Round the Year in the Garden 



ought to be taken to dig all vacant plots, throwing the 

 soil up roughly, or, better still, in the form of ridges, 

 so as to expose it to the weather. Much time will be 

 saved later on if a plan is prepared showing the positions 

 for the various crops and paying due regard to a proper 

 rotation. 



Rotation of Crops. It is common knowledge that 

 vegetable crops thrive best, and are less likely to suffer 

 from attacks of various diseases, if grown on fresh ground 

 as often as possible, and this should be the first aim of 

 the gardener. Vegetables, especially of the Cabbage kind, 

 ought not to be grown on the same ground more than 

 once in four years. Potatoes, providing they have not 

 shown signs of disease, may be planted on the same plot 

 year after year, though they too benefit from a change 

 of ground. 



The simplest way of ensuring a correct rotation 

 in a comparatively small garden is to divide it into 

 four sections. The first section, having been dug 

 and manured in winter, should be planted in spring 

 with Peas, Runner Beans, Celery, Leeks, etc., all of which 

 need deep and rich soil. This preparation will ensure 

 that the ground is in excellent condition the following 

 season for root crops Beetroot, Carrot, Parsnip, etc. No 

 manure should be added for these. Greens of all kinds 

 will occupy the plot the next season, the ground having 

 been dug and manured in autumn or winter. The fourth 

 year this plot may be planted with Potatoes. Having 

 once arranged the rotation for the first division of the 

 ground, it is a simple matter to dispose of the three 

 remaining plots. All one has to do is to plant the second 

 plot with the second year's crops of the first plot, which 

 in this case are Beetroot, Carrot, etc., and follow with the 

 others in rotation. The first crop of the third plot will 

 be greens and the first crop of the fourth plot will be 

 Potatoes. Thus no crop will be grown upon the same soil 

 more often than once in four years. 



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