Operations for July

Northern Advocate, 23 July 1938, Page 14

Operations for July

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN Sow peas, turnips, red beet, parsnip, carrot, cabbage. Sew tomatoes in boxes in a warm, sheltered' place. Sow lettuce in boxes. Plant out sprouted and greened potatoes. Manure rhubarb beds. Animal manure is best. Plant out onions. Plant Jerusalem artichokes; also asparagus. Put out a few tomato plants in a warm, sheltered position. Plant cabbage and cauliflower when the soil is workable. Sow cucumbers, marrows, and pumpkins under glass for early crop. Hand-weed the strawberry bed. Plant fruit trees. Leave citrus planting until next month. Continue to prune and spray fruit trees. A dressing of blood-and-bone will benefit the strawberry bed. $■ THE FLOWER GARDEN Continue to prune roses; also plant roses, and put in cuttings. Put in hard-wooded cuttings of shrubs and climbers. Prune macrocarpa hedges. Gladioli may be planted any time now. In soil inclined to be 1 wet, cover the corms with sand, as tliey are liable to rot during a wet spell. Nemesias should be planted only in well-drained, sunny and sheltered positions. They do well planted close together. Anemones, violets and Iceland poppies that are flowering, should not be allowed to form seed-heads, which are very exhausting to the plants. Sweet peas may be sown in boxes. Sow about two inches apart, so that the seedlings may be easily lifted later on with soil attached.' In beds sheltered from wind and frost, cinerarias may be planted'. Use good soil. Also partial shade is an advantage. The blue compact lobelia is a favourite edging plant. The double variety is very pretty, and useful for hanging baskets and window boxes, as well as for small beds and edgings. Plants may be put in now. Roses, trees and shrubs that have scale, should be sprayed with white oil. Where there are only a few plants to be treated, the white oil may be painted on with a brush. If necessary, spread paper under the bushes to keep the spray from) reaching other plants.