CHAPTER XXXII. 

 A VEGETABLE GARDEN CALENDAR. 



THE question of when to sow and plant is as important 

 as what to sow and plant. In this Calendar of Operations 

 I am summarising what seems to me to be the best times 

 for sowing and planting. Naturally, the notes are very 

 brief, but they will, I hope, be helpful. 



JANUARY. 



Get all digging and trenching done in the garden. 

 No crops can be sown or planted. 



FEBRUARY. 



Any digging not yet completed must be finished without 

 delay. 



Sow Broad Beans out of doors. Broad Windsor and 

 Johnson's Wonderful are two good sorts. 



Sow Leeks in shallow boxes, and place these in the green- 

 house. Onions may also be sown. 



Sow early Peas in turves placed in boxes in the green- 

 house. 



Sow early Lettuces in the greenhouse. 



MARCH. 



Sow Broad Beans out of doors. 



Sow Peas out of doors. Of Dwarf Peas good sorts to 

 grow are American Wonder, Earliest of All, and Little 



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