THE WEEK'S WORK

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 66, 19 March 1931, Page 23

THE WEEK'S WORK

FLOWER GARDEN. Altunrl • .to . fllirysniithemunis flnily. Stakrs and tics want watching while

the leaf-roller caterpillar is very active. For the latter, hand-picking or spraying with arsenate of lead should be resorted to. Remove all spent annuals from the beds. Plant out narcissi, tulips, hyacinths, and other spring-flowering bulbs. Iris tingitana —a winter-flowering variety—should be planted now. Sow seed of hardy annuals in the open ground in a partially shaded position. Sed-beds must not be alh'ved to get dry. Water with a fine-rosed can each evening in • dry weather. Use water with the chill off it. x ; Thin out sweet-peas in the seedling stage to 9 inches apart. Sweet-peas of both varieties—the early-flowering and summer ones—may be sown now. Seedling stocks are liable to be attacked by fly and aphis. Spray with arsenato of lead or Black Leaf 40. Hooted layers of carnations and picotees may be severed from the parent plants. Eemoviug the rooted layers is best delayed for a week or so after severing. VEGETABLE GARDEN. Remove all crops which have finished bearing. All ground so cleared should be deeply worked and cither limed or manured. Work in as much humus as possible. Anything in the way of weeds, grass cuttings, etc., will answer the purpose, but such things as sorrel, couch grass, etc., should be avoided, as they will not rot. ' Eueourage growing crops by keeping the soil lose, frequent watering, and occasional liquid manure. * Celery should be kept free from weeds and well supplied with water. To assist tomatoes to ripen, some of tho foliage which may be shading the fruit bunches should be removed. Sow onions of the Ailsa Craig type for spring use. These are not keeping varieties.