WEEK'S WORK

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 219, 16 September 1939, Page 10 (Supplement)

WEEK'S WORK

THE FLOWER GARDEN

Make lowing, in the open ground of hardy annuals. Thin out the plant. when they are well advanced, to ensure a long flowering neriod Plant out annual,, raised in boxe., for summer dUplay ® Autumn-town annuals should be well staked when necessary. narcissus fly. ° *" aPl>ly * P reventive »P«y to combat the Chrysanthemum cuttings taken last month will now be ready for pottin* or lining out in the open ground. J no * t . kinds now be sown in well-prepared beds. Complete the layer.ng of deciduous trees and shrubs, and finish any planting that remains to be done. Keep lawns well mown and remove spreading weeds. Top-dress with good soil or a manure mixture.

THE GREENHOUSE pU "' in « • i,o,,id ' i *« d »«»«- p-uo„ POt Wit!. l " 5 beg ° n : a a " d Sloxinia tubers that have started into growth. W th warm, hum.d cond.t.ons they will develop rapidly Sow celery and cape gooseberry seed under glass for later plantings. X*"- 1 »«!. nicotine If bright weather occurs, shading will be necessary, but do not give more than is necessary to keep the temperature as even as possible. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN Push on with the planting out of green vegetables for summer use. Use the hoe freely round cabbage and cauliflower after rain Sow carrots for main crop, but not while the ground is, wet. Carrots prefer a moderately dry seed-bed. Sow for succession peas, spinach, radish, turnips and lettuce. Work up the soil between rows of potatoes and earth up when larire enough. 5 Spray the potatoes, when six inches high, with Bordeaux for later plantings. Leeks should be sown this month for the early crop. Plant out onions riant out some tomatoes in the warmer districts. Protection will be needed on cold nights. Sow seeds of pumpkins, marrows and cucumbers on prepared mounds o The protection of a sheet of glass will be beneficial.

THE FRUIT GARDEN When the blossom has fallen from stone-fruit trees, spray with soluble sulphur—loz to four gallons of water. ~ Give the strawberry bed a dressing of manure, pull out by hand all weeds close to the crowns. Spray currants and gooseberries with lime sulphur 1 120. When the petals of peaches and plums have fallen spray with lime sulphur 1 —120. Spray apples and pears as soon as buds move, and before they actually burst. Use lime sulphur I—lo.