THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



Sept. pots if wanted for forcing, and the new soil pressed 

 16-30 firmly round them. 



Vegetables 



Brussels Sprouts. — In speaking of the planting of 

 Brussels Sprouts in an earlier chapter, it was recom- 

 mended to plant them wide apart, in order that they 

 might not grow into each other. There is another 

 direction, however, in which they may become crowded, 

 and that is in the stem leaves. The grower will notice 

 that it is the habit of the Brussels Sprout to form a 

 tuft of leaves at the top of the stem, and to throw out 

 others from the sides. The former should be retained, 

 but the latter interfere with the development of small, 

 hard sprouts on the stem, in addition to harbouring 

 insects, and ought to be removed. They may be broken 

 short off one by one at intervals of a few days until none 

 are left. Firm sprouts will then form on the stem, 

 and steadily develop until they are nearly as large as 

 golf balls (the varieties differ somewhat in size of sprouts) 

 when they are ready for use. The Brussels Sprout is 

 one of the most useful green vegetables of autumn. It 

 gives a great deal of produce, and the flavour is excellent 

 so long as the sprouts are firm ; when they are loose and 

 open the flavour is poor. 



Cabbages for Spring. — Spring Cabbages from seed 

 sown at the end of July may be ready for planting out 

 now. If they are three inches high they are large 

 enough. They may be planted in rows eighteen inches 

 apart, and made quite firm, as this has a considerable 

 influence on early hearting. On that account it is an 

 excellent plan to put them out in ground from which 

 Onions have been removed, as it is both fertile and firm. 

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