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deep enough to stand the cauHflowers on 

 end. In this trench the cauhflowers were 

 placed heads upward as tightly as they 

 could be packed. Cross pieces were put 

 over the top and a light covering of boards 

 put on until frosts came. As soon as the 

 cold weather set in a covering of coarse 

 manure was added. 



" If they are pulled about November i 

 and special care given they may be held un- 

 til about Christmas, but a slight frost dam- 

 ages them and rot soon sets in. It is not 

 advisable to try storing many. They should 

 be sold before winter sets in if possible." 



Fall Work in the Garden 



]\/l OST gardeners and fruit growers 

 1 J have general work completed by 

 the early part of November, but there are 

 always a few days after that time when 

 much can be done to make less work and 

 better conditions for the following season. 

 No diseased leaves or roots of plants should 

 be left on the garden to carry the diseases 

 over for the succeeding season. Rubbish 

 of any kind on the garden or along fences 

 or buildings near by serve as desirable hid- 

 ing places for insects during winter. There- 

 fore, clean up before snow comes. 



The market gardener who has to start 

 many plants in hot beds should make full 

 preparation for early spring work now. 

 The hot beds and cold frames can be left in 

 such shape that very little time is lost in get- 

 ting the seeds or plants into their places at 

 the proper season. The garden should be 

 fall plowed and left to the mellowing influ- 

 ences of the weather during the winter 

 months. 



" I always plow in the fall if I can find 

 time," remarked Mr. Jas. Dandridge to The 

 Horticulturist. " There are many reasons 

 for doing this. Cabbage leaves, carrot tops, 

 and all such vegetable matter are turned 

 under and incorporated with the soil to act 



as manure the following spring. Weeds, 

 too, which come late in the season are de- 

 stroyed. Besides, it puts the land in better 

 condition for the spring work. When 

 plowed again after the warm weather has 

 come it makes a nice mellow seed bed for 

 garden crops." 



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Results From Fertilizers 



HAVE been using commercial ferti- 

 lizers for 20 years." said Air. Earl 

 Spencer, of Picton, to a member of The 

 Horticulturist stafif who visited his place, 

 ■' and I find that four times out of five the 

 best crop is harvested from the soil which 

 has received the most fertilizer. I used to 

 use compost in celery trenches, but one sea- 

 son ran out of it and used another fertilizer. 

 It has been a good thing for me that I was 

 forced to do this. 



" I can get as good or better results by 

 giving a liberal coat of manure in the fall 

 and working it in well and then applying 

 some commercial fertilizer in the spring. It 

 entails far less labor. Nitrate of soda 

 gives big returns, but it must be applied by 

 an experienced hand and only to the soil. 

 If any of it touches the plant the foliage is 

 burned. This season I destroyed a patch 

 of melons by its use. Another objection 

 to its use is that its effects are not noticeable 

 after about three weeks. Other fertilizers 

 made up of different ingredients last for 

 three years or more, but the best returns :;'re 

 found the first season. 



" From my experience I recommend the 

 use of some fertilizer with small fruits and 

 vegetables, and I have found that the best 

 is the cheapest in the end." 



A garden crop should be cultivated 

 whether it has weeds or not. — (W. A. Best, 

 Picton, Ont. 



I thoroughly enjoy reading The Cana- 

 dian Horticulturist. — (Norman Gill, Ber- 

 lin. N. H. 



