WEEK'S WORK

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 250, 22 October 1938, Page 14 (Supplement)

WEEK'S WORK

THE FLOWER GARDEN Spring flowering annuals now finished their diiplay should be removed to make room for summer kinds. Plant out Asters, Zinnias, Phlox Drummondii, Antirrhinums. Marigolds. Petunias, Lobelia, etc. Prune spring flowering shrubs as blossoms fade. Make new plantings ot Violets in positions shaded from midday sunshine. Plant out Chrysanthemums; insert more cuttings to giro small plants for pot work. Bare spots in the rock garden can be sown with quick growing annuals such as Limnanthes, Virginian Stock and lonopsidium (Violet Cress). Plant out divisions of Dahlias that have started growth. Now is a good time to plant waterside subjects, such as Iris Kaempheri. THE GREENHOUSE Greenhouse and frames should be periodically inspected for aphis, which increases rapidly. Cuttings of foliage plants should be rooted now for winter decoration. Fittonias, Panicum Variegatum and Pilea MuScosa will make good plants by the autumn. Stake out Herbaceous Calceolarias showing flower spikes; feed them with weak liquid manure. Cyclamens, Begonias and Gloxinias should be potted on as required and not allowed to become potbound. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN Make successive sowings of Peas and Beans every fortnight. Thin out earlier sown crops of Parsnips, Carrots, Beetroot, Turnips. Sow Celery for later crops and prick off earlier sown seedlings into boxes or frames of rich soil. Make a small sowing of Onions for pulling green for salads. Keep the hoe going through seeding crops showing through the soil. Early planting of Brussels Sprouts is essential to produce good crops. Broad Beans should have their tops pinched out when they reached a height of four feet. Arrears of ground preparation should be taken in hand now, as conditions have improved. THE FRUIT GARDEN Stone fruits that have set too freely should be thinned judiciously; this will make for better quality fruit. Spray Apples and Pears at petal fall with arsenate of lead to prevent codlm moth infestation. Leave a little ventilation on Ae vineries at night rather than risk scalding from early morning sunshine. Black fly is in evidence on Peach trees; spray with nicotine sulphate and soap at its first appearance. Plant out main crop Tomatoes if well hardened off.