380 The Profitable Culture of Vegetables. 



NOVEMBER. 



IN this month the working of the land should be taken in hand 

 in earnest. In addition to ordinary digging or ploughing, 

 bastard trenching or subsoil ploughing should be done on that 

 portion of the land where deep cultivation falls due in the 

 proper rotation. Land intended for spring planting or seeding 

 should be left rough on the surface or be ridged up, so as to 

 get the full benefit of " weathering "; it will then lie warmer 

 and drier, and can be got into excellent condition in a very 

 short time when wanted. Read pages 10 to 19. Lime should 

 be given now to land requiring it. Where kainit and basic slag 

 are to be used this is the best time for applying them so as to 

 get full benefit in next season's crops. Means of protection 

 should be provided for all crops needing it. 



GENERAL OPERATIONS: p s a e | e 



Asparagus beds on heavy land should be covered with soil from alleys.. 150 

 Asparagus to be forced in beds should be covered with compost . ... 152 



Beans (Long-pod) may be sown ... .- 154 



Chicory roots should be lifted and may be forced at once 197 



Mint may be forced on a hot-bed 230 



Mushroom Beds may be made 235 



Mustard and Cress may be sown on a hot-bed ... ... ... ... 242 



Peas for early supplies may be sown in 60's pots in a cold frame ... 258 



Peas may be sown on dry ground in the open 259 



Rhubarb may be lifted and forced ... ... ... ... ... ... 291 



Seakale crowns may be forced ... 302 to 306 



FRENCH GARDENING: 



Asparagus may be forced on hot-beds or in pits 152 



Celery (late) should be protected and put in frames for blanching ... 193 

 Cos Lettuce for forcing should be transplanted about the end of the 



month, or early in next month, and given more space 87 



Endive in cold frames should be blanched 211 



All rubbish should be cleared away and the garden made neat and tidy ; 

 remains of vegetables which will decay readily should be made into 

 a heap, freely sprinkled with lime, to be dug into the ground at the 

 end of the following season ; all the remainder should be burned 

 Continue breaking up old hot-beds and digging vacant ground. 

 Frames not in use should be cleaned, repaired and stacked away until 

 they are wanted in January ; spare Lights should be taken under 

 cover to be put into thorough repair and repainted ; spare Mats 

 should be thoroughly dried under cover and stored away. 



