Vegetable Garden
Forward crops of barley or lupin sown for green manuring can be limed and dug in. It takes about a month’s incubation before the efficient bacteria are able to work on green crops, so that immediate results cannot be expected. These bacteria are present in millions in good soil, and break down compost, humus and organic manure very efficiently. Without them the soil would be dead and sterile. In frost-free areas it will be possible to plant a row of early potatoes and sow a row of early peas, but in most cases, it is preferable to store seed potatoes under cover to sprout before planting in early September. Onion seedlings are large enough to be hand-weeded. Carefully press back into the soil those raised by. frost action. Rhubarb, shallots, and asparagus can be planted. All need well-manured soil and good deep digging.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29269, 29 July 1960, Page 9
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