KITCHEN GARDEN HINTS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 130, 18 June 1937, Page 11

KITCHEN GARDEN HINTS

In growing vegetables it. ia inipetative to rotate the crops, otherwise tlie su'J will soon become impoverished. This applies Avi'h equal force to farms and broad acres. as well as to lioine alJf'tmeuts, where as many. kinds of vegetables are growu as space will permit, and the ground is used over and over again. (1) Plants of thecsame natural order should" not succeed each other, such as two succcssive crops of cabbages on the same ground. or cauliflower following cabbage, or parsnip after earrot. Aft9r growing a crop of cabbage or cauliflower, the ground should be tUrnod over, giveu a dressixig of lixnc, and , thejj frovriag ia tfa# plot » raot erop.

or using it for growing peas, benns, or p'otatoes. ■ (2) Crops ' which occupy the samfe section of the garden for several years, such as rhubarb, or asparagus, , should not be followed by the same class of plant, but should be succeeded by others of short durafcions, such as lettuce, or spinach. (3) Root crops- Buch as beet, parsnip, carrot and bulbs, such as onion, should neyer be succeeded by others of a simxlar character. Rotation of crops is the unyarying priuciple. ■ In th© vegetable garden much activity is desirable. Clear, away the old stems of vegetables which have passed their bearing period. Give a dressing of lime, and remember, in replanting, the principle of crop rotation — no two crops of a similar class to grow on the sarne ground consecutively.