Gardening for Amateurs 



from each other. By the 

 time the Potatoes are 

 ready for digging, fruit is 

 forming on the Tomatoes, 

 and the soil from the 

 ridges forms a kind of 

 top-dressing for them. It 

 must be remembered that 

 the crop causes a con- 

 siderable amount of 

 labour in staking, tying, 

 and the regulation of side 

 growths. The cost of 

 stakes is not inconsider- 

 able when large numbers 

 are grown. It will be 

 needful for the intending 

 planter of Tomatoes to 

 give careful attention to 

 all these matters relative 

 to expense and labour 

 before embarking largely 

 on such a venture. 



Turnip. These roots 

 ought not to be neglected 

 by anyone who aspires to 

 success on a small holding. 

 Bunch Turnips secured 

 from an early March sow- 

 ing are some years an 

 excellent investment for 

 the grower. Later roots. 

 sold by the bag or 

 hundredweight, frequently 

 pay well. But these roots 

 are always useful to a 

 smallholder, for when the 

 market is down the stock 

 can consume them with advantage. 



Tomatoes grown in a border under glass* 



Sow mid-season prices varies from 4s. 6d. per 



for bunching Early Purple Top Milan ; for dozen down to 6d. for the latest crop in a 



later use Green Top or Snowball. 



plentiful year ; in fact, at times they are 



and 3d. each at times. 





 In conclusion it may be said that the man 



Vegetable Marrow. One of the chief almost unsaleable. At the end of the season 



aims of the grower of these should be to there is nearly always a demand for the ripe 



be early on the market with the Marrows, fruits, ranging from Is. a dozen up to 2d. 

 Xo steps are spared by some of our market 

 growers in this direction. Plants are raised 

 in heat and planted out under handlights, 



these in turn being covered nightly with who takes pains to put up his crops for 



sacks and mats until all danger of frost is market in a clean, tidy manner will have 



past. The plants are usually put out about greater success than he who presents his 



8 feet in all directions with other crops produce to buyers in a slovenly fashion, 



between until the whole of the room is Asparagus, Radishes, Green Onions, and all 



required. The difference between early and similar crops command a better price when 



