VEGETABLES 
The iaites. are approximate and apply to a normal season. 
In warm districts it may be possible to sow two weeks earlier. 
In colder districts the weather may delay sowings. “,P.M.Gs. in 
use” shows the months in which P.M.Gs. normally remain 
in placey' Generally. speaking, leave P.M.Gs. in position until 
the plants reach: the TOR, unless gee ny seedlings for Pig nane 
out. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
First sowings : End of February—early March. 
Harvested : September—November. 
P.M.Gs. in use : February—April. 
Subsequent sowings :: Late fall. 
Variety : Long Island pOproved, 
General Cultivation 
Ensure thin sowing by whitening ed with lime nee Seed 
should be sown in drills half an inch deep and 6 inches apart 
under P.M.Gs. Prick out seedlings when 2 inches high to 
3 inches apart under further P.M.Gs. ‘Plant in the open 
ground in April or early May. 
Further sowings may be made in late fall. 
Always start picking from the bottom of the plant first. 
BUSH LIMAS 
First sowings : April. 
Harvested : Late June—July. 
P.M.Gs. in use: March, April, May. 
Variety : Fordhook, 
Follow with second sowing of Fordhook 242. 
General Cultivation eq 
The Bush Lima is a “‘natural’’ for ie P.M. LG. Lima 
beans require a well worked soil, and by covering a strip 
early in March with a Tow of P.M.Gs. you can have the 
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