A Years Work in the Vegetable Garden 



foot, they are breeders of mischief. If in want of work, ply the hoe 

 amongst all kinds of crops, taking care not to break or bruise 

 healthy leaves, or to disturb the roots of any plant. Dig vacant 

 plots, and lay the land up in ridges in the roughest manner possible. 

 Heavy land may be manured now with advantage, but it is well not 

 to put manure on light land until spring. 



Cabbages to be planted out as advised last month. 



Cardoon. Blanching to be continued. 



Carrots to be taken up and stored in sand. Thin and weed 

 late-sown crops. 



Cauliflowers to be prepared for the winter. 



Celeriac. Part of the crop should be lifted and stored in sand ; 

 the plants left in the ground to be protected by earthing over. 



Celery must be earthed up, and protecting material got ready to 

 assure its safety during frost. 



Chicory. Lift about a dozen at a time as required, cut or wrench 

 off the foliage, and pack the roots, crown upwards, in boxes with 

 moist leaf-mould or soil. They must be stored in absolute darkness 

 in some cellar or Mushroom-house which is safe from frost, but a 

 forcing temperature is detrimental to the flavour. Gathering may 

 commence about three weeks after storing. The yield is abundant, 

 and is of especial value for salading through the autumn and winter 

 months. 



Endive to be blanched for use as it acquires full size, but not 

 before, as the blanching makes an end of growth. 



Garlic and Shallots may be planted on dry, warm soil ; but 

 on cold, damp soils to plant now is to throw roots and labour away. 



Lettuce. Continue to plant as before advised, and make a final 

 sowing in frames not later than the middle of the month. 



Parsnips may be dug all the winter as wanted. Although a 

 slight frost will not injure them when left in the ground, protection by 

 rough litter is needful in very severe weather. It often happens that 

 they grow freely soon after the turn of the year, and then become 

 worthless. 



Potatoes to be taken up and stored with all possible speed. In 

 times when work is slack the seed potatoes for next season's planting 

 may be got ready, by putting them in baskets and boxes preparatory 

 to their being spread out in the daylight in lofts and sheds when the 

 New Year has turned. 



Rhubarb for forcing should be taken up and laid aside in a dry, 

 cool place, as much as possible exposed to the weather. This gives 



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