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SOWING AND PLANTING 



Having prepared the garden, and having decided the 

 crops to be grown, it is necessary to decide what kind of 

 seeds and what quantities to get. 



To assist in this selection a list of the vegetables which 

 have been grown in gardens under our personal observa- 

 tion will now be given. 



Jerusalem Artichoke. This useful vegetable, as the 

 stems grow very tall, should only be grown on the east 

 as a screen to hide unsightly objects and as a shelter for 

 more tender plants from the north-east winds. 



Plant the ' tubers ' in March in rows 3 feet apart, each 

 tuber being 15 inches from its neighbours in the rows, 

 and from 4 to 6 inches deep. 



The yield is much improved if the ground is deeply 

 dug and well manured before the tubers are planted. 



One gallon of seed tubers (7 lb.) will plant 60 feet run, 

 and the amount of yield that may be expected is at 

 least 4 bushels (32 gallons). The produce should be 

 worth, approximately, 3d. per gallon. 



If, when the plants are from 12 to 18 inches high, the 

 tops are ' pinched out * they can be dwarfed. 



Varieties to grow : ' New Pearly White ' and * Sutton 

 White '. 



Broad Beans. Broad beans should be grown in reten- 

 tive heavily manured soil. 



Make successional sowings or plantings from .Feb- 

 ruary up to, but not beyond, April. The seed should be 

 planted 3 inches deep in single rows 2 feet apart, the 

 seeds being 4^ inches apart in the row, or they may be 

 planted in double rows, each pair of rows making a 



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