IN THE GARDEN.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19460, 6 November 1928, Page 4

IN THE GARDEN.

WORK FOR THE WEEK.

(specui.lt wbittbs »oe TOT PEBS3.)

(By J. T. Sinciaib.)

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS M.J.—Pinch the points out of your broad beans, this will hasten the podding pracess. If you' wait until autumn before you prune your lilac you will cut away the flowering wood. Do it now so that the new shoots it will make will have time to ripen before tho leaves fall. . Violet—lt ia a good sign when the leaves of violets are large, it shows the roots are in good condition. Do not touch them as they will shado the eoil and keep the roots cool during hot, dry weather. You can give some manure any time now. Azalea—The way to grow azaleas from seed is by sowing the seed on the surface of sandy peat, or on a compost composed of loam, leaf mould, and sand, covering slightly with fine sand. Sow in boxes or pans, cover with glass, and, if th» sorts arc .Indian azaleas, place box in a greenhouse in a temperature 50 to 60 degrees; if hardy varieties in a cold frame. Koep the soil nicely moist. Prick off into boxes when Urge enough and place back in cold frame for a while.

VEGETABLES

Seakale. —If not already done all the blanching material should be taken off seakale. If the soil is dry a good soaking of clear water can be given, and when growth is active and the foliage has assumed its natural green colour liquid manure made from salt, soot, nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammonia,'and superphosphates can be applied frequently. Mower stems should be cut off as soon as they appear as seed production weakens the growth. Young

plants set out this season should be gone over and have all the young shoots except the strongest removed. To encourage full growth the soil should be frequently stirred, and the surface kept free and open. Broccoli. —It would be difficult to supply the table with a continual variety of vegetables without the help of broccoli, but too often only one sowing of one variety is made, and no arrangements for the broccoli to turn in at different times is attempted. The man who is growing vegetables for his own table is sometimes in danger of having to live on broccoli for a fortnight, and then to have nothing more—a state of things that is far from satisfactory. The best way is to make two sowings, one about the middle of October, and the other about the middle of November. If Late Queen or Latest of All are sown in November of one year, they should, with proper management, be turning in in late October the following season, to

carry the succession on until early cauli-1 flower is in season again. Savoys and Kale.—A successional sowing of these- may, he put in. Sow thinly to get sturdy plants, ahd~ should the seedlings be too thick thin them an. inch or so apart. The plants from this sowing should come in for winter cutting. Rhubarb.—This "vegetable is a gross feeder, and if it does not get a sufficient supply V food and moisture, the stalks become puny and the £olia | e small. As the leaves are the breathing apparatus of the plants the larger they grow the better the plants thrive. Superphosphates and nitrate of soda are good fertilisers, so also is sulphate ot iron. Half ah ounce of each to two gallons of water is an. adequate dose. Apply separately at interval of about one week. Jifench Beans. —To get a succession of young pods a sowing of these should bo put in every three or four weeks up to the middle of January. If the soil is dry when the drills are drawn,; a good soaking should be given it before j the seed is sown.

FRUIT.

Vines.—ln the management of vines, tho ordinary rule is one lateral (or side shoot) to a spur, and one bunch to ia lateral, which is stopped at the second or third leaf beyond the. bunch. As, however, the lateral when young is rathr er brittle, 1 it is apt to snap off while it is gradually bejit down to the wires, and for this reason a second may be allowed to remain until the tying is accomplished. Again, it inay happen that a. lateral at some part of the rod carries no bunch; in this case, also, if there are elsewhere two laterals with bunches on a spur, both may be left to make up the deficiency, provided that.there is space for them. The leaves must be able to develop to their full size; if they are small the crop will be poor. Hence they ,should not be so numerous as to crowd one another. The buds which push rapidly forward on the laterals should be removed, though ono is sometimes allowed to make a Bingle leaf, no more. Tendrils should be taken off at the same time. They are not wanted, and it is merely a waste of energy to let them Thinning should take place where the berries are quite small, about the size of swfeet pea seeds. First' remove all the smallest, as these do not generally stone nor take the second swelling; next remove the ones nearest the bunch stalk, afterwards where they are crowded. Always make a point of leaving tne beat berries, and 'aim at making the bunch as symmetrical as possible. Large berried sorts, such as Gros.Colmar,.iieed more severe thinning than varieties which have medium-sized berries.

FLOWERS.

