THE WEEK'S WORK

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 71, 21 September 1933, Page 20

THE WEEK'S WORK

VEGETABLE GARDEN. Sow peas for succession and stake those already up, drawing up the earth on each side of the row. Plant main crop potatoes. Work the soil between the rows of those already tip and earth up where required. Plant out cabbages, cauliflowers, and lettuce. Sow parsnips, lettuce, carrots, turnips, main-crop cabbage, and cauliflower. Broccoli and Brussels sprouts require a long season of growth. Sow as sayji as possible. Established beds of asparagus should be kept clean. New beds may bo planted. Give a dusting of sulphate of ammonia along the rows of potatoes before earthing up, one ounce, to 3 yards of row is sufficient. Prepare the ground for tomatoes and French beans. It is too early to plant these tender subjects. ■ FLOWER GARDEN. Plant hollyhocks, Canterbury bells, sweet Williams, gladioli conns, gerberas, etc. All hardy annual seedlings may be planted out m well-prepared ground. ' Sweet peas may be planted. Seed may also be sown for later flowering. Supply adequate supports to those already well up. Half hardy annuals such as zinnias, salvias, French and African marigolds, asters, etc., may be sown under glass. Keep rose beds well forked over and watch for green fly. Spray with "Black Leaf 40" on the first appearance of these pests. Remove dead flowers from all bulbous plants. Keep the ground well worked between all growing plants to allow air and warmth to penetrate to the roots. Keep lawns regularly mown and clip the edges. Supply supports to all. tall-growing plants. It is better to tie up such subjects before they are damaged. Prick out seedlings before they become drawn and weakly. Liliums may 'be planted. These should never be allowed .to remain out of the ground. ■