THE WEEK'S WORK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 147, 23 June 1934, Page 6 (Supplement)

THE WEEK'S WORK.

THE FLOWER GARDEN. Plant Roses. Get rid of useless and worn-out Rose bushes. Plant deciduous trees and shrubs. Evergreen shrubs can ,be planted when soil is not too wet. Avoid planting small tender plants for the next week or so. Herbaceous plants, such as Delphiniums, Phlox, etc., can be lifted, divided and replanted. Climbing and rambling Roses should be pruned and trained. Wichuriana Roses, such as Dorothy Perkins, need a good clearing out every alternate year or so. Clean, manure and Fork over herbaceous borders. If the border has run wild and overgrown, this is a good time to clean it up. 1 Overhaul the Rockery, topdress, remould, and plant new pockets. Commence to take cuttings of Chrysanthemums. THE GREENHOUSE. Sow Lobelia, Mimulus, Antirrhinums, Pentstemons, Petunias and other half-hardy annuals. Water plants only when essential. Avoid any surplus moisture. Insert cuttings of Perpetual-flowering Carnations. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. Trench the ground for the root crop. When not too wet ground ready for planting a few Potatoes, The Onion bed should be prepared by trenching. Hand weed seedling Onions. Plant Shallots, Potato Onions. A firm bed is required. Collect all spent crops. If disease is present, burn them; if clean they can be buried. Collect, 'clean, resharpen Tomato stakes. Plantings of Cabbage and Cauliflower can be made as required. THE FRUIT GARDEN. Pruning should be completed as soon as possible. Apply a winter dressing as soon as possible. There are plenty of good varieties of fruit suitable for the home garden without botliering with second-rate kinds. If a tree is old and decrepit dig it out and replace by a young one. Now is the time to plant fruit trees such as Apples, Pears, Peaches and Plums. Loganberries should receive more attention as a home garden crop. Cultivate and apply a topdressing of blood and bone manure to the Strawberry bed.