THE WEEK'S WORK

Evening Post, Issue 13, 16 January 1936, Page 20

THE WEEK'S WORK

VEGETABLE GARDEN. Tomatoes should be making good growth now and require constant attention. Rub off all lateral growths as they appear. Keep the plants tied in to the supports and spray with Bordeaux Mixture at threeweekly intervals. Tomatoes do not require very much water, but should not be allowed to get absolutely dry at the roots. Pick beans as soon as the pods are ready for use. Treated in this way the plants will continue to bear much longer. Further sowings of peas and beans may be!made. Choose an early, quickly-maturing variety of pea for present sowing. Lettuces may also be sown. Sow thinly in rdws and allOw.them.to remain. , During hot weather lettuces do not transplant very readily. Keep pumpkins and marrows pegged back to prevent them smothering other crops. , - Plant all varieties of winter greens. Puddle the plants in. Dig over any vacant ground and sow down in blue lupin, oats, mustard, or other quick-growing crop for digging in for green manure.; FLOWER GARDEN. All tall-growing plants should be securely staked and tied. Now that rambler roses have finished flowering cut away ihe old wood and encourage young growths from the base of the plants. ■ Rose beds should be forked over and given a dressing of manure. Cut off all dead blooms and any dead or weak wood. Keep the bushes open. .. ■ Sweet peas can be encouraged to prolong their flowering by removing all dead blooms regularly, keeping the plants moist at the roots and giving them soot water at weekly intervals. Dust the plants with sulphur to control mildew. i ..'..,,.. ■Rhododendrons and azaleas will benefit by mulching with leafmould or rotted manure. Give the plants a good watering once a week during dry weather. ' Lift any bulbs which require it, dry and clean them, and replant as soon as the soil is ready. Chrysanthemums are surface-rooting and are liable to receive a severe check if allowed to suffer from want of water. Liquid manure after a shower or when the soil is moist will greatly benefit these Dahlias require ample moisture and should have the blooms picked regularly as soon as they start to wither.