Farm, Garden and Orchard Notes.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 5 November 1915, Page 1

Farm, Garden and Orchard Notes.

OCTOBER. KITCHEN GARDEN. Keep the hoe going vigorously This is the month which usually settles the question as to which is the more go-ahead, the gardener or the weeds. Sow successional crops of peas, beans, &c., earthing up and staking the earlier crops as they come on. Pumpkins, cucumbers, melons, &c., those sown under glass may now be planted out and further sowings may be made iD the open Make successional sowings of lettuce, cress and salad plants. Mulch strawberry beds with dry manure, pine needles or any litter. Make a first planting of celery into trenches, choosing plants with good roots and watering well. Plant out kumaras.

FARM. AH spring crops should, by this, have been sown, but if any are yet out of the ground, hurry them up. Keep potatoes clean and well moulded up. Maize may still be sown. In any spare time look to harvesting machinery and see that it all is in good working order, it is better to do this now than find something wrong on the field, it is practically a saving of time, bad temper and hard words.

ORCHARD. If you have a young orchard and the fruit lias set thickly, thin out unsparingly, it is not advisable to allov young trees |to bear heavily. Most orchard- | ists who can afford to wait prefer their trees to be kept almost bare of fruit for at least three years. Do not allow the trees 1o grow to crowdediy. The Irish Peach Apple can be kept back with benefit to the tree. Strawberries require a lot of attention, weeding continually, they ripen better if straw is placed under the young fruit, they also have a better flavour! Tile first spraying for codlin moth should be put on. 11b of arsenate of lead, Ulbs lime, 30 gallons of water’

FLOWER GARDEN. Sow asters, stocks, zinnias, phloxes marigolds, cosmos and miniature sunflowers. Keep the lawns mown and paths and beds clear of weeds, plant out dahlias, also pelargoniums. petunias, verbenas, etc. Tie up all tall growing plants such as canterbury bells, carnations etc. Clear off suckers from rose trees.