THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
The Vegetable 
Garden. 
_ GIANT AUVERGNE CABBAGE, 
Operations for the Month. 
Cool weather generally sets in during 
the latter part of April, and we frequently 
have a good deal of rain; but as long as 
it is fine it should be advisable to dig up 
new ground, so as to be prepared for any 
planting or sowing that may be necessary. 
Keep the garden quite free from weeds, 
and take away all old and useless vege- 
tables and remains of vegetables to a 
rubbish. heap, where they can rot and 
become useful manure for the garden, 
If it is thought preferable to burn them, 
carefully preserve the .shes for spreading 
over and digging into the ground. ; 
Beans, Broad.—This vegetable may bo 
sown largely from time to time during the 
month. Johnson’s Wonderful and Broad 
Windsor are both excellent varieties. 
Beans, French or Kidney.—Will only 
succeed in the warmest parts of the State, 
where frosts are not likely to attack them. 
~ Beet. Red and Silver—Thin out well 
the plants which are coming up, and keep 
the rows free from weeds, It is not ad- 
visable to sow any more seed at present. 
~ Borecvle or Kale.—A very small quan- 
tity of seed may be sown. This is a 
vegetable hardly worth the growing, for 
good cabbages are infinitely superior. — 
‘Brussels Sprouts, which 1s a sort of 
cabbage, is one of the best of that class, 
A little seed may be sown, and if any 
young plants are obtainable they should 
be planted out about 2 feet apart each 
way. i detente en 
_» Cabbage.—Sow seed as largely as. may 
be thought necessary. Plant out, also, 
any young cabbages that may be ayvail- 
able: They should not be pulled out.of 
the seed-bed, but taken up carefully with- 
out breaking more roots than canbe 
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avoided, Every garden should have a 
few plants of the red eabbage, which 
comes in very useful for pickling. If not 
required for that purpose, it may. be 
eaten in the ordinary way. It should be 
noted that cabbages are greedy feeders, 
and need rich soil and abundance of 
manure. , ; 
Cauliflower.—Sow a little seed, and 
plant out from the seed-bed any strong 
plants that are large enough to handle, 
This vegetable should be grown largely, 
for it is well liked by almost everyone. 
The ground needs to be well manured, a 
for cabbage. es , 
Carrot.—Seed may be sown largely. 
Make the rows about 1 foot apart, and 
take care not to bury .the seed more than 
half an inch deep. Be careful to weed 
frequently, for the seed takes a consider- 
able time to come up, and when it does 
Ae NEW YORK LETTUCE, 
the plants are very fine and tender; and 
easily destroyed by weeds. Manure had 
better not be ‘applied, unless it is old and 
April 1, 1908 
very rotten, as it induces the carrots to 
become forked and quite spoiled in ap- 
pearance. 
Celery.—Plant out a few seedlings into 
very. well manured ground, if any .are 
available. 
Endive,—If plants are available, they 
may be planted out largely. It is a most 
useful substitute for lettuce when that 
cannot be grown. A little seed may be 
sown. - 
Herbs.—Sow a. little seed of any kind 
it may be wished to grow, 
_. Leek.—Seed may be sown largely, and 
any plants from previous sowings that 
are large enough may be planted out. 
The soil should be heavily manured. 
' Lettuce.—Sow seed largely, and plant 
out any young lettuces that are suitable 
and of sufficieut size to handle The roots 
should not be broken, if possible, when 
‘raising the plants from the seed-bed. ~ 
Onion.—Opportunity should be taken 
now to sow a quantity of seed. Sandy 
‘loam is the most suitable soil for the 
plant, Well-rotted manure should be 
applied in quantity, the land well drained 
and the surface kept somewhat raised 
and made clean and fine for the seed, 
The beds should be narrow, so that they 
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SPANISH SILVER GLOBE ONION, 
can be easily weeded. It must be kept in 
mind that weeds have a most damaging 
effect on young onion plauts, and should 
never be allowed to grow and attain any 
size. The seed should be sown in drills, 
which should be about 1 foot apart. Care 
must be taken not to bury the seed deep 
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