264 JOTTINGS OF A GENTLEMAN GARDENER 



Cease gathering from Spinach Beet plants after the end 

 of this month. Usually the plants will give another gather- 

 ing the following January or February, and continue to 

 bear from then to June. 



Any late sown Turnips should now be ready for use. 

 Clear them off the land before the slugs eat them. 



Kohl-rabi should be pulled up, the roots stored in a shed, 

 and the leaf-stems used for cooking. The roots can be 

 stored till December and used then. 



NOVEMBER. 



Lift more Jerusalem Artichokes and store them in sand 

 in a dark shed. 



Lift more Salsafy, Parsnips, Carrots, etc. Store these 

 similarly. 



Go over the Potatoes stored recently and remove all 

 tubers inclined to disease, burning them at once. 



Broad Beans and first early Peas may be sown now in 

 warm districts, and will give an early crop next year. 

 They require a light rich soil. 



Any land which has not been laid down with Mustard 

 should now be trenched or deeply dug in the manner 

 described in an earlier chapter. Bury the manure deeply 

 and mix it well with the soil. 



DECEMBER. 



All land which was laid down with Mustard in October 

 may now have the surface skimmed with a sharp spade. 

 Then the ground can be deeply dug, putting a layer of 

 the green material in each trench with a very little animal 

 manure. 



Get all the Jerusalem Artichokes lifted and stored by 

 the end of the month. 



Fork up all remaining Parsnips, Carrots, Salsafy, etc., 

 and store them for future use. 



Look over Potato stocks and remove diseased specimens 

 as before. 



