THE GARDEN.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 250, 19 October 1904, Page 7

THE GARDEN.

(B, SOaTPSJ . , ' ; .. n willing " answer anj Quer- ; jo cOBBESFOxNDENXS. be dug to at least a foot w ; jpm soll^S 1 " °Z mc middle of next 8 iv Plants siioulcl bo plaatB ° nt ¥« n rows feet apart, and the ed fSi feet iv the rows. After '"■J^Sl *out the cultivation between lUc■antlns r out_V"-. up i 3 jnst the same $«E5£S5 "-P of potatoes. ' sore to dower. WnenmT iW™ stats makes its appearance etcf h n?d be cut out at once. Cut tbe « £«" to the roots of the plant. <>n gfce <£« crowns and render j-our crop osele* HINTS. ri , molL -Light sticks securely placed G be flicd to all adroncine "Pikes to ,t Dower sbonld now be given amidst . mown or not, else they appear *£dK 'garden neglected. By using S shears a neat finish can bo maintained by U £tle ' ahonr - Sragne Beds.-TUese should receive a «M to"tas of an approved fertiliser. This Sf be done after all the heads have CTgatbered. If light* forked In, so S the better, but this must be done Sal y. This dresstos will greatly beneifllmer growtn. and strengthen the slants for nest year's crnp ot heads. CntJj"g should cease towards the end of the swath at tip latest. Sweet Peas.—Afford the necessary attention to these to encourage them to flower freely, and continue doing so. In dry posiHonrgfretbe rows a good soaking- of water, and conserve the moisture in the soil afterwards by a liberal mulching of manure Sown each side of rows. Daily attention ■joll be"required by the early flowering or flumps in cutting off the seed pods. Liquid Biinnre will be beneficial, and may be given Jreely to the roots orcr the mulching laid gown. Carpet Bedding.—The weather is now pnfficientlr warm and settled to render it gafe to place-put even the tenderest of the 'eraainentalle&ved plants employed in constructing a formai design. Some of tlio tardier plants will have been established W this in their positions, but it Is not too late to-plant them cow, these consisting of tEcheverlas, Pyrethrum. while those remainIng to place oat are Alterantheras, Iresines, 'jiesEinJirTaiitheiiiuin cordifolinm v.iriegatnm •:iDd Colens Vcrschaflelti. Plant strong plants closely together, and they will sc.on become established, and produce an effect »t once. After insertiou the beds must . liercr snffer for want of nroisture. Window Boxes. —The furnishing of v.-in-liow boxes must be effected with plants in bloom, or just about commencing. Drain tic receptacles with a few crocks sind a food proportion of broken-np tnrvos from Which the loose soil has been shaken. The compost siuraid be good and substantial, so that the vigour of growth and blooming propensities of the plants may be maintained. The best plauts for the purpose are zonal jeraninms, calceolarias, margnrritcs, petunias, ivy-leaved pelargoniums, lobelias, nastortiama. Intermix them as effectively as possible.'using the low-growing and trailing pbnts to the front. The success of win-dow-box cnltnre depends on the •.•ogular attention accorded the requirements of the plants. General Notes nn Bedding.—All the vari«ras kinds r of plarits nsefl for furnishing teiis should,be disposed in their places as soou as possible,.keejing;a reserve for possible Wanks. Bee that the whole of the plants Ire moist at the roots wheQ Inserting. Plant fsirly closely, but nor crowding. 'Watering Ihonld be; done late in the afternoon or evening. ■ When the soil becomes caked thriragh rain or pterin?, break the sur'ftre. TMs will prevent rapid evaporation and assist growth. Weeds springing up ( . Bmong..the plants should bo ijnirkly jmlW rat or hoed down. Attend onrly" to tin>f=e requiring regulating and pe'trine down.' Annuals ia beds should be tbinurd out as thny tonch one another. Slelons and Cucnmbere.—These should rpfrive Tfry careful aupntion. If tuo beds hare lost their heat, more warm manure Shonld he at nuce placed round rhr sides nf the frames, treading this down firmly. Curnmners and m?!ons must have nhnndnnce of bottom heat fnr soin; weeks 1 o ''"Cje, or the plants trill unt grow freely. The frames should he rarefnlly rentllntwi. aurl wit in;he afternoon, while the sun Is still taming on the glass. But before dotes so. namp the sides ami every available inrh of snll with tepid water, which Trill canse a rapnnr to risp on the insifip of the jd3F>s and prevent sralding. The lights must also lie foT«Pd by mats three or four thick to hus. cand the heat sei-uretl by early closing. Badly potteii plant?, and such as have ]form.i in the pots, should now he esaminMandcorrPcteQ. It nfteD happens in collfiCnons that snndry pots hold wator unduly. KBainnj In noss prowinff on the surfaces w tae balls and"pots persistently becoming Peon, caused, as a rule, by potting in too reff composts, turn the ball of ;i nv so effected £mt of the pot. rearrange fresh .ftn* 3 m / similiU " rized dry p..t. anq. »nir* c - nllr remoTiu S *°nne nr soured «i Wtrem thorp are no roofs, repot projanrty compost. »aI thinmne before thry hecome too larso. to the g ii £♦ t° " udl,l - v '■♦«*"*» n«"i &m ?bt frnm Paf ' h otbor's base. nfoMf. apart from field grown, no oiher M 4• s " " I,lch f" , ™ went of timolr taS 1 " a s 'loo* this. See.lß aI! - ern "nate. so that they <r»Tand • Md if become so *?& t( ? ,Dl!, well. Ground should >ar also reri ?, P T' 1 npou old tre<<s '=st tti? s YeS U f h J tten «<"'- I'ecanse where ran (i tr , i c """ 1 reilr - »n«I rhe» "••ea-Bplltth- J s " I)pnrt tn ' lrpvp nt re - Itw hp StO " V :IDrl B C>on lenci' 0 "- to 'fowl m y ' miP aDd the ™™ " Wc r Iml-. i more b ' liJ lJV arowih and Kraft, f L Sb f r tS are formin - f ,w provno ',?»' The former will ?* fattu '",.1" ?o«s of Dosltione SS •"! snaiU- % , f , dnly , P rn tectcd from P°*n rtwarf i>v' nn f- suhml tß to being ft V• as Pea stlcl™ ,1 P0! ! s for tVleiu 'o Kbl, h «e wfefi STf .I 116 Present one "••"Sat it"hf apatt iirthp 1., f tl?ree a,ld . ' ■■■"? - " . ■■ -