| Fruit Jobs in April
This is the time for aphis (green-fiy) to become troublesome if warm days occur.
Spray immediately with paraffin emulsion.
Hoe between all fruits to keep down weeds.
Finish grafting.
New strawberry beds can be made this month.
Pear fruits that appear swelled or "bottled" must be picked off and burned.
Spray apples coming into bloom with lead arsenate to check appleblossom weevil, codlin moth, and March moth.
Never spray when the blossoms are open; you may kill bees.
Spray black-currant bushes affected with Big Bud, with lime-sulphur mixture every other week.
Prune figs grown on walls or railings outdoors. Cut out weak or dead wood.
New fig plants can be put in this month, 8 ft. apart.
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| Vegetable Jobs in April
Watch the potato patch for the Colorado Beetle.
Kale, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, savoys and perpetual spinach are sown now for the winter months.
Protect seeds from birds by stretching black cotton over them.
Globe artichokes can be planted immediately on arrival. Large stocks can be raised from suckers later.
Plant in well-prepared gritty soil with a top dressing of sifted coal ashes after planting to keep away slugs.
Rapid growth is the secret of tender succulent salad crops. Successional sowing at intervals of two or three weeks
should be made of lettuce, radishes, mustard and cress,. and silver-skinned onions.
Make a herb garden. Herbs need full sunshine to develop a good flavour.
Those grown from seed should be sown this month; these include: borage, sorrel, pot marjoram, pot marigolds, thyme,
angelica, sage, chervil, summer savory.
Dress asparagus beds with salt.
Prepare ground for Brussels sprouts, cauliflowers, lettuces and runner beans.
Dig celery trenches now.
Frost is still a danger. Mats, straw, newspapers, twigs from evergreens, and dry litter are useful protections.
Thin out carrots, onions, parsnips, etc., as necessary, and use the hoe as soon as possible between the rows.
Use black cotton or pea-guards to protect seedlings from birds. |