
roots up in a dry 
outdoor trench and 
cover them 
A trench may also 
be utilized for cold 
weather storage of 
dahlias 
A clean-up before snow flies is important. 
When the trash is piled it should be burned 
to destroy insect eggs, larvce, etc., which 
would otherwise survive the winter 
