Cabbage.—Set plants for the late crop.
Corn.—Plant sweet corn for succession and late use.
Cucumbers.—It is late to plant, but they may be put in for pickles if done before the Fourth. Cultivate those which are up, and keep an eye open for bugs.
Currants.—Cover a few bushes with muslin or burlap before the fruit ripens, and you can eat currants in August. Use hellebore, rather than Paris green, for the last brood of currant worms, and apply it as soon as the worms appear. There is little danger in using it, even if the currants are ripe.
Lettuce seed does not germinate well in hot weather. Sow in a moist, shaded position for a succession.
Lima beans.—Hoe them frequently, and give assistance to get on the poles.
Melons.—Watch for bugs, and apply tobacco dust freely around the plants. Keep them well cultivated. A light application of bone meal will pay.
Peaches, pears, and plums should be thinned to secure fine fruit and to help sustain the vigor of the tree. Ripening the seed is what draws on the tree’s vitality, and if the number of seeds can be reduced one-half or two-thirds, part of the strength required to ripen them will go into perfecting the fruit and seeds left, and add greatly to the fine appearance, flavor, and quality of the edible portion.
Radishes.—Sow the early kinds for a succession, and toward the end of the month the winter sorts may be put in.
Raspberries.—Pinch back the canes to 2-1/2 ft., the same way as given for blackberries.