THE WEEK'S WORK

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 125, 29 May 1930, Page 25

THE WEEK'S WORK

VEGETABLE (JABDEN. As the tops of asparagus turn yollow they should bo cut down to tho ground lovel. At tho samo time tho beds should be carefully weeded. As tho roots of asparagas are near tho surface, a spado should not ba used. Hand-weed-ing is tho safest method. Tho harvostiug of marrows, pumpkins, etc., should bd don 6 before severe frosts damage them. It -flfonld be. wise 'to harvest any remaining tomatoes and to ripen them in3ide. • Tho slightest frost will damage these. , Slugs .&ro liable lo J)OCQino troublesome at this season on young lettuce, etc. To keep them in cheek frequently hoe 'between 'tho plants and sprinkle with limo. Continue to turn over all vacant ground and get rid of rubbish, burning that which is unsuitable for burying. FLOWER GARDEN. As the chrysanthemums go out of ilowcr the old stalks may bo cut down, provided young growth has commenced from the base. It is best to burn the old tops, as they are nearly always affected to some extent with mildew or rust. . -Dahlias may be cut back as soon as they have been blackened by frost. In .districts where frost does not catch them it is as well to cut back partially and' complete tho operation later on.-; This gives the plants longer to build. :ui\ the tubers, and tho subsequent will bo stronger. ; : ,Thin out autumn-sown flower seedlings as soon as largo enough to handle. In most eases thpso removed may be pricked out into a nursery bed where they will grow on and mako good, ■bushy'roots. , ■ ■...> Plant calendulas, Iceland poppies, stocks, larkspurs, cinerarias, and cyclamens."** .■."■■.- Clean up all parts of the garden as far as possible, and so destroy, the cover for all sorts of garden pests..