WEEK'S WORK

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 23, 28 January 1939, Page 8 (Supplement)

WEEK'S WORK

THE FLOWER GARDEN A mulching of decayed manure, old leave* or lawn mowing* will benefit and »re a lot of watering. Dahlias can be mulchcd. Keep plants staked and tied. Cut out weak shootm. Spray if caterpillars appear. Chrysanthemums will need attention to staking, etc. Allow only two or three shoots from the break. Buds that appear now should be pinched out; they are too early to be of any use. If caterpillars appear spray with derris dust or arsenate of lead. Remove the dead pods from Asaleas and Rhododendrons. Now is a good time to spray with white oil to control red spider and thrip. Lift Narcissi, clean, grade and store them; do not let the bulbs lie about in the sun longer than sufficient to dry them. Lift and replant Lilium Longiflorum, also L. Candidum and L. Umbellatum. Lift Freesias, Lachenalias, Spanish and other bulbous Irises, also Belladonna Lilies. Prepare the ground for bulb planting. It should be prepared and manured a good period before planting takes place. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN Vacant ground should be dug over and prepared for a winter crop. Potatoes that are ripening off should be lifted. Once the tops have dried off there is no further gain by leaving the tubers in the ground. Spray Brussels Sprouts, Cabbages, etc., with arsenate or derris to control white butterfly. Sow Dwarf Beans to suit requirements. Any crops that are over should be cleared away. Make another sowing -of Peas. Dwarf or medium varieties will give a late crop if sown now. Plant out Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts. These can occupy ground which has carried a crop of early Potatoes. Make a sowing of Cabbage and Cauliflowers for autumn planting. A sowing of Carrots can be made. Shorthorn or stump-rooted sorts can be sown. Sow Garden Swedes and Yellow Turnips. Make plantings of Celery. Water and shade the plants till they make a start. THE FRUIT GARDEN Spray Apples and Pears with arsenate of lead to control codlin moth. Plum or pear leech or slug can be controlled with arsenate of lead. So not let fallen fruit lay about on the ground; collect it up, and if useless, bury or burn H. Cut out any dead twigs on the Peach or Plum trees. They are easily seen at this stage; brown rot over winters »on -these dead twigs.