100 GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES 



forcing which may be undertaken at any time of the year. 

 Most growers, however, begin in November and thus reap 

 harvests from February onwards. Take some seven- inch 

 pots, place a layer of broken earthenware at the bottom 

 of each and, on this, arrange some horse manure. Cover 

 with good leafy loam so that the pot is three parts full. 

 Sow the seeds one and a half inches apart and a half 

 inch down, and then give a slight watering. Keep the 

 pots at a temperature of about 60. When the young 

 shoots appear, give moderate waterings daily and, when 

 they are three inches high, fill up the pots with loam and 

 manure, in equal quantities. Turn the pots round daily 

 if the seedlings become drawn to the side lights and give, 

 each evening, a dose of dilute manure water. Pick the 

 pods as soon as they are large enough. 



Good varieties are Canadian Wonder and Ne Plus 

 Ultra, for growing out of doors ; Osborris Early Forcing 

 and Longsword, for forcing. 



BuMer beans give pods of a light yellow colour. They 

 are grown far more generally in France, where they are 

 considered a great delicacy, than here. Climbing and 

 dwarf varieties are obtainable. For cultural rules refer 

 to the two previous headings. 



Haricot beans are raised by some growers, but the 

 crops are not among the most successful. Those who 

 wish to raise them should select the largest beans from 

 the kitchen supply, soak them well and proceed as for 

 dwarf beans. The earliest pods are sliced prior to 

 cooking, but of the later ones the beans, alone, should 

 be eaten. 



