THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



March All the herbs which are raised from seed may be 



I0~3I sown in a sunny spot, not too damp. In wet soil and 



in shady places the plants grow, but do not mature well. 



The seeds of most kinds may be sown in drills a foot 



apart, and the plants subsequently thinned and hoed. 



Corn Salad is useful in winter salads, and may be 

 raised from seed in spring. 



Kohl Rabi is generally regarded as a farm crop, but 

 seedsmen supply selected varieties that are well worth 

 growing in the kitchen garden. They are similar to 

 Turnips, but the flavour is distinct, and is highly agree- 

 able. The plant has one great advantage over the 

 Turnip, that it will generally succeed in dry, light soil 

 in hot seasons, when turnips would run to seed, or be 

 hot and strong in flavour. The seed may be sown thinly 

 in drills eighteen inches apart, and the plants thinned 

 to a foot apart. The leaves spring from the body of the 

 bulb on various parts of the upper half. 



Leeks. — I have already said that it is a good plan 

 to sow Leeks under glass in winter, and to transplant 

 them later on, like Celery. Many people will hardly 

 consider the crop worthy of this, and others will lack 

 sufficient room. The seed may be sown an inch deep 

 out of doors in spring in drills a foot apart, in a spare 

 plot, the rows hoed, thinned, and the plants put out 

 when ground becomes vacant in summer. Musselburgh 

 is a reliable variety. 



Lettuces. — More Lettuces may be sown for early 

 summer salads. There is a wastage of Lettuces owing 

 to the plants running to seed quicker than they can 

 be used if many are grown in one batch, hence the 

 advisability of sowing frequent small successional rows. 

 A pinch of seed may be sown fortnightly henceforth 

 if a constant supply is wanted. Those who like the 

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