THE WEEK'S WORK
VEGETABLE GARDEN. ' The ]ate rains have put the soil1 into ideal condition for planting and seed-! sowing. Plant, while the soil is still moist, I cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli, brussel 1 sprouts', kale, silver beet, etc Dip the | heads of the plants in arsenate of lead prior to planting to keep oil "cabbage i fly." Sow lettuce j thinly in* rows, and thin out when large enough. They do1 [ not transplant readily in hot weather. Sow short-horn carrots, turnip-rooted I ' beet, peas of an early variety, and dwarf beans. < | I Keep peas and dwarf and runner ! beans regularly picked. They soon stop I bearing if the pods are allowed to remain on the plants. , Be sure that tomatoes are securely j tied to the supports, and spray'regularly. ' . PLOWEB GARDEN. Dahlias^ require feeding > .during tho
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1932, Page 21
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136THE WEEK'S WORK Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1932, Page 21
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