Kitchen Garden.

Manawatu Herald, 17 April 1897, Page 2

Kitchen Garden.

Every advantage should be taken of fine weather to get ground in readiness for tree planting. Trench new ground, and if the toil be naturally poor, it may be enriched with old manure or good compost, the latter being preferable. An excellent compost of this kind, and. . one not difficult of attainment, is a collection of old road scrapings, lime rubble and plaster, finely broken brick and charred garden refuse, well mixed together. Thinning out superfluous wood in bush fruiti may as well be done now as later in the season. In preparing the plots for bush fruits the ground cannot be too well drained, nor the exposure too light; exoept that both Black • Currants and Raspberries prefer deep moist soil and are benefited by a moderate degree of shading. The Raspberry especially likes a deep ricb, moist soil through which water passes freely, but does not become stagnant. Continue to earth up celery. Remove all weeds and rubbish. Brussels Spread, Cauliflowers, &c, should have, all dead leaves removed. Peas and Beans tbat have finished bearing should be cleaned off and weeds hoed up and raked off clean. — Press.