Gardening By Month:
January Gardening
February Gardening
March Gardening
March Gardening
April Gardening
May Gardening
June Gardening
July Gardening
August Gardening
September Gardening
October Gardening
November Gardening
December Gardening
March Gardening
Broad Beans to Cabbage
Beans, Broad - Plant out those raised in frames, and earth up those from early sowings that are forward enough. Sow for main crops and late supplies. In late districts a few of the earliest sorts may be sown to come in before the Windsor section.
Beet - Sow a little seed for an early supply, in well-dug mellow soil. The crop will need protection in the event of frost.
Broccoli - for autumn use to be sown early; and at the end of the month sow again in quantity for winter supplies. In mild weather, put out the plants from the earlier sowings made in frames as soon as they are fit and well hardened.
Brussels Sprouts - Look after the bed sown last month, and sow again for the main crop. The best possible seed-bed is wanted and a rich
well-tilled soil for the plants when put out.
Cabbage - of two or three kinds should be sown now to supply plants for filling up as crops are taken off, and also to patch and mend where
failures happen. Where the owner of a garden has opportunities of helping his poorer neighbours, he may confer a real benefit by supplying them with Cabbage and Winter Greens for planting in their garden plots.Cottagers too often begin with bad stocks--very much to their discouragement in gardening, and to the loss of wholesome food the garden should supply. The rankest manure may be employed in preparing ground for Cabbage, reserving the well-rotted manure for seed-beds and other purposes for which it will be required. A sowing of Red Cabbage now will insure heads for pickling in autumn.
Source: The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition 1921, Sutton and Sons