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THE ‘AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
WHITE CURLED ENDIVE. 
The Vegetable Garden. 
. Operations for the Month 
All vacant land should be prepared 
during this month for winter and spring 
crops by a thorough digging, trenching in 
the case of new land, and heavy dressings 
of rich manure. This done, the soil 
should be thrown up that the weather 
may act upon it, and that it may benefit 
from the autumnal showers. 
BorEcoue or Kaur. 
| Itis doubtful whether this vegetable 
is worth growing when there are so many 
kinds of the cabbage family which can 
so easily be grown. It prefers a stiff soil, 
but may be grown successfully in any 
' garden. : 
The seed may be sown in beds or boxes 
and the seedlings afterwards transplanted. 
The soil should be rich with well-rotted 
stable manure. Plant in rows two feet 
apart each way. 
Broccont, 
If the instructions ‘given in these 
columns have been followed, you should 
have plants large enough for transplant- 
ing. If so plant out in rows two or three 
feet apart each way. The ground should 
be kept perfectly clean by hoeing, and 
the loose surface drawn round the surface 
of each plant. If a further supply is 
required « little more seed may be 
sown either in boxes orja seed-bed, which 
should be shaded and watered, When 
the plants are strong and hardy they 
should be planted out, about 3 or 4 inches 
apart, in a small, well-prepared bed, in 
order that they may develop well for 
further planting out in their permanent 
places. 
Brussets Sprouts. 
A succession crop of this excellent 
vegetable should be sown. ‘Those pre- 
viously sown should be making good 
headway. When the plants reach their 
height, which is known by the tops 
beginning to cabbage, the latter ought to 
be cut out. As the side leaves begin to 
fade they should be gradually removed, 
commencing at the lowest. 
Sow the seed in a box or seed- 
bed, and every care should be taken in 
watering and shading sufficiently. When 
the plants are large enough they should 
be moved to well dug up but not too 
heavily manured ground that has been 
prepared for them. The growth must no® 
be forced, or else the young spronts wil 
not form well. Plant in rows about two 
feet six inches apart, The plants to 
stand about two feet from each other in 
the rows. 
March 1, 1909 
CaBBAGE, 
Plant out the seedlings that are large. 
enough, and make a further sowing for 
succession. 
Sow seed thinly in little rows, about. 
2 in. apart. Plant out strong young 
cabbages from the seed-bed to some well- 
manured ground in rows 18 inches apart 
and a foot in the rows for early sorts, and 
two feet apart for the medium-sized sort, 
whilst the very large varieties should 
have three feet of space between them. 
Carrot. 
Sow during this month for early crop. 
Prepare some ground by digging deep. 
and fine, and by well draining, but avoid. 
applying manure unless absolutely neces- 
sary, and then take care that it is old 
and thoroughly rotten, The best way to 
manage is to use a bed, or part of a bed,. 
which has been heavily manured for 
some other vegetable. If fresh manure 
is used the roots will, in all probability, 
become forked, and of bad shape. Sow 
the seed in drills, which should not be. 
deeper than half an inch. Cover over 
with fine soil, and firm down with the- 
back of a spade. The seed is covered 
with little hooks, and care should be 
taken that it is well separated before 
sowing. ‘The drills should be from one 
foot to 18 inches apart. The seed 
will take a good while to come up, and 
as the plants are exceedingly small at 
first the weeds should be looked to us 
-ofcen as possible. 
CAULIFLOWER, 
Those previously sown should be ready 
for transplanting. In planting out care 
must be taken that the plants do not get. 
a check, or they will not produce fino | 
heads. Keep the ground well stirred 
between the rows, and give them ap 
occasional watering with liquid manure. 
More seed may be sown. 
Sow the seeds thinly in beds of nicely 
prepared light soil, and transplant i 
good rich soil which has been trenched 
and well manured, in rows of from 2 10 
23 feet each way. 
CeLery, Rep and Wuits. 
It should be remembered that celery 
requires a great deal of moisture during: 
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