Gardening
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Ministry of Agriculture Allotment &
Garden Guide
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October 1945
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Don't
make the mistake of piling masses of fallen leaves and autumnal garden waste
on the heap that you may have started several months ago. Start a fresh
heap, turning back to the March Guide for
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Turn
over the old heap now, and any material that has not rotted completely
should be placed on the inside of the new heap, the properly decomposed
stuff going to the outside. |
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CLEAR THAT RUBBISH
Clearing up the garden or allotment is a job that should not be put off. If
decaying vegetable material, old sticks, cabbage stumps and other rubbish is
left to rot in the garden, all kinds of pests and vermin will be encouraged.
Keep up with the work of clearing the ground as soon as the crops are
finished. Put all suitable material on the compost heap, while not
forgetting the needs of any domestic livestock. |
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Bean sticks can often be made to serve two seasons, if
they are carefully stored and kept dry during the winter. Pea sticks of the
brushwood type are seldom much use after one season and should be burned.
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THOSE BONFIRES
Keep them to the smallest limits and burn only woody or diseased material,
the underground parts of thistles, docks, couch grass and the like. |
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Bonfire ash should not be left out for the rain and dew to
dissolve and wash away the very soluble form of potash it contains. It can
be incorporated in the garden soil immediately it is cold, or it may be
bagged, stored in a dry place and used as a fertilizer when needed. |
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More about STORING |
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CARROTS
The main carrot crop should now be ready for lifting.
Treat the roots carefully, lifting with a fork and taking care not to damage
roots or crown. Trim off the leaves near the crown, but do not cut the top
part of the carrot, even if it is green. Some gardeners slash off the top
half-inch, but that leads to trouble later on when the carrots are stored.
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Any split,
misshapen, forked roots, or those that show sings of damage by carrot fly or
other pests, should be kept out for use in the next few weeks. The rest can
be stored, either indoors, or, if you have more than you can conveniently
store under cover, you could clamp them as your would potatoes — (see
September Guide). |
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