30 OCTOBER 1953, Page 14

Autumn Digging

A digging programme is essential in a well- planned garden, and the man who turns over as much as he can in autumn finds his work easier in the spring. Wet and heavy soil is

more general after New Years and it pays to turn over the potato patch as soon as it has been cleared. The same thing applies to ground where vegetables have been lifted and put into store. The very least that should be done is a forking over which discourages the firming of ground and the growth of weeds.

IAN NIALL