162 MONTHLY CALENDAR. 



NOVEMBER. 



"When nuts are but few, and they small and hollow, 

 A cold and wet harvest, there's no doubt, will follow ; 

 But when they are plenty, and ^ood, 'tis agreed, 

 A rich, golden harvest is sure to succeed." 



ENDEAVOUR to avoid having your garden products frozen 

 fast in the ground. Begin in good earnest to secure them ; 

 in fine weather dig up Beets, Carrots, and as many Skirret, 

 Salsify, and other hardy roots as will be required for winter 

 use, and pack them close together in pits ; give them a coat 

 of straw, and afterward heap on as much earth as will keep 

 out the frost, or stow them in a cellar. Toward the end of 

 the month, Turnips may be secured in the same way. Take 

 up Celery in dry weather, and strike it in close together 

 against a ridge, which should be previously formed in a 

 straight line, about a foot above the level of the surface ; 

 throw up earth from the trench sufficient to cover them about 

 an inch, and then plant row after row as close and upright 

 as it can be placed, with just sufficient earth between every 

 row to keep the roots and stalks from touching each other. 

 The whole being covered up with earth, some long dung or 

 litter may be thrown over it, sufficient to keep out the frost j 

 and by heaping a good layer of manure against the last row 

 of Celery, it may be taken out at any time in the winter for 

 use. Some erect a board shed over to protect it from wet j 

 a small quantity may be kept in a cellar. Cabbage must be 

 taken up and laid in rows against a ridge, so as to form a 

 square, compact, close-growing bed, the roots and stems 

 being buried up to the lower leaves of the Cabbages. The 

 beds may afterward be covered with straw, or a temporary 

 shed may be erected over them. Cabbage will keep for 

 some months in a cellar, if connected with their roots. For 

 the management of Broccoli and Cauliflower, see articles, 

 pages 48, 51, and 120. Borecole, Brussels Sprouts, and Col- 

 lards, may be taken up and stowed away like Cabbages. 



