THE WEEK'S WORK

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 81, 6 April 1933, Page 19

THE WEEK'S WORK

VEGETABLE GARDEN. Beds intended for strawberries should bo well forked over and worked into a fine tilth. Any perennial-weeds should b8 taken out, sorrel, couch grass, .etc., being particularly bad weeds to got among the plants. Fork round winter rhubarb and give a good dressing of manure, fowl manure being particularly good for this crop. . ' Growing crops should be given water during dry spells. Growth should be encouraged to the utmost whilst the warm weather continues. Cabbages, cauliflowers, and others of this family benefit greatly by applications of nitrate of soda. This may bo either sprinkled round the plants and forked in or given in solution —an ounce to two gallons of water. Finish the harvesting of root crops during dry weather. Store in a dry, airy place. ' All vacant ground should be dug over and either limed or manured. Applications of Kairiit help to purify the soil and at the same time add potash. Applied' now to ground which is intended for spring crops the common salt contained in the Kainit will be washed out before planting takes place. Clean up all rubbish which.harbours insect pests and diseases. Burn what is unfit to bury. FLOWER GARDEN. Finish the- planting of spring-floworing bulbs as soon as possible. Disbud chrysanthemums ,and see that they 'are securely staked. Caterpillars and grubs are troublesome at this season. They must be hand picked. , In warm localities plant out nemesias, cinerarias,, antirrhinums, primula malacoides, Canterbury bells, .wallflowers, and, Iceland poppies. Sow in the open ground larkspurs, lupins, godetia, mignonette, calendulas, and sweet peas. Chrysanthemums, dahlias, Michaelmas daisies, and other autumn flowering plants require water occasionaly during dry weather. Eemove all spent annuals and fork over the vacant spaces, working in some bone-dust. Beds which .are cleared should be dug over and well manured. Work over with the rake plots in preparation for new lawns. Every opportunity should be taken of dry w'eathor to get the surface worked down fine in preparation for sowing as soon as rain comes.