... vegetable subjects. But I think many people will agree with me if T make an exception of cauliflowers. These are, indeed, tricky things to rear. A well grown cauliflower, with a fine head, is usually a rarity among amateurs’ crops. The reason is. I think ...

... CASSEROLE OF VEGETABLES WITH CHEESE SAUCE 1 Ib. potatoes, 3 Ib. carrots, } turnip, } Ib. celery, } b, tomatoes, § ib. cauliflower or cabbage, 3 Ib. cooked peas or lentils (four ounces of dried peas or lentils will give about half a pound when cooked) ...

... for slugs, which in mild damp spells will do a deal of damage if nbt checked by a dusting of lime or soot. When autumn cauliflowers attain a fair size, you may shield them from frosts—and any dirt there may be in a smoggy atmosphere—by breaking a few ...

... haying difficulty in selling cabbages, because so many people regard cabbages as entirely an auxiliary to a meat dish. Cauliflowers, on the other hand. are in greater demand when meat is scarce because most people know how to ...

... the heads of cauliflower obviously need some attention during winter. They are easily spoiled by rain and frost, and need the protection of a leaf bent over the curd or head. Cloche or frame protection is to be recommended for cauliflowers. Mats and screens ...

... bonemeal {s almost a legend. In the greenhouse hoof and horn ensures a steady supply of nitrogen throughout the winter months. Cauliflowers, spring cabbages and similar crops which need plenty of nitrogen, well distributed throughout the growing season, are usually ...

... The two small bridesmaids wore dresses of green and yellow taffeta respectively and carried Victorian posies ~of young cauliflowers, The principal bridesmaid wore a dress of green lace and picture hat and carried a bouquet of spring cabbage. The effort ...

... recall an occasion when 1 was told that I would never grow cauliflowers in a plot which I had reserved for this subject. But by giving attention to the special fertilising needs of cauliflowers in that plot I was able to grow them successfully. If you ...

... BOBBIN CARRYING Filling: Ilb. carrots, Ilb. potatoes. But *“Teddy's” career was not alb, cauliflower..,flb. tomatoes, Z2oz. mapped out when he left school at ten |mushrooms (optional), 1 onion, 10z. to attend as a * half-timer at Messrs, |margarine. % ...

... notes on the practical outcome of trials on the spacing of lettuce in glasshouses, causes of *“ blindness” in early summer cauliflowers, control of bean seed uies. cabbage root flies and chrysanthemum eelworm, and simplified techniques for taking carnation ...

... important is ventilation, then, when normally hardy plants are started into growth at this season under glass! Autumn sown cauliflowers, and most autumn sown lettuces, for example. should be exposed to full light and air during the day until the weather becomes ...

... or similar material that will help to keep the roots moist and comfortable. In early spring, when the young plants of cauliflowers and perhaps other subjects are taken out, the turf pit may be easily adapted inside for use as a hot bed. George Sutcliffe ...