Practical Gardening by Dianthus

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 95, 22 April 1922, Page 20

Practical Gardening by Dianthus

Correspondents will greatly oblige by übsiuitog the following rales la sanding q—Mtlona for publication In these columns:— 1. Letters should be addressed Garden Editor, -Star** Office, Auckland. 2. Wdte on ene side of the paper, sad make all commmrlc_tkma as csnefcg as possible. _ t. Flowers, ate., sent for -andnx hm_* bt seat separably, and, If pos-ttOa, packed la a tin or wooden box—cardboard boxes are very liable to be broken In transit and tbe contents damaged. 4. Tbe foil name and address U tbe mamdm aut always be ssnt, bat a MB do plume or Initial Bay be given for pab-eattoa.

B__jfe&-^#^^j#_fc^^ THE WEEK'S WORK. 1 .'■■■■■ THE FLOWER GARDEN. Jj Clip hedges. jj Gather up fallen leaves and put in heap* to rot. 5 Prepare ground for new lawns and top-dress and weed old ones. Keep Cosmos, etc., well staked. Keep the border dear of dead blooms and remove any plants that | are over. I Keep Chrysanthemums staked. Disbud any requiring it. Plant out Border Carnations. I Sow Sweet Peas and Ten Week Stocks. | Plant Anemones, Ranunculi, Hyacinths and nearly all kinds of bulbi. | Lift and replant Liliuin Candidum. [. Plant Forget-me-not, Canterbury Bells, Sweet Williams, Pansies, | Polyanthus, etc. | THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. Sow Spinach, for winter use. Thin plants to eight inches. | Earth up Celery and Leeks. | Sow Short Horn Carrots. k Sow winter supplies of Lettuce. i Stake late-sown Peas. I Sow Onions for spring planting. i, Pull the bottom leaves from Brussel Sprouts. Plant Cabbage and Cauliflower. Look over Seed Potatoes in store. jj Dig or trench spare ground. F Sow a cover crop for digging-in on any spare ground. I