42 PIGTORTAL PEAGTIGAL VEGETABLE GROWING 



sown from March to July, and Potatoes may be planted from 

 February to June. Those \\lio have warm, south borders can afford 

 to commence operations long before those who have not. Making 

 due allowance for this, the following table will be useful : — 



Time and Depth of Sowing and Planting. 



Vegetable. 



Month to sow or plant 



Depth, in inchi' 



Artichokes, Chinese... 



Jerusalem 

 Globe ... 

 Aspai'agus (seeds) ... 



„ (crowns)... 

 Beans, Broad 



Dwarf French 



Eunner 

 Beetroot 

 Borecole or Kale 



Broccoli 



Brussels Sprouts 



Cabbages 



Carrots 



CauliflowrfTS 



Celery 



Cress .. 



Cucumbers 



Endive 



Horseradish (thongs) 



Leeks 



Lettuces 



Mustard 



Onions 



Parsley 



Parsnips 



Peas 



Potatoes, early 



late 



Eadishes 



Rhubarb (crowns) ... 

 ,, (seeds) 



Salsify 



Savoys 



Scorzonera 

 Seakale (crowns) 



,, (seeds) 



Shallots 



Spinach 



Tomatoes 

 Turnips 



Vegetable Marrows ... 



March 



March, April 

 March 



March, April 



February, March, April 



(sometimes November) 

 April, May 

 May, June 

 April, May 

 March 



March, April, May 

 February, March 

 March, July, August 

 March, April, May 

 April (January in boxes) 

 February, March 

 March to August 

 January, March 

 March, April 

 March 

 March 



March to J uly 



March to August 



March (January in boxes), 



August 

 March, June 

 March 



February to May (sometimes 



November) 

 Februarj', March, April 

 March, April, May 

 February to May 

 i\Iarch 

 March 



March, April 

 March' 

 March, April 

 March 



March 



February, March 



March, August 



February, Mai'ch 



February, ^Marcli, September 



February, March 



Just level with the 

 surface 

 2 



Half burv the bulb 

 1 

 i 

 1 

 1 



