THE FARM GARDEN
The busy period in the farm garden is now just ahead of us. All plots intended for vegetables should be ready to receive seed or plants and other plots for succeeding crops should be in preparation. The following work can be put in hand now: Cabbages: Plant out seedlings and sow another lot of seed. Cauliflower: Sow seed now. Potatoes: Continue sowing of early and second-early varieties Main crops can be sown early in September.
Carrots: In cooler districts the main crop can be sown within the next few weeks.
Parsnips: Sow turnip-rooted variety for early crops. Peas: Sow at fortnightly intervals from September onward. Turnips; Sow a small quantity now and repeat at monthly intervals till end of October.
Lettuces: Plant out seedlings and sow another lot of seed.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 13138, 12 September 1940, Page 6
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