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Ministry of Agriculture Allotment &
Garden Guide
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February 1945
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(Plant SHALLOTS cont'd) |
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Plant in rows 1 ft. apart and 6 in. or 9 in.
between the bulbs, leaving the top of each bulb just showing above soil
level. Crops are usually mature by early July and should be taken up,
carefully dried and stored.
Save, for replanting, sufficient medium-sized
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healthy plants (mark them with a stick during the growing season). Avoid
using bulbs from plants that have made but poor growth and may show yellow
and green mottled leaves which suggest virus disease.
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Plant Jerusalem Artichokes |
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While the Ministry's plan does not suggest artichokes, your family may like
them. And if you keep poultry or rabbits they will like them, too. Another
good point is that you can grow artichokes in any odd corner, and they can
be useful to screen a shed or the manure or compost heap. Though they can
put up with rougher conditions than most vegetables, they will repay for
good cultivation.
You can plant artichoke tubers in February or March in
drills 6 in. deep. Set the tubers 12 in. to 15 in. apart, leaving 2 ft. 6
in. between rows. When the plants appear, hoe between them and draw the soil
towards them. You cut the tall stalks down in early winter, leaving the
tubers in the ground and
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lifting
as you need them. Keep a number of tubers for replanting to provide a supply
for the following year. Though artichokes are perennial and can be left in
the ground several years, it is well to lift and replant a section every
year so that the land doesn't get weedy or overcrowded.
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Do you grow RHUBARB? |
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If you do, February or March, when growth is starting, is the time to divide
old roots, using a sharp spade or knife, and cutting so that each piece
contains at least one or two good buds. Rhubarb likes deeply-dug and
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ground
(use compost if you cannot get manure), for the plants usually have to stay
put for several years. Plant in a sunny spot
about 2 ft. apart, and do not pull any of the stalks from plants divided
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