THE WEEK'S WORK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 72, 27 March 1937, Page 6 (Supplement)

THE WEEK'S WORK.

THE FLOWER GARDEN.

Prepare the beds (or Border Carnations. Layers of Border Carnations should be severed from the parent plant ten days before they are lifted. Sowings of winter and early flowering Sweet Peas can be made. Spray Roses for mildew; Bordeaux or lime sulphur solution can be used. Chrysanthemums will need disbudding. Spray with arsenate if grubs start eating the buds. Feeding can be continued until the buds commence to show colour. Plant Anemones and Ranunculi. Cuttings of Pinks can be taken; old clumps can be lifted and divided. Prepare the ground for bulb planting. Any bulb lifting to be done should be hurried on. Hardy annuals can be sown for early flowering. Prepare the ground for sowing down in grass teed. Spray Dahlias, etc., with nicotine or a pyrethrum solution to control red spider or thrips. THE GREENHOUSE. Maiden-hair Ferns should be given more air and grown cooler to stand the winter. Pelargoniums can be repotted; cuttings can be taken. Pot up bulbs for early flowering. Cyclamen and Primulas should be potted as required. Lilium Longiflorum can be potted for flowering early. Keep the house free of thrips and red spider by regular fumigation. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. Potatoes that have died down should be lifted. Cabbage and Cauliflower should be sprayed to control cabbage fly. Sowings of Lettuce, Beet or Radish should be made. As soon as the ground gets moist plantings of Cabbage and Cauliflower can be made, s Plant Silver and Spinach Beet. Sow Onions for planting in spring. Sow Endive; this is a good winter substitute for Lettuce. Onions should be lifted and stored in a cool, dry shed. Fork over any weedy ground between standing crops. Hand weed any seedling crops. Earth up Celery and Leeks as they require it. Full-grown Vegetable Marrows can be cat, and after a day or so in the sun to harden the skin, they can be stored in a dry place. THE FRUIT GARDEN. Gather Apples and Pears as they mature. There is evidence of red spider, etc., on many trees and a spraying after the fruit is gathered will hold this in check. Trees that are useless should be cut out. Go over the Peach trees and cut out all dead twigs; it is on these that the spores of brown rot overwinter. Select any fruit trees you intend to plant this coming season. Prepare the ground for planting fruit trees.