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IRISH OARDENINO 



good slruii;.' plants f..r .■arly |.l.inl itiir. lii Mi.ln- 

 U> insure li.-avy (r..|.s ..f iiiit- strawli.iii.s. tlif 

 ground sliouhl he in llic l)cs( pussihlc rondit i<.n - 

 i.e.. trcnclicd ami literally manured : wlieie there 

 issulllcient d.-i-th ..f guudsnil !<■ allnw ..f treiK-liing 

 withoiit liringing an umlesiraMe suhsnii I., the 

 to|> : where trenching eannut he icsorted to. as 

 an alternative dig Dver the sul)S(.il and wnrk in a 

 fr»'e allowance of manure. If lU'dinarv digging is 

 d.-emed sullicient. dig as dc-plv as possihle. and 

 give a lilu-ral allowan..' .f rich well decay.-d 

 manure, also when the ground is cleared aiul 

 hefore spreading the mamire ai)|.lv ahout 1 ozs. 

 t^. the vard of hasic slag: the ground should h.- 

 dug at" once to allow of it settling ilown ajid 

 hecoming pulverised hefore planting in August or 

 SeptemI.er. Strawherries may also he jilantcd on 

 ground from which early potatoes have heen 

 cleared, aiul lu-ovidinu' that, this ground is in 

 good heart, aiul has heen liherally manured for 

 ilie potatoes ,vith suhst'ciuent liheral manuring. 

 good crops of fruit will he produced. The hest. 

 )>lants are ohtained hy layering the runnels into 

 .■{-inch pots, tilled with anv reasonahlv good 

 loam, to wiiidi slKudd he add. m1 a little good 

 rotten manure, or leaf mnnld aiul hone lue.tl. 

 making the compost lirm in the pots : there is iv> 

 necessity for putting drainage in the pots : stand 

 the ix.ts in hatches hetween altcinale lines u( 

 jilants. draw over the runners and jieg them down 

 with wire pi'gs. (If these iiegs are jiulled out at 

 idanting time and st(>re<l away they will answef 

 this purpose for several years.) W'luM-e pcds are 

 not .ivailahle iiieces of fresli cut- turves. :> imhes 

 sijuare ami 2 iiu'lu-s or more thick, are an ad- 

 mirable sul>stitute : the runners ma\ he pegged 

 )n to tljcse similarly witli pots 



The Vegetable Garden. 



Mv A. 1'i;aic-<.n. (iardeiiej- to \, I'. Sharman- 

 ("lauford. I'.s.p. Lot.i Lodge, (; lanmire. Tork. 

 Ik we ;ire to su( ceed In growing high-ela,s.s 

 vegetables iimkIi energ\ MMist he given ti» Uie 

 work of the vegetable garden in .lune. llie thinning 

 and t lansplanting of man\- crops will be necessary, 

 choosing moist. <loudydays for these jobs: 

 nuilching ;ind watering of advaniM-d and growing 

 crops may also be necessary, .and .ibove all things 

 suif.ice cultivation of all gr<i\ving crops will pa\, 

 whether pr.ictised on weedy or weedless groun<i : 

 if deep winter culti vaticui was cairied out in the 

 jiroiiei' se;is(ui, then the maxjumiii benelit ma\ be 

 expected from unc(;asing hoein^^ or other m.'tho.ls 

 of surface cultivation. 



Asi'AHACits mav be cut until the third week .if 

 111.' III.. nth. but ri.d lal..r. as time nmst be given 

 r.ii' 111.' growth 1.1 rip.ii strong crowns for next 

 season's L'lMss : if li.piid manure can be got a few 

 api)licati..iis t.. Ih.' b..|s will be of great valu.' : in 

 exposed p.isili.ins fii.' str.uig gi'owtlis will n.piire 

 staking. 



Hivws (Kii)m:v). ('..ntinue t.> s.iu h.i- succes- 

 sion (-r.-ps. 



Buoccol,!. I'lanf <.n1 in tli.'ii- .inait.Ts .luring 

 sii.iwei'y weal her. 



