184 GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES 



7. The parsnip seedlings should begin to show thirty 



days after sowing. Investigate the rows, if 

 there is no sign of them, and sow afresh if 

 concluded necessary. 



8. Plant Jerusalem and Chinese artichokes. 



9. Bed out February-sown cabbages. 



10. Plant out Brussels sprouts sown under glass in 



January. 



11. Treat cauliflowers, previously hardened, in the 



same way. 



12. Sow cauliflower seeds for late autumn cutting. 



13. Sow two kinds of broccoli, for cutting between 



September and December and January and 

 April. 



14. Plant asparagus in trenches. 



15. Propagate sage by means of cuttings. 



16. The hoe is a valuable tool during this and the next 



six months. 



MAY. 



1. Earth up the early potatoes and have the main 



crops in by now at the very latest. 



2. Sow broccoli for cutting during April to June of 



the next year. 



3. Harden the celery and celeriac seedlings prior to 



transplanting. 



4. About six weeks after sowing, harden the vegetable 



marrow seedlings in a cold frame. 



5. Sow seeds of the vegetable marrow out of doors if 



no April sowing was made. 



6. Cucumber seeds may be sown late in the month 



for cold frame culture. 



