VEGETABLE GARDEN.

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 96, 24 April 1935, Page 13

VEGETABLE GARDEN.

Most of the summer crops are over, and the sooner the ground is dug over the better. If the plots were well manured last season a dressing of lime will be beneficial. This is the season to apply "Kainit," a good purifying fertiliser/ supplying, among other things, potash. Affer an application of this fertiliser the ground'should be left vacant until the salt it contains has been washed out. , . u~ ' Cabbages, cauliflowers, spinach, turnips, lettuces, and broad beans may be sown. If the ground is heavy, and liable to remain wet during the winter.it is advisable to raise the seed beds from four to six inches above the level of the surrounding ground. Weeds are still making strong growth. As it is practically useless to hoe at this season, the best method is to lightly turn them in between S Calbbages P may be planted, also silver beet. To keep the "fly" off the cabbages and cauliflowers it is a good plan to dip the heads in arsenate of lead before planting. ' - Harvest pumpkins, marrows, onions, potatoes, etc. FLOWER GARDEN. Most perennial plants may be divided now. Replant only the best of the younger, growths usually found on the outside of the old clumps. The ground should be well dug-and manured before replanting. Continue to plant spring bulbs. Anemones and ranunculi when planted at this season often give the best results, although coming in a little later than earlier-planted ones. Hydrangeas of many kinds may be planted out now. The ground is in splendid condition for planting, being moist and still warm. , Among annuals suitable for present planting are larkspurs, nemesias, Iceland poppies, calendulas, cinerarias, and stocks. Plant out polyanthuses, primroses, aubretia, wallflowers, sweet Williams, pansies; and violas. Make sure that the supports for all tall-growing plants are adequate. The strings are apt to rot or chafe through, so these should be looked to as well as the stakes. . Lift gladioli conns, dry off, and clean before storing away in a dry Cuttings of roses may be struck in the open ground. Rose bushes may be planted as soon as procurable, or any moving desired may be done. .