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Ministry of Agriculture Allotment &
Garden Guide
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facsimile of
page 6 August 1945
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Help on the GREENS |
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Give late autumn and winter
greens a light dressing of National Growmore fertiliser round each plant,
raked or hoed in. Apply this now—feeding after this month |
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will make soft growth which will not stand the severe
winter weather. Keep the ground firm round winter greens or they may fail to
heart-up properly. |
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Look after the SEEDLINGS |
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Give
seedlings of the cabbage family and turnips a light dressing of derris
dust or naphthalene dust as soon as they show through. |
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This early treatment works
better against flea beetle attack than later applications. Continue to dust
with derris during growth in seed bed.
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Soot for CELERY |
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This
is a vital moment in the life of celery. Earthing-up (see
June Guide) should keep up with growth. The other main needs are soot
and water. Soot is the best fertiliser for the crop. The older it is, the
better.
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It can be used on the leaves or
well watered into the soil as a manure. Do not try to produce luxuriant
growth—it will probably be coarse. Aim to grow short, firm, stocky plants.
Never let them get dry—water must be abundant during growth.
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Those POTATO HAULMS |
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Every
year when the early potatoes have been lifted, the question is asked "What
shall I do with my potato tops?" The problem is whether to put them on the
compost heap or not. The answer depends on two things, namely, how good is
your compost heap and how free from disease are your potato tops?
If you have had an attack of blight, or any other
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affected the potato tops, the
answer is simple—gather them up, all of them, and burn them. If your crop
has been clean and you have the sort of efficient compost heap that heats up
well, there is nothing against chopping up the haulms, with a sharp spade,
while they are soft and green, and treating them as any other waste. In a
good compost heap they will soon rot down. The main thing about potato
haulms is not to leave them lying about.
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