A Year's Work in the Vegetable Garden 



cleared away, large quantities of Cabbage, Endive, Lettuce, and even 

 thinnings of Spinach may be planted out to stand the winter. 



Cabbage. We advocate crowding the land now with Cabbage 

 plants, for growth will be slow and the demands of the kitchen con- 

 stant. Crowding, however, is not quite the same thing as over- 

 crowding, and it is only a waste of labour, land and crop to put the 

 plants so close together that they have not space for full develop- 

 ment. The usual rule in planting out the larger sorts of Cabbage at 

 this time of the year is to allow a distance every way of two feet 

 between the plants. The crowding principle may be carried so far 

 as to put the miniature Cabbages between them, but only on the 

 clear understanding that the small stuff is all to be cleared off before 

 spring growth commences, and the large Cabbages will then have 

 proper space for development. 



Cauliflower. Plant out for the winter, and sow another small 

 pinch of seed in a frame or in a pan in the greenhouse. 



Celery. Continue to earth up, selecting a dry time for the task. 



Chards take quite six weeks to blanch by means of straw, 

 covered with earth. 



Cucumbers for the winter need careful management and suit- 

 able appliances. See the remarks on this subject under August. 



Endive to be planted out as directed last month. Plant a few 

 on the border of an orchard-house, or in a ground vinery, or in old 

 frames for which some lights, however crazy, can be found. 



Lettuces should be coming in from the garden now in good 

 condition, but the supply will necessarily be running short. Sowings 

 of two or three sorts should be made partly in frames and partly 

 on a dry open plot from which a crop has been taken. The ground 

 should be well dug but not manured. Sow thinly, so that there will 

 not be much need for thinning, and confine the selection to sorts 

 known to be hardy. The Bath Cos is one of the best of these. 

 The Hammersmith is of poor quality, but has the advantage of hardi- 

 ness. The August sowings will soon be forward enough for putting 

 out, and it will be advisable to get the work done as early as possible, 

 to insure the plants being well established before winter. 



Parsley. The latest sowing will require thinning, but for the 

 present this must not be too strictly carried out ; between this and 

 spring there will be many opportunities. Thin the plot by drawing 

 out complete plants as Parsley is demanded for the kitchen. If no 

 late sowing was made, or, having been made, has failed, cut down to 

 the ground the strongest plants, that a new growth may be secured 



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