HARVEST MONTH IN THE GARDEN 



root in the ground, and the rows get full of tangled 



growths. Those who rely on self-struck plants for 



their stock should pot up the strongest as soon as 



possible and clear the 



rest away. The bed then 



can be weeded, and left 



clean for the winter. The 



late self - struclc runners 



are not likely to be of any 



use for fruiting before the 



second year. 



Vegetables 



Broccoli. — If Broccoli, 

 and other kinds of winter 

 Greens, have been planted 

 between Potatoes, the crop 

 of which is now being 

 lifted, the plants should be 

 made thoroughly firm by 

 levelling the soil and tread- 

 ing it round the stems. 

 The dwarfer, the harder, 

 the plants get now, the more likely they are to pass 

 the winter safely. Tall, drawn, loose, flabby plants are 

 nearly sure to be killed if a mild autumn is followed 

 by a severe winter. 



Cabbages. — Sowing for spring use has been advocated 

 already, and it only remains to say that if not already 

 done there should be no further delay. Plants from 

 earlier sowings will now be up, and should be protected 

 from birds with netting until they get a few inches high. 

 If the soil is hoed weekly the plants will grow rapidly, 

 and be quite ready for planting by October. 

 319 



Aug, 

 16-31 



Fig. 68.— Pruning Raspberries (p. 318). 



a. An old and a weak young cane, both 



must be cut away. 



b. Young canes that must be retained. 



c. How to prune a newly-planted cane. 



d. Basal buds. 



