KITCHEN GARDEN.
Early sown .which, aro nowwell ground, should boxmoulde3. s apMMlajf|! to potatoes. ; THis will growth, and also help to strengthen the t stems.. Thai first^^/TOwwg^ayshi_lljii_el| of celery may bo -madentan ©arly}dj£to<| This vegetable isrmudran fatvonr'tlboth:* as a salad and also for ■ fiavpp'r_ag sobpi* and an early sowing.will supply.;all •Hll boneedledduTinig:(th© main crop>should vnot l be '. Asparagus hods aro by the application of suportho^Kate l oitSi bone "dust as a; soring should be sprinkled;on will be found that this add muoh this spring to the. size, of_Oia3| stalks, arid ne_t\ will. ■; B-airijr*: : double'tho. crop. SV/ : : .\iC ;-'(;?;:;;; ':xSy^M§^ It is; not both rhubarb and seakaJe. that old roots of: both theso not to be compared with' r ; '' young plants; bold the : smaller tho.betterrfdr -jsprxf&M plantinc, and these samo growersirholdp that spring "planting }**. prof any other time. Rhubarb sets; _ho_ld!i cbmpriso one eyo mth old root attached. Th«te ©y« ffiorpi:* the best crowns for developing stems, for this simple fine rootlets develop all around theN6rjp|s whereas in largo roots, with-'?,Beyeial3 crowns on eacb> tho- rootleta : 'torM:an§ one side only, and thus limits bilities of ;tho plant. • AlwaysS avbidSout largo roots for »? penna- ■" ncnt bed, but for forcing purposes ,in * greonhouso or frame these- large rootai; are most useful in* supplying an abun_-* ance of medium-_i_ed stalks; - Jl.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13231, 26 September 1908, Page 7
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