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IRISH GARDENING 



t.. \)L- s.iwri alM.ut the third \\«-.k. I'-n- |p|.int iii_' ..iit 

 iil'tcr I'jirlv iM.taU..s an. I f.iilx pras. \ ■-.•i.il.l.- 

 mam.ws. if w .-11 lianl.-iKtlulT. iiiay !.<• phml.-.l mil 

 ami \Vfll \\at( Tfd tniiu f iiuc to (inn-. S|iiiim snw n 

 .aliltauo. caulill.iwtr. kal.-. savuv and s|.r.uil-^ 

 will \h- ivadv for planting I'v lli.- .-nd ..I t lir 

 m..iitli. .May sc.-ius t.. i.r ilir lii.._'.s ul tl,,- 

 !^ai-d.-iii'i''s i-a'.fiidar. as w.- aic .ilt.n < l.'an<l ,<\ 

 u iiiti'i- vt'nctahlt s.aiul new nms arc slow to coinc 

 ill : yet tluTi- an- a few in st;ri'. as tuiiii|is. sjiiiiai li, 

 as|iara^;us. Ifttint-. scakalc. riniliarl). lirocfoli. 

 l.arsifv. vot liri'l.s sea lions and ral.l.a-c ivn.ain 

 with us. 



,lunc. Surtcssionalsow inv;s ors|>ina(li. tuini|r., 

 carrots ami i>ai-slcy arc necessary to keep up tlie 

 sup)>ly. Leeks and eciery are ready to plant oiil 

 during' showei-y weat her. aiul tiie same a^ipliis to 

 asparagus, as it t ians|>lantsexcei'din)ily well under 

 these coiulitiiuis at this season. ('ontiiuu' ])lant- 

 iiiK any of the lirassicas uniinisJu'd last month, 

 and. as we liave crossed the ))ridge, our basket 

 can he tilled with dishes of beans, potatoes. ])eas. 

 turnips. sjtinach. asi)ara<,'us. seakale. i)eet. 

 rhubarl) aiul lettuce. 



.inly.— It is necessary to advise hoe! hoe hoe! 

 diii-iiu,' arid .'ulv. Sow cabl)a<j;e for earlv spi'in-- 

 use about the iiiiddle of the juonth in iin open 

 situation, where the ])lants will ijet ])lenty of 

 liudit and air. Plant broccoli as sjjace becomes 

 asailable wlien ])otatoes are dug out. Sow 

 lettuce, spinach and turnip for succession. 

 ]"'arthing up of everything reciniring it should be 

 (l.one. as it assists cal)l)age. caulitlower. \-c.. if 

 exposed in any way. We may add to the .lune 

 li-<t French beans, cauliflowei-. tomatoes, vege- 

 table marrows. i\:c. 



August. — -During this month Trijioli onions, to 

 stand the winter, nuist be sown and trans])lanted 

 again in sin-ing. The ])resent crL-is lias given the 

 month <if Aug\ist a stimulus in tl-.e horticultural 

 world, as extremely good reports are coming to 

 hand of vegetables sown this month from all 

 j.arts of tlu' British Isles, although I am rather 

 sceptical as to how they will till vip in the S])ring : 

 however, it is woith noting as the month of May 

 is our scarce season. Carrots. tiirni])s. spinach, 

 lettuce, radish, mustard and <ress can easily V)e 

 sown, and give a verv good return in .November 

 ami. together with "some of the late ].lanted 

 labbage. caulitlower and. Brussels sprouts, would 

 form a very nice collection at the end of Octolier 

 or early >toveinber. A sowing may also be made 

 of cabbage, savoy, greens or kale, red cabbage, 

 sprouts, cauliflower and ])rickly spinach to aid the 

 extension of variety^ well into .lune. During 

 August we are well sujvplied with vegetables, 

 such as marrow, Frencli beans, runner beans, 

 broad beans, turni])s, caulitlower, peas, tomatoes, 

 spinach, lettuce, <arrots. onions and. cabl)age 



Seiitem])er starts our harvesting, and onions 

 deserve our attention as early in the month as 

 possible, bending the stout-necked one.s down 

 carefullv. in fact all toisshonldbe laid down to 

 wilt a. little and allow the bull) to swell. About 

 the l.")th they should be pulh-d u|.. dried in sun- 

 light as iiuu-h a-i ])o.ssible, an<l whvn thoroughly 

 {[vy brought indooi-s, hanked and hung u]) in a. 

 cool, dry, airy place for winter use. The last of 

 the garden potatoes should also be lifted and 

 stored- Carrots are also matured by this time 

 and may be lifted. Cabbage sown in July will be 

 lit for i»lanting : these can be ])lanted fairly close, 

 say 15 inches apart. Turnips and carrots sown 



eaiU l.i-sl month will !,.• i-,..id.v f<ir thiiuun-.'. 

