on very wet soils and tor winter growing of vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, and peas fertiliser is best placed in a band and the soil ridged up. The upper diagram shows the correct spacings. A—Points 15in. from centre of manure bands where the the soil is split and drawn up to cover the manure to form ridges. B—Manure strips 6in. wide. The lower diagram shows: C—Manure spread in a 6in. strip before ridging. D—Soil ridged with plants set along the centre of the ridge and with roots directly above but not in contact with the manure. E—Peas sown in a shallow flat trench on the ridge with the manure in a band about 3in. below the seed. F—A wooden marker for giving the correct spacing of ridges. In addition to the marker the home gardener will require a garden line to keep rows straight, a swan-neck hoe for drawing up the soil, and a rake for levelling off the tops of ridges.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 87, Issue 2, 15 August 1953, Page 145

on very wet soils and tor winter growing of vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, and peas fertiliser is best placed in a band and the soil ridged up. The upper diagram shows the correct spacings. A—Points 15in. from centre of manure bands where the the soil is split and drawn up to cover the manure to form ridges. B— Manure strips 6in. wide. The lower diagram shows: C—Manure spread in a 6in. strip before ridging. D —Soil ridged with plants set along the centre of the ridge and with roots directly above but not in contact with the manure. E—Peas sown in a shallow flat trench on the ridge with the manure in a band about 3in. below the seed. F—A wooden marker for giving the correct spacing of ridges. In addition to the marker the home gardener will require a garden line to keep rows straight, a swan-neck hoe for drawing up the soil, and a rake for levelling off the tops of ridges.