... KITCHEN GARDM. Artichokes, Olobe —As these plants are likely to be injured by severe frost, give additional protection to the crowns. Heap round them a good thickness of dry leaves or long litter, and cover with soil or coalashes, to prevent the wind ...

... KITCHEN GARDEN. Where early crops are coming off, clear the ground and dig it over at once ; it is a folly to wait for the last handful of peas or beans. As soon as the rows cease to be profitable, destroy them and clear the ground. Dig deep, that thu ...

... KITCHEN GARDEN. It will be well to look over the Calendars of the last fortnight, and bring up arrears as quickly as passible. If not already done, let no time be lost before the Cauliflowers and Lettuce to stand over the winter in frames are sown. The ...

... KITCHEN GARDEN. Cleanliness will do wonders now for the present and the next season. The more weeds, the more seeds, and less air ; so stir the ground between all standing crops, and ridg- up the pots that are to be vacant all winter. This is the best ...

... THE NORWEGIAN KITCHEN. There was a Norwegian kitchen exhibited in Paris this last year which was a curiosity in its way (says a writer in Once a Week.) It was a small box well coated with non-conducting substances, on the principle of a refrigerator, ...

... KITCHEN GARDEN. Asparagu - Beds. —The formation of fresh plantations of this valu..ble vegetable is n o t an every-day occurrence, and when beds are made properly, they last in full braritu. r a long time. When we take this into consideratio will be at ...

... KITCHEN GARDEN. Potatoes.—The earliest will now be coming through the soil regularly, and the first sharp frost will nip them off if not covered with soil. As fast as they come through, earth them up, and if the tops get cut off after they come through ...

... KITCHEN GARDEN. The winter stock sown last month will now be coming forward for planting out. Where onions have been cleared off is enerally the hest place for cabbages for spring use, be cause the ground having been well manured for the onions is in ...

... 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. Plant the main crop of celery in well-manured trenches. Plant also, from seed-beds, cabbage of all kinds, broccoli, savoys, borecole, in showery weather. Hoe between potatoes ; give plenty of water to ridge cucumbers and marrows. Cut down ...

... 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. Lay all spare ground up in trenches, and on strong land turn in manure. On sandy soils manure should be withheld till spring, as it may get washed away by the winter rains. All choice crops should be at once protected sufficiently to enable ...