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Ministry of Agriculture Allotment &
Garden Guide
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May 1945
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Earth up POTATOES |
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It is important that during the period of active growth your
potato plot should be hoed and kept free from weeds. If there is a danger of
frost when the young plants appear, cover them lightly with soil. The first
earthing up should be done when the plants are some 6 in. high, and further
soil should be drawn up to form a ridge about three weeks later. But don't
cover up the leaves this time––they need all the light and air that they can
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Earthing up helps to keep the haulms upright, and prevents the tubers from
being exposed to the light, which would make them go green. Incidentally, a
good covering of soil over the tubers protects them in case of an outbreak
of blight on the foliage. Blight spores don't work down the stems to the
tubers, as some people think; they drop from the haulm directly on to the
soil. So make your ridge as illustrated; don't leave a very pronounced
furrow at the top, into which rain may wash the blight. |
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MULCH PEAS & BEANS
Both peas and beans specially need moisture to produce a good crop.
In very dry weather, instead of watering, spread grass mowings, decayed
leaves or compost to a depth of 1 in. along each side of the rows.TOP
DRESS. Very young plants, such as lettuce and spinach, will
appreciate top dressing of sulphate of ammonia––about 1/2 oz. to the
yard run. |
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Greens for the Seedbed
May is the month for sowing in the seedbed seeds of
sprouting broccoli (mid-May), winter cabbage (also mid-May), kale and savory
(late May). How to use a seedbed was described in the
March issue of this Guide (page 3).
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