Kitchen Garden

Manawatu Herald, 29 September 1892, Page 3

Kitchen Garden

■♦ Freshly manured land is not the most suitable for carrot, causing the roots to become forked. Land that was manured the previous season ia the most suitable, as this, when deeply worked, will give good roots. The soil should, if at all loose or Bpongy he trodden over previous to drawing the drills, whicli should be about 12 inches apart, and the seed not sown too thickly. The roots are thinned out for use as they grow. Hoeing is an absolute necessity until such time as the foliage covers the ground. Wheu sown in poor soil Spiuach is vory apt to run to seed, the ground should therefore be deeply worked, well manured and pulverised. It is . a vegetable which requires a moist soil. -?ow thinly in drills 15 inches to 18 inches apart, and at a depth of about an inch. The young plants should be thinned out as soon as possible so as to give room for development. A series of small growing is much preferable to making one or two large ones. Earth up all growing crops as soon as their size permits. On this Bubjeot we may quote the authority of Mr Biemuller, who writes in a number of the Gartenflora (March 1892) :— " Born in the middle ofthe Bavarian Krautlande — Cabbage country— and from my earliest years acquainted with the culture of the vegetables of Hamberg and Schweinfurth, which are well known beyond the frontiers of Germany, I wish to state that the whole of the varieties of Cabbage, Beans, Peas, and Cucumbers are, after being hoed between several times, occasionally earthedup; indeed, as long as the rows of plants can be manipulated without injury to the leaves. The earthingup exerts a great influence on the development of the heads in Cabbages and on that of the fruit of Beans, and Cucumbers as I frequently had the opportunity of observing, lt is quite remarkable to observe the difference between earthed-up and not earthed-up plantations - the cabbage heads are not nearly so large and firm ; neither is Khol Rahi so fine, nor are Kidney Beans so long or tender where not

earthed-up. The reason for this difference is to be found in the earthing-up, which protects the roots from drought, and likewise allows of more air reaching the plants ; and, moreover, it is easier to afford water, owing to the furrow that runs between the rows, and where mm water also collects ; and all this without making either the crowns or stems of the plants too wet — favourable conditions for the plants, as the constant moisture of the soil about the roots greatly aids development.— Press. HIS EXCELLENCY LORD GLASGOW while partaking of some refreshment! during the interval at the Opera House remarked : " One thing you have here, that is good Coffee." It is scarcely necessary to say his Excellency was drinking Creabb's A. 1. Coffee. Sold everywhere in I lb and 2 lb tins. IS TEA. DRINKING HARMFUL ?- Most people believe so. And the doctor's say so. Then why drink so much ? Use Crease's A. I. Coffee. It aids digestion and clears the brain. Sold everywhere in lib. and 2 lb. tins. Use the SUN BAKING POWDER. It s tti__ bfi^t THE DRINK QUESTION would soon be settled if every one drank Ckkase's A* I. Coffee which is prepared with the greatest care and skill and i. undoubtedly the best in the market. Sold by all grocers and storekeepers in I lb. and two lb tins.