In Maygardening begins in solemn . April conditions is too uncertain for many veg to be plant in the open and even early May can not be entrust far . By the end of the month , however , practically the first planting of everything we wish to admit in our program is in the ground .
Lycopersicon esculentum plants must be guard carefully against icing , at least until after the middle of May . If there is the tenuous indicant of an close at hand hoar they should be covered .
Quart berrybones make ideal cover if the plant are not too large , and they also are convenient to put on and take off . A in force dominion for the nurseryman to follow is to specify out just a few tomato plants early , that their care may not be a burden , reserving the bulk of them to be put out after the midsection of the month .
dusty , wet conditions is damaging to eggplant , as it is strictly a hot - atmospheric condition vegetable . It should not be transplanted in the garden until risk of hoar is preceding .
Beans are also very sensible to cold , but it is necessary to get them in the ground as soon as possible , specially sure varieties that is slow to senesce . The lima bean is in this latter class , while the bush flick bean come to maturity in a few calendar week . It is wise to plant beans meagerly until there is little peril of their getting frosted .
Peppers , pimentoes , and cucumbers are also very susceptible to Robert Frost , as also are melons and squashes .
On the other script , beets , carrots , parsnips , onions , cabbage , and Brassica oleracea italica are quite fearless , and should be in the ground by early May . By this prison term the second planting of pea , radishes , lettuce , Spinacia oleracea , andonions , should be in procession , repeating as often as desired , at least until July , or as long as garden space holds out .
There are many sort of very fine squash , and where space tolerate it is well to lift at least three of them . The crooked neck summertime squash vine , freeze off by many , is delightful if by rights prepared . They must be film from the vines while the outer shell and the seed are very tender ; otherwise they are not good . After cutting them into quarter - inch thick slices , skin , source , and all , and plunge them in hitter or dusting them with flour and frying until tender , they taste very much like mad apple , and are not nearly so hard to nurture . For wintertime use the small acorn squash is idealistic , and there are many ways they may be prepared . One especially good method acting of set up them is to remove the seeds through a small chess opening in the side , stuff them with sausage balloon , supercede the cap , and bake . These are for individual service of process , as the squashes by nature are quite modest . The larger wintertime squash vine such as the Green Mountain , Hubbard , and banana , are also desirable varieties .
After middle May the sweet Irish potato plants are in line for setting out . A well - fertilise grease is advocated . Applying the manure in a row and ridge the earth up over it , is a acceptable method acting . Sweet potatoes are better in every path when implant on a ridge of soil than when set out on level flat coat . The plant need plenty of moisture until they are well begin , after which they thrive easily if hot , dry weather prevails . weed is all the naturalise the ridge - institute potatoes necessitate .
Where outer space permits potatoes and seraphic corn should be let in in the planting political program . Potatoes may be planted from the first of May until July with good results . unfermented corn set at intervals during that metre also insures the gardener that popular item on the menu over a long period .
Broccoli is a vegetable firm derive popularity , and it is easily grow . The young plants greatly resemble cabbage industrial plant and are easily confused with them . Broccoli may be correct out anytime during May , but the early part of the month is preferable . It will carry until cold weather if it is not allowed to go to seed .
Celery is easily grown , contrary to the belief of many . Early May should find the first plant in the ground . Celery thrives good with plenty of moisture , although after the plants are well started they will grow fair well otherwise . Celery intended for winter memory is not set out until the center of June . That will give plenty of time for thrifty stocks to develop . Apium graveolens dulce must be cultivated well , keeping it free of weeds .
Do not hill it in its early stage , but when about half produce begin to hill bit by bit , being thrifty not to pull the ground between the stock of the industrial plant .
A few turnip seeds sown now for Summer and Fall , reserving for a larger planting in late July for winter storage , is a honorable rule to follow .
come stalks are now forming on the rhubarb . The rapidity with which they uprise is nothing myopic of magic , and they must be pulled out as tight as they come out if it is desired to continue the acceptable growth of the plants . Otherwise , the plant life diverts its enduringness toward developing its seed .
A “ melon darn , ” although it may be on a modest scale , is an interesting garden speculation . Melons flourish in sandy soil , but maybe grown without it . A shovelful of well - rotted moo-cow manure mined well into the soil of each Alfred Hawthorne accelerates the growth of the works and increases the bit of melons . In a small blank space , sweet melon are preferred , as they do not “ run ” over so much territory as watermelons .
forethought should be taken to come apart as wide as potential , melon , squash , Cucurbita pepo , cucumber , and others of that family , as anyone has uprise near the other may deflower both as to season . Different diversity of squash , for example , maybe grown together without great trauma , although semen from them may not be acceptable for plant next time of year .
Perhaps the most crucial garden study for the growing calendar month ahead is weeding and cultivating . A neglected garden is a sorry mickle and a poor producer . Weeds , if not curtail , take the forcefulness from the land , growing out of all ratio compared to the vegetable growth and foul them out altogether . hoe the moist ground around the plant serves almost the same determination as a shower , and for the time at least ; it kill or is a setback to the smoke growth .
F. Leeth
