Round the Year in the Garden 



In the Kitchen Garden 



Among the most important crops to sow this month 

 are the various winter Greens, such, for example, as Brussels 

 Sprouts, Borecole or Kale, Savoy, Cabbage and Sprouting 

 Broccoli. They may either be sown in drills or broadcast 

 on a border of which the surface soil has been broken up. 

 Broccoli for winter use is sown now, the variety Christmas 

 White being suitable. Onions and Leeks that were raised 

 under glass in early spring ought now to be planted out- 

 The finest Leeks are obtained by planting in a trench as 

 for Celery, but an alternative method is to make deep 

 holes, about 2 inches wide, and to put the seedlings in 

 these, the tops of the leaves being on a level with the 

 ground surface. As the plants grow the stems will fill 

 the holes and become blanched without further trouble 

 on the grower's part. 



Asparagus. Now is the time to plant and sow Aspar- 

 agus. This vegetable is grown on a raised bed 6 feet wide, 

 which accommodates three rows of plants. If it is intended 

 to cut the produce during the first summer, three-year-old 

 plants must be put in. The roots are placed 10 or 12 inches 

 apart. Seeds are sown thinly in drills drawn longitud- 

 inally down the bed. The seedlings must be thinned 

 finally to 10 or 12 inches apart. Cutting ought not to 

 take place until the third summer. Established beds may 

 be given a sprinkling of salt now with advantage, or a 

 light top-dressing of rich soil. 



Cucumber and Marrow. Seeds of Cucumber ought 

 to be sown singly in small pots plunged in a hotbed in 

 frame or greenhouse. When the seedlings are well rooted 

 in small pots they are planted in small mounds of soil 

 on the hotbed. The Cucumber needs a compost of half 

 loam and half leaf soil ; small mounds only should be made, 

 and as the roots show through further compost is added 

 from time to time. Every Day is an excellent Cucumber. 

 Seeds of Vegetable Marrow are now sown in pots of soil in 

 a frame or greenhouse. It is not necessary to put Vege- 



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