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Do you want to have Fail and Spring Caullflowor, Hruasols Sproutr,

Kale and Sprouting Broceoll from

It no, ive high time to provide
‘fn place to transplant them in mid-
summer, The nocd should have
been sown in the middle of May,
to be ready to transplant by the
frat or second week in June.
NURSERY PLANTS 4

Tf you did not sow the seeds in
time, the young plants may be ob-
tained at the nursery, Autumn
Giant Caulifower will mature fn
early Full, and this may be fol-
Jowed by Broccoll-Caulifiower in
thelr different varioties for early
‘Winter and early Spring cropping.

‘The Savoy in the earllest Winter
cabbage to mature, followed by the
Jater Drumhead Cabbage and the
Danish Balthead Cabbage.

Brussels Sprouts are Fall fav-
orites In many homo gardens,
‘They belong to the cabbage fam-
Ny, but thelr flavour Is so much
more delicate than that of the
‘cabbage that they are entitled to
special attention in the garden.

‘They may bo sown early in
Spring and planted out in carly
or middle of May, and these will
bo ready to plok by Iate Fall; but
those planted out later, say early
June, will be ready to plek at the
Dest season of their harvesting,
that f* Christmas time. What can
be nicer than Brussels Sprouts
with your Christmas turkey?
PICKING POINTERS:

Here are a few pointers on the
proper picking of sprouts. As
they mature, the sprouts should
be pleked from the "bottom of the
stalk up.” The “buds” are of edi-
ble size when they reach from 1
to 2 Inches in diameter. Do not
be disappointed if the first buds
are not quite as tasty as thosc
which will follow. The flavor
Improved after a frost.

As the sprouts develop, the
lower leaves on cach stalk should
be removed. The top leaves, how-
ever, should not be disturbed.

Removing the lower leaves. per-
mits the plant to put additional
strength ‘Into the formation of
sprouts, It also makes room for
thelr growth, as well as making
the picking of them caster.

The plants make their best
growth during the cool days of
early Fall. The sol] about the
Plants should be well firmed since
this will encourage the formation
of sound sprouts. Planta fn loose
soll do not produce heavily.

NOT HARDY

Brussel Sprouts are not as
hardy as ordinary cabbage, The
stalks should be pulled before very
severe cold weather sets in and
stored in a frost-proof cellar, The
sprouts elther may be left to re-
main on the stalks until wanted,
or they may be cut off and pack-
ed in shallow berry baskets.

However, sprouts treated in
thls manner are not.s0 nico a»
those gathered outside. If the
Plants stand outside all winter,
they will start fresh growth in
‘Spring, and provide a further de-
Mghtful dish in the form of sprout
tops.

The Italian green-sprouting Broc-
coll provides a uséful vegetable
in tate Summer or early Fall,
while the Purple Sprouting Broo-
coll is ready to pick in the fol-
lowing Spring.

KALE WARDIEST

Of all the Winter greens, the
Scotch, or Curly Kale ia the hard-
Jest of them all, and in mont use-
ful as a “cut and come again”

vegetable.

‘This Spring, after no many of
the Winter greens were no badly
hit by the winter frosts, 1 havo
been cutting the tops of Chicken
‘Kale, and find them extremely
tender and tasty, My chickens

your garden next Fall and Winter?
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In oasy to do, but not ns onsy on
some beginners may think,

It does not inercnne the yield
por plant, but reduces It, It on
ables more plants to be grown In
in glyen space, climbing Instend of
spreading out on the ground. Tut
it cally for drastlo pruning, qa
Jong ax tho plant develops, and
will fall minorbly tf this pran-
Ing In nogtected,

FOOT APART

‘Mio apace anved Ia Indicated by
the fact that plants pruned to a
flngle atem can be spaced n foot
apart, and double stem plants 21

Inchon apart, while most plants
that ie on the ground require
four fect each way.

‘Thin applfen to varletion of nor
mal vine growth, which are thy
only kind that should bo staked
and pruned, So-called determinnto
variotios, of which the stoma stop
growing after they roach n cer
tain length, while tho plant do-
votes all its onergies to ripening:
tho fruit which has set, should
never be pruned, and get no bene-
At from staking, but they may bo:
planted as closoly ax 18 inches
apart, and allowed to spread on
the ground. They bear a food
carly crop, but over a shorter sea-
son than tho older, Inter varieties
Keeping the Tomato plants
pruned and ticd to stakes or a
fence needs constant attention. At
the joint where each Teaf grows
on the main stem, a branch will
develop, and this must be cut or
pinched off before it fs 4 Inches
long, otherwise Its removal may
weaken the plant.

PRUNE CAREFULLY

Ir allowed to grow, secondary
branchen will develop from it, and
soon all effort to keep the plant
within bounds will have to be
abandoned. A few days’ neglect of
pruning may spofl the plants.
To grow a two-rtem plant, s¢-
Iect one branch coming from the
main stem, 10 inches abovo the
surfacs, and allow that to grow.
Both main stom and branch will
have to be pruned regularly.
Single stem plants can be sup-
ported by a heavy cord stretched
from a sultable tall support, and
anchored to the. ground near the
plant. The stem as it grows can
be twisted about the cord. *
Tywo-stem plants may be tled
with soft twino, strips of cloth,
Faffia or special tles made of wire
imbedded fn paper strips. Uso a
loose loop around the stem, to
avold constriction or cutting.

Husband the soil
in your garden

Byery gardener should ro plan
his cropping scheme that the phy-|
oat and chemical composition of
hin soll will be maintalnied or even
Improved from year to yenr,
‘The Ident way to do this, says
L. G, Denby of the Hxperimental
Station at Summerland, TC, 9
by tho annual applleation of a top
Gronaing of well rotted manure,
USE COMPoRT
Whore barnyard manure ty
avallable, much the name re
can be obtalned by spreading pro-
perly prepared compost. Wh
space permits, a good practice tn
to plant n third of the allotted
garden aren {o successive roon
manuro crops throughout the sea.
non, turning ench under nn nppli-
ention of nitrogen an soon ax far
ly heavy growth hnn been attained,
If satisfactory production Is to
be expectod from nny soll, a pro-
gram of careful management munt
be startod and faithfully followed
Tho purpose of tho program should,
be to replace in the soll the e:
tial conatituents eponded in the
production of the
The planning and operation of
(a

ultw

one

previous crop.

fuch a schomo
{ng study. The baste pi
simple enough and contre around
the rotation of cro
ROTATION

Root crops as carrot
ample, which remove consi
quantities of * certain
from the soll, should be folloy
by leguminous crops as beans a
peas, which romove otlfor elemonts
and yot do much to build the soll
nitrogen supply.

These crops could well be fol-
lowed by much leafy vegetables ax
lottueo, spinach or cabbage which
In turn place somewhat different
demands upon the soil. Such a
rotation will also have the ad-
vantage of decreasing the incid-
cneo of plant diseases which are
specific to cortain crops,

Occasional applications of com-
mercial fertilizers serve n definite
purpose In maintaining soll fer-
tllty, but they do not contribute
to the supply of organle mattor.
In most soils the breaking down
‘and the dissipation of the organic
matter and humus fractions has
a far more adverse effect on the
Productivity of the soll, than does
the losx of mineral constituents.

It fx vital, therefore, to bulld up
e the organle matter
in the soil by the use of manure,
tho turning down of green manure |
crops and by following good rota-
tion practices.

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