The Culture of Vegetables 



the beans nine to twelve inches asunder. Stout poles 

 should be used for the beans to climb up. Pick the pods 

 before they become too large, and do not allow too many 

 to hang for seed, or others following will not set. Plant 

 early in May. Dwarf beans may be put in single rows 

 nine inches apart and two-and-a-half inches deep. They 

 need no stakes. Broad beans should be planted at the 

 same distance, and may be kept up by driving in several 

 stakes along each side of the row and connecting them 

 with cord. 



Marrows. Seeds of marrows may be sown singly in 

 pots during March. As they grow shift them into 6-inch 

 pots and plant out at the end of May. Marrows pay 

 well for having the ground thoroughly trenched and 

 plenty of manure incorporated. Water well after planting, 

 and cover for a few days with yew or laurel boughs. 

 Marrows need little other attention than watering the 

 plants and cutting the produce. 



Mushrooms. In growing mushrooms the chief thing 

 is to get the manure in the right condition. All large 

 straw should be taken from the horse manure, and the 

 small thrown up in a heap. Turn it well over every 

 other day until the rank smell has gone. Then put it up 

 into a bed which may be flat or conical-shaped. Tread 

 firmly and let it stay for a few days before spawning. 

 Break each cake into eight pieces and bury about one 

 inch deep in the manure. Put soil over a few days after. 

 Keep well watered and covered with straw and mats. 

 Mushrooms may be expected about eight or nine weeks 

 after spawning. 



Peas may be sown from December to May or even June. 

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