THE WEEK'S WORK.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 132, 5 June 1926, Page 24

THE WEEK'S WORK.

* THE FLOWER GARDEN. * * * * Vacant beds should be dug over. When digging add some manure * 4; arid dig deeply, in fact trenching is the best method. * Ground for Roses should be prepared at once. The plants are * l£ already on the market, and early planting is desirable. ZJj -j; Place your order (or Roses and shrubs at once; do not wait till the ;j; -if best have gone. J J Cut down Dahlias as soon as the foliage is cut with frost. Where * frost has not occurred, let the plants stand till the end of the :j: X month before cutting down. sjt Chrysanthemums should be cut down as soon as the flowers are * finished. Clear away all rubbish from around the plants, and * 'j£ protect the suckers from damage. •■£ * Early cuttings of Chrysanthemums can be put in. Some varieties % % send up cuttings much more freely and earlier than others, J % and any good strong cuttings that appear from now on should * be taken for rooting. % Protect Sweet Peas with small twiggy sticks. Watch carefully for £ :£ slugs and keep the growths off the soil. =5= % Plant out Pansies, Stocks, Delphiniums, Carnations, Cornflowers, % Clarkias, and other early flowering plants. * <'■ Seeds of hardy annuals can be sown now, either in boxes or in the * open ground; if the latter choose a dry position. * Plant new trees and shrubs and transplant any that require it. The ;!; soil is now in a beautiful condition for working. * * Cut hedges and clean out any weeds or rubbish at the base. Borders * should be dug and any fallen leaves lying about cleaned up. * * THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. | % Sow a crop of Lupins, Mustard, or Oats on vacant ground to dig in J * later on. It keeps down weeds and acts as a substitute for | % stable manure. , * Make sowings of Cauliflower, Cabbage, Lettuce, Radish, Mustard g £ and Cress. Birds are very hard on seedlings at this time of the * * year, so watch carefully and prelect the seedlings at once if the * birds start on them. .... S * Keep any seedling crops clear of weeds- Hand picking is necessary * * among such things as Onions, etc. * t Crops of Carrots that are full grown should be lifted and stored in a * I . shed. The roots split with the wet and begin to decay. * Trench vacant ground, adding plenty of rotting vegetable refuse j $ to the lower spits. Try and trench a part each winter for | sk growing root crops. . * ± Manure the Rhubarb bed; use superphosphate, fowl manure, stable * % manure, in fact, any sort of manure suits this plant. J I *