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In growing vegetables you must look far 
ahead, in the same way as with flowers, so as 
to have them ready when they are wanted. 
Their seeds have to be sown in just the same 
way, and thinned out to allow room for the 
plants to grow, and pricked out in rows when 
they are large enough to handle. It would be 
very difficult for any child to keep a succession 
of vegetables. Some would have to be sown 
every month in the year. For instance, to 
have a supply of lettuce, seeds should be put in 
at intervals from January till July, and then 
again in August and September for the late 
autumn and winter crops. But to have just 
enough for good summer salads, sowing in 
March and then again in April, and perhaps 
once in May, would be enough. With peas, 
beans, cabbages, and most vegetables there is 
the same difficulty—a number of sowings must 
be made to have a regular supply, but in a 
very small garden one or two sowings would 
be enough, so as to have just a few vegetables 
at each time of year. 
Peas and beans could be put in early in the 
spring to fruit in the summer. Then in March 
or April some cauliflower seed could be sown, 
which would be ready for eating in August or 
September. In May some broccoli and 
Brussels sprouts could go in for late autumn 
