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when the growth is well advanced. Be careful soil does 

 not get into the hearts of the plants. 



Sow Winter White Cos Lettuce and Brown Spanish 

 Onion. Sow Turnips : ' Snowball ' for a white and ' All 

 the Year Bound ' for a yellow flesh. 



SEPTEMBER 



Vegetables. Earth up Celery and Leeks, selecting a 

 dry time for the work. Plant out Cabbages sown in 

 July and August on ground where Potatoes have been 

 dug. 



Sow mustard on vacant ground for digging in in 

 January and February. 



OCTOBER 



Vegetables. Lift and store in * pit ' or frost-proof 

 place Potatoes, Carrots, Beet, &c. Lift carefully ; 

 don't fork or bruise the tubers and roots. Select and 

 grade before storing. 



Celery and Leeks, when dry and the weather is 

 favourable, may be earthed up if not already done. 



When the ground is cleared of Onions, hoe and rake 

 off the weeds, put down a line (18 inches from row to 

 row) and with a dibber make holes 12 inches apart 

 and 4 inches deep, then plant or drop a Leek into each 

 hole. These will be useful next April and May. 



NOVEMBER 



Vegetables. When the weather is favourable and the 

 plants are dry Celery may still be earthed up if not 

 already done. 