 Keep III,- !,,„■ >|,;Hlil\ al \\,.ik in'(lrv weather, so 

 as to k.rp .Imuii uc.ls. (',•!.. IV and h'cks will 

 iv(piiie e.irtlin- up. I liiul il ,in ,\.ell,.nt. plan 

 to cut <lo\\ n p.iislcv in .,r.l,i that the yonng 

 le.ives max ha\e liiiM- 1,, --tait befoi-e wintvr. 

 Vll va.'ant gronn.l >honld !„■ , l,.aiTd and dug, as 

 il looks much liili.r tli..n haxing some of the 

 crops running to seed,. :n\i[ beinu tlug at once has 

 the a(|.vantage of Ixing rea(l.v for the next crop. 

 In this month there is still a g { varict v of vege- 

 tables linishing up the st tend.-r Int. such Jis 



kidney beans, marrows, \'c. 



In October it is advisable to continee harvcstinu 

 l-\ lifting and storing beet and carnds : herbs 

 must be cut and. hung up to d.ry : linish i)lanting 

 cabbage fors]ii-ing use : place early cauiillowers in 

 fi-aines ; give second earthing to celery ; remove 

 dowering stalks from (dobe artichokes, and cut 

 away all weak suckers, this will str»'ngllu-n tin- 

 crowns 'eft Inr n "xt season : dig through them 

 and. nianui-c on surface with litter. Hegin early 

 to clear all vacant sjiaces, and manure and dig for 

 next sea.son. During O<tober winter vegetables 

 are coming in season and can be utilis"<l for 

 variety to keep up a. sui)i)ly. 



.Xovembei' bring.; us to the shoi'tening days, and 

 aM cro] s will rcnpiire attenlicm. Hhubarb and 

 asparagus shouhl leceive a good covering of 

 maiuire : lift some of the roots foi- forcing, ex])osing 

 them for a lime to the weather, a little frost will 

 do no harm. All crops sown ami i)lanlcd should 

 have the soil stirred, and (luring (Uy weather l<tok 

 over stored potatoes, onions. <.S:c., and remove any 

 decaying bulbs and tubers. If every attention 

 has been given to the sowing, planting and hoeing 

 a full sui)i)ly of vegetables will be available. 



Dull December brings its surly })last, and during 

 these cold days it is well to idan o\it the work and 

 garden arrangenxent for next year's crop])ing. 

 ^'ary the cro])S as nxuch as jxjssible, or move the 

 divisions, which I have already mentioned, one 

 step forward. Hhubarb. seakale and aspara.sus 

 nuiy be jilaced imlooi-s for forcing. Take notes 

 from time to time of the varieties that are doing 

 well. 



I have not in this paper tou( bed iqion varieties, 

 storing, mamiring or diseases, but. should any- 

 one incjuire for informal ion. 1 will be glad to do my 

 utmost to snpi»ly it. 



The Gathering and Storing: 

 of Apples. 



(Head by .Mi;. .1. l[.\(i.\N at a meeting of Flster 

 l*'ruit (ii'owers in l*oi'ta(h>wn.) 



Vv to the i)resent we have devoted all our time 

 an(l attention to the selection of varieties suitable 

 for planting, the cultivating of orchards on the 

 most economic lines, combating the different 

 diseases, and the growing i>\' fruit to a high stan- 

 dard of perfection. .\it hough all this work is 

 absolutely esserdial, the fruit-grower cannot rest 

 here and eonsider his rcsixmsibiiity is at an end. 

 He must remember we are facing keen competition 

 from both home and abroad, and not alone can 

 we be content with ])lacing our ai)]»les on the 

 market carefully graded and ])acked in standard 

 packages, Init *we must also study the steady 