I Among the Roses.—With 1 the advent 'of November the work of preparation i for the summer garden is practically I at an end. ißedding out, as it is called, is about finished and tho ardent beginner may be tempted to imagine that he can now rest on his oars and await with calm confidence the full fruition of his hopes. It is a pardonable and natural assumption, But one tnat is entirely fallacious. The •gardener's work is never finished, and least of all during summer months, when vegetation is rapidly approaching its climax. .:.. • ! , , Let us take one simple example by way of illustration. Some of your rosebuds may already be showing colourindeed, in- particularly favoured spots they may have burst into bloom, but the arrival of the first harbingers ot the coming glory of the rose" garden should not be regarded as the signal to relax your efforts, nor should < it induce one to harbour the fond illusion that all that remains to be done is to cull the blooms as they mature. Rather should the effort of the cultivator be redoubled, so that the reward of his labours may be the fullest that it is possible to obtain. Ho must now and always wage a constant and unrelenting warfare against the insect and other foes of the rose. For some time past the enemy has become bold in his attacks. Greenfly has been seeking to obtain a lodgment around the base of every succulent bud, while the rose maggot is busy curling leaves beneath whose cover he will, unless detected, eat his way into the very heart of the bud and ruin it for ever. The presence of these foes enjoins upon the rose/cultivator the necessity of unremitting watchfulness. Daily inspection of bushes, standards and climbers, is absolutely necessary if the enemy is to be detected promptly. ' Immediate measures for its eradication must be undertaken. The syringe, with its solution of -"black leaf 40"

or some other proprietary insecticide should, of course, be brought frequently into use j but even more effectively, we think, especially in the case of a small collection of plants, will be the thumb and finger work, which attacks every insect the moment it is discovered: It is iiot pleasant work for dainty fingers, but the perfect rose, when it comes towards the end of the month, will provide ample recompense for any repugnance which may now be felt against the necessity of squashing the' aphis and squeezing the grub. Nature, in the case of the rose, as with everything else, is far too bounteous in her gifts. She produces a great many more rosebuds than many careful cultivators care to allow to come to fruition. On some shoots it will be found that buds have been produced in clusters of three, and sometimes five. If all are allowed to develop the roses would be deficient in site. In order, therefore, to ensure perfect blooms, it is necessary to remove most or all but the largest bud. This will usually be found to be the bud in the centre, but this should be retained only if it is in good condition. Where it is partly open and unshapely, or where the centre is hard and damaged, it should be sacrificed and dependence be placed on one of the newer and less fully developed buds. Buds also which have been attacked by grubs or caterpillars should be remove! anH preference given to the best of the others.

prano solo—Hiss Myra Sawyer, "Vainkas Song" (Whiehaw). 9.15: Novelty—Orchestra, "The Voice of the Bells" (Thurban). 9.21: Vocal duet—Miss Myra Sawyer and Mr Wm. Boardman, "Nocturne" (Denza). 9.25: Band selection—Australian Commonwealth Band, "Slidin' Thro' the Rye" (Columbia record 01235). 9.29: Humour—Mr Doug. Stark, "A Dress Rehearsal" (original). 9.34: Bass solo—Mr Wm. Boardman, "Bedouin Love Song" (Pinsuti). 9.38: Musical comedy selections-Orchestra, "The Dollar Princess" (Fall). 9.48: Toner MoKinley, "Pokare Kare" (Columbia record 01063). 9.52: Humour—Nicholas Adams, "Perlmutter, M-P." (the original Perlmutter of "Potash and Perlmutter"), (Columbia record 9145). 10: Vocal with orchestra—Norah Blaney, "Sweet, Suzanne" (Columbia record O1170). 10.4: March—National Military Band, "National Emblem" (Columbia record 01153).

/ 4YA. DUNEDIN.

