182 A YEAR'S WORK IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



off the foliage, and pack the roots, crowns upwards, in boxes with 

 moist leaf-mould or soil. They must be stored in absolute darkness 

 in some cellar, or Mushroom-house which is safe from frost, but a 

 forcing temperature is detrimental to the flavour. Gathering may 

 commence about three weeks after storing. The yield is abundant, 

 and is of especial value for salading through the autumn and winter 

 months. 



ENDIVE to be blanched for use as it acquires its full size, but not 

 before, as the blanching makes an end of growth. 



GARLIC AND SHALLOTS may be planted on dry, warm soils ; but 

 on cold, damp soils to plant now is to throw roots and labour away. 



LETTUCE. Continue to plant as before advised, and make a final 

 sowing in frames not later than the middle of the month. 



PARSNIPS may be dug all the winter as wanted. Although a 

 slight frost will not injure them when left in the ground, protection by 

 rough litter is needful in very severe weather. It often happens that 

 they grow freely soon after the turn of the year, and then become 

 worthless. 



POTATOES to be taken up and stored with all possible speed. In 

 times when work is slack, the seed potatoes for next season's planting 

 may be got ready, by putting them in baskets and boxes preparatory 

 to their being spread out in the daylight in lofts and sheds when the 

 New Year has turned. 



RHUBARB for forcing should be taken up and laid aside in a dry, 

 cool place, as much as possible exposed to the weather. This gives 

 the roots a check, and constitutes a kind of winter, which in some 

 degree prepares them for the forcing pit. 



ROOTS, such as Beet, Salsify, and Turnip, to be taken up as soon 

 as possible, and stored for the winter. 



WINTER GREENS may still be planted, and it is often better to use 

 up the remainder of the seed-beds than to let them stand there. In 

 the event of a severe winter, these late-planted Greens may not be of 

 much value ; but in a mild growing winter they will make some 

 progress, and may prove very useful in the spring. 



NOVEMBER 



THE remarks already made on the necessity for tidiness and the 

 quick disposal of all decaying refuse, apply as forcibly to this month 

 as to October. The leaves are falling, the atmosphere is moist, and 



