174 VEGETABLES FOR EXHIBITION 



Fumigate at once if any insect life appears, and for 

 mildew keep the house dry and dust with black sulphur. 



For maintaining a supply during the winter, suffi- 

 cient artificial heat and a lean-to or three-quarter- 

 span house are necessary. All should be ready by 

 the last week in October, by preparing a good sweet 

 fermenting material, and the soil should consist of two 

 parts good fibrous loam and two of leaf soil passed 

 through an inch sieve. Add a peck each of coarse 

 road grit and finely broken charcoal to every barrow 

 load. 



The seed should have been sown about October 

 the first and potted on as before. By the first of 

 November the plants should be strong enough to plant 

 out. Give all the light possible by keeping the glass 

 clean, keep the paths well damped down ; except on 

 bright days very little syringing will be needed. 

 Fumigate and dust with sulphur as advised before. 



Frame Culture. When planted in frames the plants 

 should be near the glass and the fermenting material 

 will supply the warmth. This should consist of fresh 

 leaves and long stable litter in equal proportions. Well 

 mix and turn every day for a fortnight before making 

 up the hot-bed material, and after the frames have been 

 placed thereon and a gentle heat is assured, place the 

 compost along in a ridge and peg down the plants after 

 planting. Ventilate in the morning, syringe and shut 

 up early in the afternoon. Keep the growths well 

 regulated and do not allow the fruits to stop on the 

 plants after they are fit for cutting. 



