THE WEEK'S WORK

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 59, 11 March 1937, Page 26

THE WEEK'S WORK

IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

. Dig over'any vacant'plots, digging in manure or lime. Ground which was.manured last season would-benefit by. lime and vice ". versa. /,-■ .

Sow down in blue lupin or other* quick-growing crop any plots ■which will not be required till the .spring..,..A dressing of superphos- " phate, 4oz to ttie square yard, will hasten, growth;';': ':. ' / : ■ , Finish, digging; potatoes, dry. off. arid store.;,Be careful'to pick out ,ranyshbwin'g signs of blight or decay :of- any kind.'" •■■.'. . Harvest pumpkins, marrows,' onions," etc., as soon.as ready. ;■ .Weed and thin any seedling crops. ■To, .hasten* growth give occa- . ..sional doses of liquid manure. "'"■: "\; ' : .:; '

- : Reduqe the foliage of tomatoes-where, it is shading fruit. will require all the sun available to ripen the fruit outside.

AMONG THE FLOWERS

To prolong the flourishing season of plants, remove all old flower heads, keep the soil round them stirred, water when necessary and give occasionajrdoses of liquid manure. .. •

; Take,cuttings of pansies and violas. The young growths with some roots, attached make the best plants.

Propagate hydrangeas from cuttings of half-ripe side shoots,

Fork over rose beds,'cut out any branches which are crowding the centres and remove all dead blooms and seed vessels. •

Disbud; early-flowering decorative chrysanthemums, bud to a stalk for preference. •

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See that chrysanthemum plants are well staked and securely tied.

Dahlias will continue to flower till after Easter if all-dead flowers are removed and the plants are liberally supplied with water and liquid manure. ■ - .]-■.".;'' Sow sweetpeas in. prepared positions.