THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



the rows. White is more often used, but is not nearly so good, as 

 the artful birds see it and apparently realize its dangers. Something 

 which gets in their way but which they can hardly see is far more 

 alarming to them. 



Nearly every kind of vegetable seed may be sown in March; the 

 first care is to keep up a succession of sowings on heat for the earliest 

 crops and to plant and to sow in the open as much as time and weather 

 will permit. 



ARTICHOKES {Globe) should now be allowed to get as much 

 sunshine as possible. The ground should also be well worked and 

 manured, ready for suckers to be put in at the end of the month or 

 during April. Globe Artichokes bear best in the second or third 

 year, so that it is advisable to plant a row or two every year, clearing 

 away a proportion of old plants at the same time. A still better 

 way to get an early picking is to supply suckers in the spring by 

 sowing afresh every year and protecting the seedlings during the 

 winter. 



ARTICHOKES {Jerusalem) should be planted now. A sunny 

 spot with good soil and plenty of room will produce a crop that will 

 well repay a little trouble in selecting and preparing it. Whole sets 

 should be planted, if possible, a foot deep and about a yard apart. 

 Keep the ground stirred about them when the plants are up, and 

 when the leaves are decayed cut down the stems, but not before. 



ASPARAGUS. The end of this month, or during April, sow 

 seed in rich soUi Weed the existing beds and, if the weather is dry, 

 water once thoroughly. 



BEANS. There should be Beans to plant out from the frames 

 now, and early sowings in the open coming forward and needing 

 care. . For the main sowing of all kinds of Beans, except the dwarf 

 French Bean, March is the best month. The French Bean is a little 

 less hardy, and at present should only be sown now in a favoured 

 position — sunny and sheltered. 



BEET. Sow now for an early crop, but protect from frost. 



BROCCOLI. Plant out from frames; also sow twice, with about 

 three weeks between, for an autumn and winter supply. Plants that 

 are ready to occupy their permanent quarters in May or June may 

 be depended on for the autumn. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS now need care and attention, and the 

 young plants should be put into rich, well-prepared soil. Also sow 



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