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3 How & when to prune currant bushes?
In the early spring and take out all the
old wood.

4 How do the ladies make currant
Jelly ? Each one her own way. But
Sarah Miller gave a new receipt. Boil the
juice and pour hot on the sugar
pint to pound, stirring till dissolved then
put in glasses.

5 How soon to clean out strawberry
bed ? As soon as done bearing, then
mulch in fall with leaves or straw

6. When is the right time to plant cucumbers
for pickles ? July

7. When to plan celery & How ? As soon
after the present date as possible,
in trenches, & the more trouble taken to
plant it the less trouble to hill it after.

8 How long will gooseberry bushes bear ?
some think no difference, if they are trimmed
in new growth left to bear every year..

9 Is it too late to plant sweet corn ? No