182 GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES 



FEBRUARY. 



1. It is important that good progress should be made 



this month in digging and trenching. 



2. Prepare the onion bed and fork in wood ashes and 



soot. Tread it well. 



3. Late in the month sow cucumber seed for growth 



on a hotbed. 



4. Transplant the October-sown lettuces ; place 



them in a well-screened spot. 



5. Propagate sweet marjoram by taking cuttings. 



6. If the weather is mild, sow turnips to mature 



before the ground is needed for summer lettuces. 



7. Towards the end of the month sow broad beans in 



light rich soil. 



8. Plant shallots in a dry situation. 



9. Go over the winter cabbages and savoys and give 



them any attention they may require. 



10. Sow parsnips as soon as the ground is sufficiently 



dry. 



11. If the carrot fly is likely to be troublesome sow 



an early kind of carrot seed. 



12. Sow cabbage seed under glass and keep it at a 



temperature of 60 or 70. 



13. Attend to the rhubarb bed. Cover over a few 



stools to force on growth. 



14. The cold frame should now be used for promoting 



all sorts of early growth. 



MARCH. 



(Many sowings suggested below should be held over 

 till April if the ground is cold and damp.) 

 1. Finish digging operations. 



