CHAPTER XXIV 



VEGECULTURE MONTH BY MONTH 



JANUARY. 



1. Make plans for the year. 



2. Measure the ground, divide up the plots, and order 



the necessary seed. 



3. Dig over as much ground as possible when weather 



conditions permit. 



4. When frosty, burn rubbish and save the potash. 



5. Prepare the hotbed. 



6. Sow tomatoes in heat. 



7. Sow lettuces every fortnight from now till March 



in boxes. 



8. Pile earth around the stems of the brassica family. 



9. Sow Brussels sprouts under glass and keep at a 



temperature of 60 or 70. 



10. Treat cauliflower seeds in the same way, towards 



the end of the month. 



11. If no autumn sowing was made of onions sow for 



an early crop in shallow boxes. 



12. Make a sowing of summer spinach now and follow 



it up with others every fortnight. 



13. Give an eye to the sprouting potatoes. Remove 



any that become soft. 



14. All kinds of early vegetables may be forced if a 



little care and attention can be expended upon 

 them. 



15. Drain waterlogged ground. 



