Kitchen Garden.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 20 November 1890, Page 2

Kitchen Garden.

!_-♦ -.' ■■. • ■ Youtro .plants of many vegetables now require priclcmg out, and should be attended to before they get crowded. Give the seed beds failing heavy, rain a soaking of water two hours before disturbing the plants.,, Pi ick them out at a few inches apart if the permanent quarters are not likely to be cleared before the plants get crowded ; see that each sort is properly labelled, and water and slightly «hade for a few hours during the hottest part of the day, till the plants recover from their removal. The trenches, if to be planted in uogle rows, should not be less than 6 feet apart ; but for the main crop, if in double rows, allow more space between the trenchs. A deep trench is not to be recommended on b^avy soils, and if the subsoil be such and consequently retentive of water/ it should be broken up and partly replaced with soil from the surface. Put a layer of thoroughly decayed manure into the trench covw it with a few inches of soil, and before planting, (read the soil if light, to induce sturdy growth in the plants. French Beanß, Spiuacb, Lettuce, Ac or any plants which 1 do not grow high, and which can be cleared off before earthing-up time comes round may be grown on the ridges. I