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KITCHEN GARDEN

... KITCHEN GARDEN. Take advantage of dry weather for clearing the ground of all exhausted crops of Peas, Beans, Arc., and well manure and prepare by deep digging for the reception of the winter crops. The hoe must be kept briskly at work amongst all growing ...

KITCHEN GARDEN

... KITCHEN GARDEN. If the advice we have given has been followed, all vacant plots will by this time have been dug over, and left as rough as possible, to be mellowed by the weather. Now is the time for the cultivator to plan his system of cropping, so as ...

KITCHEN GARDEN

... KITCHEN GARDEN. Celery is now all put out for culture in trenches, and must have abundance of water during dry weather. But there may still be left a quantity of plants in the bed requiring removal, and it will be good economy to plant these out in the ...

KITCHEN GARDEN

... KITCHEN GARDEN. Cauliflowers and Lettuces for preserving over winter should be kept rather dry, and as much as possible exposed to the weather, to keep them stocky and hard. Keep the lights or glasses on always at night from this time forth, removing ...

KITCHEN GARDEN

... KITCHEN GARDEN. On hot dry mile a mulch of anything that can be got hold of is of more use to quick growing croos, in nineteen cases out of twenty, than soakings of water. Even if the time can be spared for keeping the crops well watered, the mulch will ...

KITCHEN GARDEN

... KITCHEN GARDEN. Take stock of all winter greens, and occupy every spare plot of ground with kale, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, broccoli, and collards. If any of the breadths are crowded, make a fresh plantation by taking up every other plant. Thin parsley ...

KITCHEN GARDEf

... besides, they are now in continual request for the kitchen. A careful man should be sent amongst the beds to thin them out when wanted for the kitchen ; for, when left in the hands of the lads who are generally employed to serve vegetables, they rill anywhere ...

KITCHEN GARDEN

... KITCHEN GARDEN. In cutting asparagus, take only the strongest shoots. Give plenty of water and weak liquid manure. Transplant from seed-beds as fast as the young plants get at all thick, and use the hoe wherever weeds appear, so as to keep them drown ...

KITCHEN GARDEN

... KITCHEN GARDEN. This is a time for earnest work in every department Make a general clearance of the ground wherever there are vacant spaces, and ridge up all plots not to be planted on during winter. Get a waste corner clear for heaping up manures and ...

KITCHEN GARDEN

... KITCHEN GARDEN. Ground made vacant by removal of potatoes, &c., to be deeply stirred and planted with winter greens the small refuse plants from the seed-bed will sometimes endure the winter better than those planted out strong six or eight weeks ago ...

WORK IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN

... WORK IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN. Brunel. sprouts form owe! our best winter vegetables, and to be good they should be planted out early, taking advantage of showery weather for the purpose. A good balding, rich loam suite this vegetable best, and when planted ...