(463 Metres') 3 p.m.: Town £E-all chimes. 3.1: Afternoon session—Selected gramophone items. 4.25: Sports result's. 6: Town Hall chimes. 6.1: Children's session, conducted by Big Broother Bill. 7.15: News session. 8: Town Hall chimes. Concert by St. Hilda Band, under the conductorehip of Mr James Dixon, and items hy assisting artiste. 8.1: WaltzBand, ''Remembrance" (Joyce). 8.7: Bass solo3—Mr Ei G. Bond, (a) "Though Faithless Men" (Halevy); (b) "I Will Not Grieve" (Schumann). 8.14: March—Band, "Roaring Lions"' (Allen).- 8.18: Recital—Mr Lester Moller, "Under the Barber's Knife" (Leacock). 8.23: Chorus with orchestraColumbia Light Opera Company, "Rio Rita" vocal gems (Tierney and McCarthy), (Columbia record 02572). 8.27: Cornet solo with band accompaniment—"For You Alone" (Gheel). 8.32: Contralto solos—Miss Wyn MoPeak, ■ (a) "Tho Arrow and the Song" (Balfe); (b) "Lilac Tree" (Gartlan). 8.37: Organ solo—G. T. Pattman, "Andantino" (Song of tho Soul), (Lemaie), (Columbia record 9135). 8.41: Selection—Band, "Sandersou's Songs" (arranged Blume). 8.51: Tenor solo—Mr L. E. Dalley; "AngeU Guard Thee" (Godard). 8.55: Weather forecast. 8.57: Address by Rev. W. Bramwell Scott—"Early Now Zealand—Edward Gibbon Wakefield and the New Zealand Company." 9.12: Japanese romance—Band, "Poppies" (Moret). 9.18: Bass solo—Mr E. G. Bond, "Lowland Lee" (Branscombe). 9.22: Waltz with vocal choTus—Grand organ solo—G. T Pattman, "Tired Hands" (Piantadosi), (Columbia record 01145). 9.26: Trombone fantasia with hand accompaniment, "The Firefly" (Moss). 9.33: Recitals—Mr Lester Moller, (a) "The Loss of the Birkenhead" (Doyle); (b) "A Dissertation on Matrimony'' (Hayes). 9;43: Baritone solo—Fraeer Gange, "0, Star of Eve" ("Tannhauser"), (Wagner), (Columbia record 02574). 9.47: Air with variations—Band, "Austrian Hymn" (arranged Rimmer). 9.53: Contralto solo—Miss Wyn McPeak, "Morning" (Speaks). 9.56: Orchestral—Columbia STmnhony OroVst'n, "Mavli ~f *>"> T<W (Herbert), (Columbia record 02651). 10: Tenor solos—Mr L. E. Dallav, u\) "Bird Songs at Eventide" (Coates); '(b) "My Desire" (Cadman). 10.4: March—Band, "The Paragon" (Southwell). 2FC, SYDNEY. (442 Metres.) 7.47 p.m.: Studio music. 7.50: Cricket resume for New Zealand listeners. 7.52: The Metropolitan Band—(a) march: "Queensbury" (Carter); -(b) fantasia, "A Souvenir ot Spain" (Rimmer). 8.7: John Mitchell, tenor, (a) "Una Futiva Lagrina" (Donizotti); (b) "Ben Bolt." 8.13: The Metropolitan Band, selection, "Opera Bouquet No. 4" (Bidgood) 8.28: John Mitchell, tenor, I (a) "The Snowy Breasted Pearl", (Joseph

Kobinson); (b) "The Time of Hoses" (Roger Quilter). 8.35: The Metropolitan Band, (a) waltz "Syringa" (Taylor); (b) cornet solo, "Because" (D'Hardelot); r oloiat, Mr O. Wallis. 8.50: Freda Sternberg will continue her series of travel talks. 9: Radio Eisteddfod. 10.10 • Cec Morrison's Dance Band.. 10.20: Charles Renton, comedian. 10.27: Cec Morrison's Dance Band. 10.33: Charle3 Renton, comedian. 10.48: Cec Morrison's Dance Band. 11: "Big Ben"; Cec Morrison's Dance Band.

2BL, SYDNEY, (353 Metres.)

8 p.m.: The Four Kellys, instrumentalists, (a) "Military Fantasia"; (b) "Are You Lonesome To-night" (Turk). 8.13: Mr "Harry Croot, baritone, (a) "Drinking Song" (Mascagni); (b) "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal" (Quilter). 8.20: Miss Ivy Saxton, in popular, items. 8.27: Tali by Mr Hyam Marks on "Cricket." , 8.42: Miss Kathleen Roe, pianist, "Polonaise" (Chopin). 8.51: Miss Amy Ostinga, contralto, (a) "Autumn" (Blgor); (b) "The Shepherd's Song" (Elgar). g_s9 ; The New South Wales broadcasting Company' B Orchestra. 9.14: Miss Ivy Saxton, in popular items. , 9.21: The Four Kellys (a) "By the Blue Hawaiian Waters" (Kettleby); (b) "Just another Day Wasted Away" (Tobias). 9.30: Mr Harry Croot, (a) "Ycuth" (Allitsen); (b) "The Sweetest Flower that Blows" (Hawley). 9.37: The New South Wales Broadcasting Company's Orchestra. 9.52: Miss Kathleen Roe, (a) "Lea Aves". (Crovlez); (b) "L'lsle Joyeuse" (Debussy). 10.2: Miss Amy Ostinga, (a) "Secrecy" (Wolf), (b) "The Voice of the Dove" (Willeby). 10.5: The Fov.r Kellys, (a) "La Paloma" (Yradier); (b) "Harvest Moon" (Baves). 10.14: Miss Amy Ostinga. 10.20.: The New South Wales Broadcasting Company's Orchestra.