AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1300, 28 October 1880, Page 3

AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

' Many of the spring orops are sufficiently advanced to be fit for weeding an! thinning, and this is better done when the soil is somewhat dry. First run the .Qutoh hoe between the lines, and the thinning may be done with a Bmall dray' hoe, but is better done with the hand. Parsnips, carrot*. "turaips fend such like, will not transplnfit in the youngj fetate, but thinnings w^oniohs, "tohen transplanted with oare, often: produce very fine bulbs. Beetroot top will suocoed well by the same plan. „ /Salsafy and scorzoners should be sown bWi they both afford useful roots for vrintdßt : ,and are much' esteemed by those 'rww like variety beyond the usual parsplp s iM\d carrot. Fenugreek, Spanish cardoonn' purslane, coriander, dill, and other* o* jftie • useful plants cultivated in the gardens at' home, are all obtainable, at .the seed establishments here now-'Junl as, condiments they give great and'betfefioial changes tp, the usual diet. A most useful plant, tpoj is kohl rabi, or tffroip-rooted oabbage,. the cultivation being similar. The bulbous stems, give excellent food in 'winter when cooked as turnips. The long green requires a little more space than the dwarf purple. Where hares and rabbits are troublesome to the garden, a patoh of the hohl rabi may be planted at a distance away for their special use, when they will not trouble the garden, as they prefer it to all other vegetables. An additional lot of cucumber seed should be sown under glass, to furnish plants for putting out next month, and those already bearing in the frames should have top -dressings and a good supply of water.