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of this must, like Beet, be handled very carefully or they 

 will bleed. 



Continue to gather Runner and Dwarf Beans. If there 

 be any glut of Runner Beans, wash the pods well, slice 

 them, and store them in jars, putting a layer of salt between 

 each layer of sliced pods. 



Gather the fruits of Tomato and Marrow plants before 

 the end of the month. They can be stored in a light sunny 

 shed. The fruits of the Marrow will keep till Christmas. 



Lift Carrots. 



Sow more Spinach Beet, in an open site, for gathering 

 next spring. 



Sow winter Spinach. 



Sow winter Lettuce. 



Earth up Celery and Leeks growing in trenches. 



OCTOBER. 



Any Potatoes still in the ground should be lifted without 

 delay. 



More Salsa fy and Carrots can be lifted for immediate use. 



Cauliflowers can be cut and used. Those remaining 

 in the ground should have one or two of the outer leaves 

 broken and laid over the " flower " portion in order to 

 protect it from rain and snow. 



Cabbages may be cut for use. 



Start lifting Parsnips. 



Start digging up Artichokes. 



Gather the heads of Globe Artichokes without delay ; 

 if this has not been done before. 



Clear the ground of Peas, Runner and Dwarf Beans. 

 It is too late now to sow anything to give a crop of food 

 this year, so that in districts where manure from the 

 stables is scarce, the ground should be forked up at once, 

 some soot and wood ashes being mixed in, and as large 

 an area as possible sown with common Mustard. This is a 

 quick growing crop, and one of value other than that 

 of producing food for human beings. I mention it in 

 December. 



