11 APRIL 1952, Page 15

Vegetable Garden In the vegetable garden it is time to

think of cauliflower and cabbage for autumn, as well as second-crop peas and the sowing of such things as turnips and beet. If cauliflowers are forgotten, they often do not flower until the following spring, and to my mind the flavour of a cauliflower is not at its best at this time of year. I gave up trying to grow carrots because the fly got the better of me every year. There are remedies for the fly, including one that recommends the planting of carrots near onions to ward off attack, but I had no success. However, if your soil is suitable, put in carrots now. My grandfather used to dress his field with salt to discourage the worm from coming to the carrots. The next three or four weeks are right for most of the stand-