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October 1 1908 
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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 5 
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VOLUN VEER TOMATO. 
The Vegetable Garden. 
Operations for the Month 
Beans, French or Kidney Dwarfs may 
be sown now in nearly all parts of the 
State, They will thrive in almost any 
kind of soil, provided the soil be ther- _ 
oughly drained and well enriched with 
manures that do not ‘contain much 
nitrogen. 
Beans, Kidney, Une Ther may 
be managed in the same manner as the 
dwarfs, but the seeds had better be sown 
wider apart.. They will need the support 
of poles, or anything else that will sup- 
- small gardens it will be as well to grow 
» only the dwarf varieties. 
_ Bean, Lima—If seeds were not sown . 
last month this should be done imme- 
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¢ diately. There is a dwarf as well ‘as 
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' the largest beans. 
18 inches apart. 
Beet, Red—Sow a little ein of this 
vegetable in’ numerous rows about 
For general purposes in. 
When the seeds come ~ 
up and plants are strong, thin them out 
gradually until you have strong plants 
_ standing about 9 inches from each other 
Small clean medium-sized beets are to be 
preferred to those of a larger  sizo 
Badly-shaped and forked roots sho ald be 
condemned. 
Beet, Silver is used for leaves only, 
Sow a little seed in heavily-manured 
ground. ‘A few plants will be sufficient 
for an ordinary-sized family. 
Cabbage—Sow a little seed in drills in 
a seed-bed. Plant out any strong plants 
that may be available, and do this with 
care. x 
Cauliflower--Sow A little seed and 
“manage the plants as advised for the cab- 
“bage. 
F between the rows of cauliflowers as well 
Cultivate the ground with a hoe 
as, cabbage, and all members of ds same 
a tall growing variety. The latter bears . class « of vegetables, 
_ Capsicum or ‘Chilli. —The seed may now 
re sown in a box or a pot, or in a seed- 
bed, and the young capsicums afterwards 
planted out-about 3 feet apart. 
ground should be well drained. 
Celery — Prepare some ground by 
heavily manuring and well digging, and 
when some of the best seedlings are ready, 
transplant them the seed-bed. 
Celery requires plenty of water, but the 
When 
grown on the flat the stalks may be 
blanched or made 
from 
white by placiug 
boards on each side, or anything else 
that will keep away the light. 
Cucumber —Prepare a bed by digging 
the ground deep, by draining it well, and 
_by applying a good dressing oi manure, 
unless the soil is rich enough without it, 
as may be the case on some farms. Sow 
‘six or eight seeds within a few inches of 
each other, in aclump, as it were; and 
about 6 feet distant put in another clump 
and so on until your bed is planted. 
When the seeds come up and the plants 
are strong, thin out all but two or at 
inmost three plants. If necessary, those 
you thin out canbe moved carefully and 
in another bed, or they may be required 
to fill up misses. Water the plants be- 
fore they are moved, 
planted, 
and again when 
_ Cressand Mustard—'The seeds of these 
salad plants are generally sown together — 
They are wholesome and useful vege- 
tables to eat in a green state, and a fow 
seeds should be 
keep up a supply. Use a good dressing 
of rotted manure and mix it well up. 
sown occasionally to 
Mustard and cress are about the easiest 
oj vegetables to grow. 
Carrot—Sow a few rows or drills about 
1 foot or 18 inches apart. = 
Egg Plant— Sow in the same manner 
as the above and afterwards transplant. 
This vegetable requires a very warm 
situation. It is quustionable whether 
more than a few plants of it are worth 
growing. ‘he fruit is very ornamental, 
‘Kohl rabi, or Turnip- Rooted Cabbage— 
A few plants are worth trying. It is not 
advisable to. grow it to any extent until 
it is ascertained. that the family cares for 
it. Sow and plant as for cabbage. 
Leek—Sow seed and plane out. Water 
often, and apply abundance of liquid 
manure, 
Lettuce—The best kind for this time 
of the year to sow is one of the Drumhead 
