7 ii ati i THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
SILVHR BEET- 
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TUKNIP BEET, ECLIPSE. 
Now is the time when the kitchen 
garden will richly repay all the labor 
bestowed upon it, for it is the month for 
sowing most kinds of vegetables. If the 
-soil is not naturally rich, make it so by a 
liberal application of stable manure and 
compost, dig or plough the ground deeply, 
-and afterwards keep the ground in good 
tilth about the crops. Water early in the 
“morning or late in the evening, and stir 
the soil in the latter case early next aay 
‘to prevent caking. Mulching with straw 
or leaves or litter wiil be of great benefit 
as the season gets hotter. It is a good 
thing to apply a little salt to newly dug 
‘beds, It is not exactly known what the 
action of salt is on the soil, but when it 
is applied as a top-dressing it tends to 
check rank growth. A little is excellent 
for cabbages, but too much renders the 
soil sterile and causes hardpan to f rm. 
Asparagus,—Roots may be planted this 
month in the warmer parts of the State. 
Seedlings of such a variety as late Argen- 
teuil, if planted now in good soil, may, as 
has been the case, produce stems in sufii- 
cient quantity and large enough to permit 
of some of them being cut for use, It is 
an exceptionally good variety and quick 
_ grower. Before planting asparagus, mix 
well with the surface soil a good dressing 
of farm-yard manure. When planting dig 
out a shallow trench, sufficiently deep 
and wide to permit of the roots being 
carefully spread out at the crowns of the 
plants to be covered wlth 2 or 3 inches of _ 
soil—not more. Old asparagus beds may 
be cleaned up, and be supplied with a 
dressing of farmyard manure, A dressing 
of nitrate of soda in the spring should 
prove beneficial. If this artificial manure 
is not easily obtainable try sulphate of 
ammonia. Say a handful of either of 
these to the square yard, 
Beans, French and Kidney.—This sec- 
tion includes such varieties as the butter 
beans, wax beans, snake beans, and may 
also for general purposes include also the 
useful scarlet runners, for the cultivation 
of all these is practically the same, All 
these beans may be sown in the early and 
Warm districts, where frosts are unlikely 
to occur again; but in the late and cold 
plices there is a great risk in sowing. 
Beet, Rod.—Sow a row or two to keep 
a supply going. Make nse of ground that 
had been well manured for cibbage or 
cauliflower or something of that kind, for 
the application of fresh inanure for red 
beet is not a good prastica. Sow the seed 
in drills about 15 inches apart ani about 
aninch deep. If the soil is dry, water 
well and then cover the seed with fine 
soil, When the seedlings come up and 
have grown to be about 3 inches in height 
thin out to 9 inc'es or | foot apart. Cul- 
tivate the ground well during the growth 
of the beets, ay 
Beet, Silver. —Tnis can either be sown 
in a seed-bed and the young beets after- 
wards planted out, or it cin be sown in 
drills about 18 inch2s Apart and the seed- 
lings thinned out to about 18 inches 
apart. The first method is perhaps the 
best, for but very few plants are required 
to be planted at a time, and these should 
last for some time. 
Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbaze, 
Cauliflower, Sivoy.—Seed may be sown 
in seed-beds in drilis. Sow thinly, Prick 
out seedlings when 2 or 3 inchgs in height 
and transplant from former pricklings 
out to the permanent bods. 
Celery.—_Sow a little seed from tims to 
time in ordec to keep up a sufficient 
Supply of plants for putting out in 
trenches. When the seedlings have at- 
tained a height of 2 or 3 inches, prick 
out and afterwards transplant to heavily. 
manured shallow trenches. Very few 
pare ata time will be required. Tho 
lanching should not begia until the 
plants are almost full grown. 
Celeriac or Turnip-rooted Celery.—This 
kind of celery differs from the well-known 
variety inasmuch as the plants form a 
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tuberous stem somewhat like a turnip, 
and this tuber is made use of either fresh 
or cookel. Sow a little seed and plant 
out seedlings of previous sowing if any 
have been raised. It does not néed earth - 
ing up or blanching. 
Carrot.—Seed may be sown to any ex- 
tent required during the month, for this 
is a good time to sow. Make a very fine 
seed-bed and sow in drills very shallow. 
Cucumher.—Sow a little seed in dis- 
tricts where late frosts ‘are not likely to 
occur. Plants may be raised in seed-bed, 
boxes, or pots, and when the plants have 
mado a leaf or two beyond the seed-leaves 
they may be planted in well-manured 
ground, Shallow basins made in the soil 
an inch or two deep will be found useful 
in which to plant, where watering is 
necessary. 
Lettuce.—Sow in sesi-bel a little sead 
occasionally : prick out carefully seedlings 
and afterwards transfer to the bed where 
they are to grow, ; 
Melons, Marrow, Squash, Pumpkin.— 
In warm districts any of these may be 
sown in the garden. In cold-climate 
districts seeds may be sown under pro- 
tection, but it is still early in such dis- 
tricts whore heavy frosts may occur until 
October. 
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CHLSRIAC (TURNI’-ROOTED CELERY). 
Oaions—Sved may be sown either in 
313 where ths onions are to grow or in 
s,ed-bols where sestlings cin b3 raised 
for planting out when large enough to 
inove. The litter is the best plan for 
firm gairlens. Any seasilings already 
ruised can be planted out durinz the 
inoath in rows 12 to 15 inches apart, and 
in the drills ths young onions may be 
planted about 9 inches apirt. Make the 
bads rich with good farnyard m.nure, 
Parsnip.—Sael may be sown largely 
daring the mouth in groand that has 
been deeply duz. No manure should be 
applied directly for this crap. 
Peis.—B> sure to raise abundance of 
peas to m3et all needs befors hot summar 
weather sats ia ia tho wari districts, ‘ 
