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(3) Plants grown for their roots, or bulbs, 

 should not be followed by others grown for the 

 same purpose. Plants grown for their seeds should 

 also not succeed each other. 



In a small garden, it is best to grow only early 

 potatoes. Others can be bought as cheaply as 

 they can be grown, and the space they would 

 occupy is valuable. A piece of ground may be 

 under early potatoes ; these should be cleared by 

 the middle of June, when a sowing of peas can be 

 made, selecting one of the early varieties for a late 

 crop. When they come off, they can be followed 

 by turnips, which are drawn ofi during the winter. 

 In January the ground can be bastard trenched, but 

 not manured. Let it lie fallow awhile ; then put 

 in carrots, parsnips, or beet. The order can be 

 varied indefinitely, so long as the rules are followed, 

 and the plot of ground kept well trenched, and 

 manured every fourth year. 



The next things to consider are the crops still 

 on the ground, and those coming on. In a fairly 

 well-managed garden late peas, runner beans, 

 cauliflowers, and marrows all " in cut," should 

 still be found in the autumn. The runner beans 

 and the marrows should bear until they are cut 

 down by frost. Their bearing capacity can be 

 prolonged by careful picking, by a mulch of well- 

 rotted manure, or with a drenching of liquid 



