GARDEN CALENDER.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 250, 17 October 1918, Page 7

GARDEN CALENDER.

v>J&e^ps.''(iLinja);—-A'-distirict-v beaii^, v an4one of the[ most productiveand - delicious in cultivation. -Requires no special cultivation.; begins hearing in January, and, continues' -to .produce pods until frost coirifis." The beans arc shelled when, half or fully, grown, and cooked and served, with butter. Sow in October, . November, or December, in good loamy soil if'possible, which has been well enriched. Sandy soil will also produce good crops if liberally treated. Plants of the tall variety should standi two feet apart, and the dwarf sorts 18 inches apart'. The tall sorts require stakes about 6 or 8 feet high. Beans (Snake). —Bears pods about two feet long, in pairs, stringless, flavour, like French beans, and used the same way. Plants grow six feet. The pods are produced with rapidity, and must be picked regularly to prevent ripening of seed. No trouble in preparation fcitable; only requiro to be cut into sections. Beet (Red).— Beet should follow some crop for which the land has been well manured, as the symmetrical form, of the root cannot be preserved if fresh manure is used. • Sow in rows 18 .to 24 inches apart; thin out" to 9 inches. Strong | soil is best for beet. Sow from August to October. Silver beet is grown for its leaves, and should be sown in Febr rnarv for use in winter and. spring. Borecole or Kale.—An excellent winter vegetable. Sow in November and March. , ~ richly manured soil is required for this crop. .'Sow from October to January, and plant out in. rows 2ft 6in. apart and 2ft. between the plants. An ounce of seed will produce over 2000 plants. . _ . ~ Brussels Sprouts.—Sow in July _ and August.!for summer use, and again m December for winter use. Cabbage.—Strong loam produces the finest-cabbage; but all soils, from clay to sand, if deeply worked and manured, ' will produce good heads. In July beds of all kinds may bo sown, and will .furnish plants for-pitting out_- for several ■■months.'"''ln February and March make another sowing/for spring and dimmer. Use. "Red' Cabbage for pjcklmg should I' be sown -from- December, to January. An. I [ounce of seed will produce. about 3CCO. ; ; plants. •'.•'.-■» '+' ' !• ' Carrot.—Make: a sowing • in August, I and the main crop in. October, in drills '' 13 'Wclies apart, acid, when fit thin out !' to :5 or 6 inches. Sand- and loam pro-duce-'the .best:-carrots, but ,ti?ey_will; i rrow in any soil if -not stony. . They I fork-if grown on freshly manuTedUand, and should therefore follow cauliflower, .cabbage,,turnip/or some crop, tor■■ which ; I the land has been well manured. \na beds, should be both deeply and! finely. "dn-i. , . ' . , • Cauliflower.—Sow. mam crop .in August or September, with successional sowings .till November.. Make a sowing in March for setting • out in August and September. Keep the plants -moving,- as a 'check prevents good heads - being,secured. '■■■.:' ~-.'■ '...■"''- C-'Dsicum.—Sow.in. seed : pan or warm border- in "October.' and: Nbyeniber. When large enough to'handle'/plaut out.in tows 2 feet apart and. 18 inches, inr the rows. .' Cape -Gooseberry.—Sow, in spring, when danger from -frost is oyer, and when-large enough plant out 2 or 3 feet .apart into ordinary garden' soil; they v.-iLI last for years.. ." Celery.—Sow in October and Noyem T .her, arid again for successio,n\up to January. To grow celery to perfection, choose"a bed that has been richly, na-nured-for a previous crop, such as ..a cauliflower bed. The soil-, should be of a;.friable nature and well pulverised. Open- the trenches 18 inches wide and of a-like depth ; stack the soil on either, side, to-be. ready for drawing back into the trenches as the- plants progress. In the bottom of the trenches place "•about;, six inches of stable manure," partially.rotted,- and. fork it well into the soii" Cbver this with a couple of inches of the .'soil previously thrown out, and water. 'Abe 'might ."before, planting;";, then'carefully raise the plants from the seed bed, and plant along the centre of the trench, about nine inches apart. Draw in soil as the plants.