262 JOTTINGS OF A GENTLEMAN GARDENER 



Broad Beans. Nothing so ruins the plants as being allowed 

 to ripen the pods till the seed falls out. 



From the point of view of vegetable gardening it is 

 well to go for your holiday as early in August as possible, 

 for the last fortnight of the month is apt to be busy. 



Gather Cauliflowers as soon as they become ready, 

 pulling up and destroying the stumps which are of no 

 further use. 



Spinach Beet will now be in full gathering, and care 

 should be taken not to remove too many leaves from each 

 plant. 



At the end of the month pull up the last of the remaining 

 Broad Bean plants. 



Clear mid-season Peas off the ground as soon as they 

 cease bearing well. There is still time to use the land 

 they have occupied, and it is best utilised for the planting 

 of further crops of Greens and late-sown Spinach Beet. 



Lettuces may still be sown and planted. They require 

 plenty of water these hot August days, otherwise they will 

 become very tough and coarse. 



Lift second-early Potatoes. 



Earth up early Celery. 



Sow winter Spinach. 



Sow early six week Turnips. 



SEPTEMBER. 



Get to work among the Onions early in the month, 

 pulling them up, and laying them out on a dry sunny 

 piece of ground. When dry they may be tied into bundles 

 and stored on pegs suspended from the roof of some dry 

 frost-proof outhouse. 



Continue to gather Peas, and clear off the plants as soon 

 as they have ceased to bear. 



Lift Main-crop Potatoes and store them in dark frost- 

 proof sheds. 



Lift Beetroot, being very careful not to damage the 

 roots in any way. 



Start lifting Salsafy for use in the home. The roots 



