THE WEEK'S WORK.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 130, 2 June 1923, Page 20

THE WEEK'S WORK.

1 THE FLOWER GARDEN. g. 3 ii r 1 Give Violets and Pansies a little artificial manure occasionally. m Plant out Scabious seedlings. p *| Dust Sweet Pea plants with Tobacco dust to keep oft slugs and snails. "| J Plant out Pansies, Canterbury Bells, Aquilegias, Verbenas, and E ijjj Forget-me-nots. fe 1 Pepper trees can be pruned back. Unless these trees are shaped up W _S occasionally they get very straggly. E. _| Pull out any annuals that are past their best. , ; ,3 Prepare ground for planting Roses and other shrubs. (7 :f Hand weed Anemones and Ranunculi. p 1 Dig out Plantains, Dandelions, and other broad leaved-weeds before fe fl the soil becomes too wet. p _\ Laying out work should be in full swing now, alao any alterations E| iij in a made garden. p a Plant cuttings of Conifen, Cypress and Retinospara now. g 3 Cut down Dahlias. £. ii Iris, Ixias may still be planted out. ]7 _1 Fork and manure all flower beds arid borders. |' : j Plant Antirrhinum and Ten Week Stocks. 7 |j THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. & _| Dig or trench all vacant ground. This work can be done when the ¥_ !j| soil is too wet for any other work. | J Dig the Kumaras. Store in a dry, frost-proof place. Do not bruise. X % Plant out Cauliflowers, Cabbage and Lettuce. p % Sow Broad Beans in rows three feet apart. _ p .* Sow Dwarf Peas in a warm sheltered position. p |8 Plant a few early Potatoes. jjg. ■■ill Plant Shallots, Potato Onions and Garlic. |4 4 Hand weed rows of seedling Onions. k£ % Manure the Rhubarb bed. E 1| Clear away Asparagus tops as soon as dead. ! I THE GREENHOUSE. j$ % Give plenty of ventilation. _ |* M Do not use more water than possible. p Pot on Cinerarias and Primulas as they require it. m 3] Dust Fern* with Tobacco duat to keep slugs in check. fe 1 THE FRUIT GARDEN. !'■ M Rake up and burn all the vine and fruit trees leaves; they carry fe _% disease over from one season to another. Eg 1 Prepare the ground for planting new fruit trees. 7 % Commence pruning Peach and Nectarines. g