-advance, fairing care, that the hearts of the j .vnts ;'are not buried. Keep the" plants with water when- young, if ■.necessary; and-uec liquid manure.. Some prefer V.transplant from, the seed'-bed and then another ■ shift into the permanent '•quarters. . Pressi—Sow thickly every two or three rweefcs in spring and summer. -In summer. •months shade is-necessary to produce, a .crisp and tender growth. Can be {.lown in any rieh soil, but must have ple.-ty' .of moisture, .i,,.' "_. ...,,'. •-. .. a. emying in .the open groundV in Seo'emb'-r, successiorial sowings in O.ctober'andriVo'vember; The soil must be well and deeply worked, and made very. rich, to produce fine cu-. . cumbers. Allow'' three plants" to; each ..hill. The ground . should be : mulched ■with manure, and the plants; watered if 'necessary. The points of'the .shoots 'should! be pinched out", when the -plants- ; are. in Sower, to cause the fruit' ijo^fet.: : 'Endive.—Sow, in February, and- March; for" winter salads,' and again in,Augßis% . and September- To. : blanch' the -outer, leaves should' be tied together: :'i;eek.—Sow in beds from July to. vember, and when the plants, are larg<» • enough transplant.- into: rows-. 18 ; iiiches apart and 9 inches fromplant to plant. Leek'mav also.bo grown in trenches Lko? celery. 'Provide;rich ground for th^ .'Crop. .'.'.■....;..■'-.•.'■' : .._.. .....;•• . .;.'■ ■■'■:•: lettuce' -swings should be V made. > in FebruarVor March, on a warm site, ■ anpl ■: the young plants protected); during ; - -'winter ' A nice.Ktockof : be. readv' for \ planting -early, in : August,, -lii' August and^ following months sowings.; •up to'end of December,; Water, freely, dry weather> ;as (iletfcuces. 'kept growing:to ;have -them; tender.anq llSelon.—Sow outdoors" in October, .Ko- - vember; and; December. \do best in- sandy, soil. , iPlenty-,pt ; tmist: ber supplied! to ;, yovmtj, rgrb^ing^laiiis,"butj'aiter, the..£ rmt; has. set' w the, watering. i6..h0t I :overdone. •;;■,; ■/ Mustard.--C-ultivatiqn as ; v for. cressl 'Grows* 'more '■ rapidly? than cress,, '-. and' if the twoWladings are <tc> be,uaed • together. 'should be Gown, a lew days- >> *■ Oniohs.-rTlie soil best adapted : for anions is a deep,'■rich, mellow soil,, -'. rather dry. They' will riot_ do ™J. °n low, .-wet lands. •*. The land '.fboutt be weli pfepared.vrith:a;plen;tif ul : application of good rotten -stable/manure. They .will do fwell on .the same land'for a number of .vears, providing the land,-*? pi-operiy ' worked: - -For, pickling,. t% Silver, .Sfon and .White Radish:, are considered the i ; best, but any of the keeping sorts, make 'excellent pickles'if,.sown on poor lands. and not:thinned-.' Onipn s '_ may, be. sown. i in -autumn or pearly, but the I spring .sowing generally,, produces tte | best results. Sowings should be, made •in Ausust and .September, for/main crop, ■■ Sow in drills twelve, inches apart,. ■nid'tW'n out when large- enough handle.; from .four to six inclie*. _ fr<yn bulb 'i to.' bulb. Keep the, soil, between the rows well stirred. T^/ January ; or February, when -the fphage b P ™,:to ; turn yellow, the.stem-should; bo. bent. j d,bwn flat to thog'-ou.nd., . [■ (.Potato).-#i;oduces a cluster of bulbs or offsets: Propagate, by moderate sized)" cultivation,;>evng to *hftt "of the; ordinary ..onion. Offsets should be planted in iugust.

THE' LI (JIT OR-QUESTION.

SYNOD.

(TJaitsd Press - Association.)

. ...CHRI'STCiHURCH, Oct. . 16. At - the Anglican" Synodi to : day, the Rev. J.-R-. Hewland moved, "That the Synod adopt the platform of the Labour 'Party demanding ai referendum on the; liquor ; question. on four points :-=-r----(1) National -cc.Trt.inua.nce, (2) immediate national prohibition with compensation, (5) immediate national-'prohibition'with-out compensation, a;nd! '(4). national ownership; those issues;, to he decided by preferential voting with a single transferable-vote.'" . •

. The 'Rev. H. H. iMathias moved that the National Efficiency Board's/ recommendation be adopted •byth e Synod. - In .the discussion which followed opinion leaned towards the Efficiency Board's recommendation,- but the debate was hot concluded when the- Synod adjourned. ._'■'..■• Bishop Julius said he wanted prohibition, with or without compensation. If the. country was ready -to-;.give compensation,:''he would prefer.it.