WEEK'S WORK

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 99, 29 April 1939, Page 14 (Supplement)

WEEK'S WORK

THE FLOWER GARDEN Prtpar* Mi for tho planting of spring flowering plant*. So far this Mason weather has delayed the planting of shnlli, ete. Boda should bo ready some time before planting and an extra forking over will do koto good than harm. Roao beds should be prepared for planting. Trenching to a depth of 24 inches is necessary to ensure good drainage. As soon as the ground is moist evergreen trees and shrubs can be planted. Old plants of roses can be renovated by lifting; prune very hard and replant In fresh good soil. As the anemones and ranunculi appear through the ground stir the soil between the plants. Sowing and planting of sweet peas can he made. Pot short twiggy sticks to the plants to keep the stems off the soil. THE GREENHOUSE Clean the inside woodwork and the glass. The benches and walls should be washed down with some strong soda water or an inMcticidy. Take down any climbers and trim and clean them. Pots should be washed and the top soil of palms, etc., should be cleaned off and some fresh compost applied. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN Any seedling crops of carrots, beet, turnips, should be thinned out at earliest opportunity. Fork over the ground between standing crops of Brussels sprouts, cabbages, etc. A sowing of broad beans can be made. These do best on heavy soil and in cold districts. Looks should have a little soil drawn up to them every week. Liquid manure gives good results. Make a sowing of onions for transplanting next spring. Celery should be moulded up as required. Choose a dry day and tie up the stalks lightly to keep the soil from spoiling the centre. Dig over any vacant plots and either sow down in a soiling crop or plant a spring crop. A sowing of dwarf peas can be made. Choose a warm, well-drained border. THE FRUIT GARDEN Pruning can bo commenced now that the fruit is off. Late varieties of apples and pears can be harvested; handle carefully. Cat out the old, decrepit, useless trees and prepare the ground for the planting of yonng trees. Strawberry planting can be commenced as soon as the soil is ready. Cutting- of gooMberries and currants can be taken.