('AHHA(;I-:. - Anlmnn sown on.'s will n.iu h.' 

 p.ast : the gronn.l n.ay !..• cl..ai-.Ml an. I plant. .I 

 witli any (piick-L'r.iw ing .i-.ips. but d.i not repe.-it 

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iii.ow i:i;s. (iive plenty .d' water to the 

 li.|uid manure, if possible ; protect the 

 ini sun b\ eovei-ing Avitli its own leaves, 

 itv. wh.n lit for jilanting. should be 

 in th.' trenches during wet weather. 

 When calculatnig tlie numbers requued allow lifting each |ilant witli as large a ball of soil as 

 f.)r the stronger growers to be i.lanted 2i feet ,,ossiblc : let the plants stan<l nine inches apart: 

 apart each way. smaller growing varieties 2 feet tlie less <dieck given now the greater liklihood of 

 each way: »)y following this method a good crop success at maturity. Sh.iui.l .li'v weather f )llow 

 of tine fruits is obtained the season following 

 planting, and the i)lants will continue bearing for 

 a number of years, being left in. the same quarters 

 until sliowMig signs of exhaustion. If desired -i 

 light crop that does not take nuu-h out of the 

 gr.uind.sucii as a row of lettuce, or Tripoli onions, 

 nuiy be grown between the lines of straw'beri'y 

 plaiits without any detriment to the straAvberries 

 during lirst year. 



Do not overlook in-otecting materials for tlie 

 advancing crop of stirawberries ; where birds are 

 l)lentiful they quickly ilestroy the best fruits if 

 not netted betimes ; this ai)i)lies also to goose- 

 berries which are to be left for ri])ening, as we'l 

 as red and white currants. 



planting, giv.' wat.-r rr.'ei> . 



IjKT'rrcK will now b.' gi-.iw ing fast : an\' iMiniung 

 t.. seed nmst be cleared and fresh batcjies sown. 



Lkkk's, where gro\vn for early supplies, mav 

 be pri.ked into rich treiudies sinular to celery.' 



On'Ions. Liciuid manure wat. -rings or light 

 dressings of artificial manures in showery weathei- 

 will benefit these, aiul a thick sowing will provide 

 salading. 



PeA8.- C.uilinue s.iwing f.ir late sup])lies : first 

 or second earlies are n. iw the best for this season's 

 sot\'ing. 



Turnips. — S. iw .m co.i! s.iils and, as soon as 

 germination takes place, hasten the gl■o^vth bv 

 gentle stinuilant. If the fly i)roves troublesome 



Ka^>pbe1{HIES. — If excessively dry weather liglit. dustings of soot will deter, but ((uick growth 



prevails while the fruits are swelling, give liberal is the best prevention. 



sui>plies of water if at all i)ossil)le : the trouble of N'ECJETAHi.E .\[ai{1{OW\ — Encourage growth by 



watering will be am])ly compensated for in the giving slielter to those lately ])lante(l : see tliat 



much inqiroved fniit ■ a sjirinkUng of nitrate they do not lack water. 



of soda down one side of rows will ])rove very Surplus produce is now met with, and anyone 



beneficial, give soda at rate of 2 ozs. to the yard ; liaving such cannot do better than send it to one 



also give strawberries a similar watering in case of the institutions charged watli the care of our 



of w^eather bemg very dry w^hile fruits are swelling. wounded sailors and soldiers. Tlie R. 11. S. of 



Wlien raspberry canes are in robust health Ireland is also carrying on a laudable work 



they usually iiroduce great numbers of suckers, through the Vegetable Products Committee in 



these should now to a great extent be ijulled up, supplying the Fleet with fresh fruits and vege- 



only leaving two or three of strongest suckei-s tables. What fresh vegetables to the seaman 



nearest the canes to mature ; though if young rarely ashore means, we snug at home in the 



canes are required next autumn for filling uj) centre of such comforts cannot fully ajipreciate. 



gaps, or Jilanting new^ lines, leave such suckers Particulars as to packing, foinvarding, &c., will 



as are farthest away from the canes to grow on, be given on application to the Secretary, 



and these can be dug up at planting time. 5 Molesworth Street, Dublin. 



