A YEAR'S GARDENING 



SEA-KALE will probably be ready for forcing during this month 

 and must be covered with pots and surrounded with manure, or 

 removed to a forcing bed. 



SPINACH. Weed the beds, keeping the soil loosened. 



TOMATOES. Gather to ripen indoors. 



NOVEMBER 



As far as prestent crops will permit the ground should be prepared 

 this month for spring sowing, especially if the soil is rather heavy. 

 A very light soil should not be manured in the autumn, as with heavy 

 rains the fertilizing ingredients are apt to be washed away. To lay 

 the earth in ridges, exposing it to the frost's action, is in many cases 

 highly beneficial; therefore this plan should be followed as much as 

 possible. Beyond the preparation of the vacant spaces, the principal 

 work of the month is comprised in pruning, plalnting and trans- 

 planting, of which there will be found plenty to do. If any altera- 

 tions have been planned, now will be the time for effecting them; 

 but they must be done quickly, taking advantage of any favourable 

 spell of weather. In the frames, seeds of such things as Lettuces, 

 Radishes, etc., may be sown, and plants of many vegetables kept in 

 excellent condition against the early spring. The principal thing to 

 avoid win be mould, which is sure to form if the frames are kept too 

 close. Water must be very carefully given, especially when the 

 weather is frosty. For the rest, to keep the garden tidy and free 

 from dead leaves will repay the trouble taken to do so. 



ARTICHOKES (Globe). Cut down and protect the crowns with 

 straw or leaves, but do not exclude aU light and air. 



ASPARAGUS. Clean the beds, cut down the growth, and spread 

 rotten manure on the ground. This is a capital time for trenching 

 the ground preparatory to making new beds in the spring. 



BEANS. On light ground and on a sheltered and sunny border 

 a sowing of Beans may be made with great advantage. Later on, 

 when the plants begin to appear, they must be very carefully pro- 

 tected from frost. 



BEET. Take care to avoid waiting until frost attacks the 

 Beetroots before digging them up, as they will be spoilt by it. 



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