4 APRIL 1952, Page 19
Onion - Planting A little late perhaps, but after digging in a
suitable fertiliser, such as wood ash, tread the bed fairly solid and put in your autumn- sown onions. Plant in rows ab.put sixteen inches apart. Make sure that the young plant is firm in the soil, but do not bury it. The plant should be on the surface with roots covered enough to stand the wind which