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manure, according to whether the season is wet 

 or dry. 



If there is likely to be a shortage of winter 

 stuff, fully ripe marrows can be hung up in an 

 airy place, and runner beans put down with salt. 

 A breadth of celery should be found coming into 

 use, and parsnips that will stand until they are 

 required. The main crop of carrots and beet will 

 still be there to store, and there should be a break 

 of sprouts, kale, and other things to come in later. 

 If the supply is likely to run short, it will not be 

 too late to plant cabbage and colewort. 



First then, clear off all crops that are over, 

 such as peas, early cauliflower, and potatoes. 

 Burn all this refuse, as well as the weeds, and 

 return it to the ground. Keep on hoeing. If 

 there is no winter spinach in, make a sowing 

 at once, and also make a sowing of turnips. 



October is the great storing month. Take up 

 all beet, carrots, and parsnips ; but artichokes and 

 salsify are best left where they are. 



Corn salad can be sown, to come up in early 

 spring. Cauliflowers should be pricked out into 

 a cold frame where they can be protected from 

 frost. 



All leaves should be swept up and stored in a 

 heap, to make leaf mould. In the process they 

 will generate steady heat, and if a frame can be 



