A VEGETABLE GARDEN CALENDAR 259 



or out of doors. Try Malta or Drumhead Lettuce, 

 Digswell's Prize Endive, and Cardoon Solid Tours. 



Thin root-crops as soon as they need it. 



Keep the hoe going constantly between all outdoor 

 vegetables. 



Plant out Leeks in well-manured sites, and give them 

 plenty of water. 



Sow more Spinach out of doors to maintain a supply. 



Sow Spinach Beet out of doors, and plant out that sown 

 last month in a frame. 



Plant out Onions in well-manured ground. 



Earth up early Potatoes. Plant out Peas sown in 

 turves. 



Prick out Kohl-rabi, Couve Tronchuda, Celeriac, etc., 

 sown indoors last month. 



Sow Cabbage seed in a prepared bed, for use in the 

 autumn and winter. 



Sow Radishes out of doors, also Mustard and Cress, 

 sowing the Cress three days before the Mustard and pro- 

 tecting from the birds by cotton. 



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Get all Main-crop Potatoes planted not later than the 

 tenth of the month. 



Sow Beetroot out of doors in land free from lumps of 

 manure. 



Thin out all root-crops as soon as they need it, choosing 

 a wet day if possible, and dust soot over the rows after- 

 wards. 



Make a final sowing of spring Turnips in a lightly shaded 

 border. 



Plant out Globe Artichokes in rich soil. 



Earth up Jerusalem Artichokes. 



Earth up Potatoes. 



Prick off Cabbages sown last month. 



Plant out Kohl-rabi and Couve Tronchuda if the plants 

 are large enough. 



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