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for planting by the end of March or early in April. It is an advantage to 

 get the tubers in the ground during April at the latest. There are 



various methods of planting, If ground has been previously dug & 

 manured, dibbling them in is often resorted to but in that case care is 

 necessary not to break off the chits. Some draw drills whilst others dig 

 out trenches & plant thus. 



The after treatment consists of well hoeing between the rows after the 

 tops have come through & before the potatoes are ready to be earthed 

 up. The earthing up may be done at twice. Opinions differ as to 

 whether it is better to draw earth up closely to the potato stems or leave 

 flat on the top. 



Probably drawing the earth close is the better method as the spores of 

 disease are not so likely to be washed into the roots. To prevent disease 

 spraying or dusting with Strawsonite or other preparation is a good plan. 

 In case this is done the plants should be sprayed or dusted from mid 

 June to at intervals of two or three weeks. Early potatoes do not need 

 spraying to such an extent. 



After digging the potatoes should be sorted, & placed thinly on the 

 ground so that they may be well dried and matured before being stored. 



Ques. 6. — Six of the most suitable kinds of salading for growing in a 

 cottage or allotment garden are as follows : 



Horse Radish. — This useful salad is generally grown in an out-of-the 

 corner of the garden but deserves more attention than is generally given 

 it. The usual method is to make a hole with a crowbar 8 to 12 inches 

 deep & to place in this a crown with the eyes round the top rubbed off. 

 This method however takes some years to produce satisfactory results. 

 A better method would be to make a trench in autumn 2 feet wide at the 



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Seed Potato Box 



base, the top being about 6 or 7 inches across. The young stems of 

 horseradish might be placed in obliquely taking care to see that only the 



