THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



Aug. Lettuces and Endive may be sown to stand the 



— winter and give early Salads the following year. Onions, 

 Corn Salad, and Spinach may be sown also. 



Tomatoes should be stopped, and the lower leaves 

 curtailed or removed. Liquid manure will do good 

 in poor soil. 



Winter Greens of various kinds may be planted. 

 Particular care should be taken to make Broccoli firm, 

 or it will be killed in winter. 



Leeks intended for show may be earthed up to 

 blanch the stems. 



Cucumbers in frames may be looked over, old 

 growths pruned out, and a top-dressing given. 



Early Potatoes may be lifted and stored. 



Turnips may be sown for autumn. 



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