WEEK'S WORK

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 189, 12 August 1939, Page 14 (Supplement)

WEEK'S WORK

THE FLOWER GARDEN Get busy and prepare the ground for spring planting. Stir the surface between the bulbs. Keep down weeds so as to reduce the harbour for slugs. Trim hedges and clean up paths. Make a sowing of sweet peas. 0^1 " ° f * Weet PC " tr * ined to theip ,u PP°rt»; remote weak If not already done, prune roses at once. Clean border carnation* and hoe between the plants. rush on with ro*e planting. Sow hardy and half-hardy annual*. Go over and relabel any plants that need it. Finish the dividing and replanting of herbaceous plants. THE GREENHOUSE p U ' °* perpetual flowering carnations. of chrysanthemums should be rooted a. soon as they are obtain. Do not dtlijf the potting of ferns and other greenhouse plants. A batch of begonias and gloxinias should be stWrted. Attacks of aphis are very frequent at this season of the year. As soon *' the ® r,t •««*»• are seen a fumigation must be given. Ventilate to keep a steady and buoyant atmosphere. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN Get all vacant ground manured and dug. Make successional sowings of peas and spinach. Sow tomatoes and cucumbers under glass. Make a sowing of cabbages and cauliflowers. Put in trays potatoes to sprout ready for planting. as ground and circumstances permit. Manure and prepare the ground for tomatoes as soon as possible. Prepare the ground and sow a few peas. THE FRUIT GARDEN Finish pruning and spraying. Gather and burn all pruning*. Manure and dig beneath the trees. Any planting that remains should be done as soon as possible. Scions for grafting should be cut and buried In a cool, shady position. Prepare the ground for planting citrus trees.