WORK FOR THE WEEK
The Flower Garden
Plant out border carnal ions. All hardy annuals can now he planted out. If you desire bright suimner displays, don’t overlook antirrhinums, nemesia, phlo.v. ’ calendulas and stocks. The tender varieties should not be planted until November. Herbaceous perennials such as delphiniums, heleniums, rudbcckias and oriciltal poppies, can still he planted. Hasten the planting of all flowering shrubs. Hoses, in particular, should be planted, pruned and sprayed without delay. Sow seed of hardy annuals for a succession of bloom. Sow tender annuals under glass.
Weeds arc growing rapidly and need to be kept in check. Some varieties arc already in flower, and must be prevented. from seeding.'
; The Vegetable Garden Sow pciis at regular intervals to provide a long period of pickings, Plant potatoes and hoc up earlier crops as growth demands. 'Transplant opions; cabbage and cauliflower. SOW broad beans, .carrots, beet, lettutie, radishes, turnips, onions, mustard and cress. Asparagus and rhubarb beds can also be'planted; . .* . : AIT fruit trees should .be planted at xhe earliest opportunity. Prune after ■planting and spray stone fruits with hordcau.v'.iniivture.
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 286, 30 August 1935, Page 24
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181WORK FOR THE WEEK Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 286, 30 August 1935, Page 24
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