ROUTINE GARDEN WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19384, 20 July 1926, Page 16

ROUTINE GARDEN WORK.

Operations in the garden are still more or less restricted, as the ground in many cases is too wet to do much in it. On the other hand there are always patches of garden which receive sun and wind even at this time of the year, and may be worked quite successfully. Even if not actually required for cropping at present it is advisable to keep the ground well stirred in order to keep it clean from weeds and. allow the sun and wind to penetrate it.

Do not relax your vigilance regarding slugs and snails; every one accounted for now means' fewer later on. It is not very inviting to go out these cold nights waging war on slugs, but there are no other effective means of combating these enemies except by liming. Young seedling crops are sometimes almost entirely spoilt by the ravages of these pests, so that no preventive measures should be neglected. \ Further sowings of early peas, and broad beans for succession may be made when the soil dries up a bit. Another row of early potatoes should be planted now when the weather permits in a warm, dry, sheltered situation. Much good may be done by hoeing between the young growing crops, as this keeps the surface soil loose and at the same time keeps the weeds in check. Care must be taken to do this when the soil is in a dry slaty only. Plantings may be made of lettuce cabbage and horseradish.