SPINACH
This populai vegetable may be sown now in well i\ orkod rich soil. As quick growth; is necessaiy it the Jesuits arc to •be satisfactory "a hbeial supply of humus and manure must bo ..worked into the soil which must be kept moist throughout.
The prickly seeded \ancty is the best for winter giowth, withstanding the severity of the weather better than others.'
Sow thinly in rows twelve to fifteen inches apart and. thin out to six inches apart, i
When well up and giowing well applications of nitiate of soda CAeiy two or three -weeks will ineicase the leaf growth which is desired. In dry weather spinach will quickly run to seed unless kept constantly watered. ,
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 75, 30 March 1933, Page 17
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118SPINACH Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 75, 30 March 1933, Page 17
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