THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



sown in pots, pans, or boxes, and put in a greenhouse or 

 frame, preferably the former. 



Early Salads. — Lettuces and Radishes ought to be 

 sown as early in March as the weather will permit, for 

 the sake of providing Salads in late spring. Radish 

 seeds can be sown broadcast in any sheltered reserve 

 plot. It is prudent to prepare the soil by reducing it to 

 a fine tilth, and cover the seed about an inch deep. It 

 will be necessary to cover the bed with fish netting, or to 

 otherwise protect it from birds, otherwise the crop will be 

 a failure. Red Turnip is a good variety for this sowing, 

 and it may be followed by one of French Breakfast. 

 As regards Lettuces, it will be well to sow in drills a foot 

 apart, and cover with half an inch of soil. This crop 

 should be protected also. The seedlings can be trans- 

 planted before they become crowded. By running a hoe 

 between them once a week, they can be kept growing 

 rapidly, and weeds subjugated. Superb White Cos is a 

 good variety to choose for this sowing. 



Broad and French Beans. — The principal sowing of 

 Broad Beans may now be made out of doors, given a 

 suitable condition of the soil. The seeds may be set 

 eight inches apart in rows thirty inches asunder in rich 

 soil, and six inches by twenty-four in poor land. They 

 may be covered three inches deep. The ground should 

 be well manured. Exhibition Longpod is a good variety 

 to choose. Another sowing of a selected variety of 

 French Beans, such as Ne Plus Ultra, may be made in 

 large pots or deep boxes, and put in a house with a 

 temperature of 60° to 70°. Plenty of water should be 

 given, and liquid manure may be supplied twice a week 

 when the pods form. The latter should be gathered 

 early, in order to avoid their becoming old and checking 

 the plant. 



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