Manuring of Gardens. 



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weather, when the land can be usefully occupied in producing 

 green manure. Without the loss of a day, the land from 

 which a crop is removed before the middle of August, if 

 required for no other purpose, should be forked over, and 

 the seed of some quick-growing plant should be sown to 

 form a catch crop. White mustard, rape, crimson clover, 

 and Italian rye grass may all be used for this purpose, and 

 I lb. of seed will be sufficient for about 200 square yards 

 of ground. It is, however, recommended that the two first- 

 mentioned plants should not be grown on land that is to 

 be stocked in the following year with turnips, cabbages, 

 cauliflowers, or crops of that family , but this caution is, it 

 -appears, chiefly necessary where the land is subject to 

 club-root. ' 



Although it has been pointed out that too much must not 

 be expected from artificial manures, and that humus must 

 be formed in some other way, still there is no doubt that 

 such manures may often be usefully employed in garden 

 cultivation. 



From investigations made in the chemical laboratory of 

 the Durham College of Science, the follow^ing mixture of 

 artificials is said to furnish good results at a moderate 

 •outlay : — 



5 cwt. (or 5 lbs.) superphosphate. 



5 cwt. (or 5 lbs.) fine bone-meal. 



2-J cwt. (or 2J lbs.) fish-meal. 



2| cwt. (or 2I lbs.) sulphate of ammonia. 



5 cwt. (or 5 lbs.) kainit. 

 The proportions are shown in hundredweights and pounds, 

 the former applying to the quantities required for large 

 areas, and the latter to the quantities suitable for small 

 gardens. 



As a guide to the rate of application, it may be said 

 that a full dressing would be i lb. on four square yards of 

 ground ; if it is desired to apply more, an interval of two 

 or three weeks should be allowed to elapse between the 

 two dressings. For tomatoes in pots and pot plants 

 generally, loz. well mixed with the soil of a 10 or 12 -inch 

 pot would be an ample supply. 



