PROGRAMME OF WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19496, 27 November 1926, Page 5 (Supplement)

PROGRAMME OF WORK.

THE FLOWEE GAEDEN. no growth of weeds this spring has been so active and difficult to control owing to wet soil conditions that the beds and borders have not been kept as neat and tidy as they should be, the necessary hoeings being impractical. Complete the planting of chrysanthemums. Keep a good look-out. for black aphis, which is more prevalent than usual. Spray with blacis leaf 40. adding some soap to make it more adhesive. Continue the planting of dahlias as per instructions; also pelargoniums, fuchsias, marguerites and other permanent perennials, to All any vacancies in the mixed borders. Stirring the surface around carinas, tiartaceous and other plants throughout the mixed border breaks the surface crust, benefits the plants, and greatly adds to their appearance and kills innumerable seedling weeds. As the summer season is fast advancing,. particular attention must be devoted to the planting of those seedlings that are best adapted for garden decoration throughout the summer and autumn months. Clearing the ground of early-flowering annuals that are past, by digging them under, allowing the surface to remain In the rough for a few days to dry and sweeten, is a good preparation in the way of breaking it down in readiness for replanting Tender or summer bedding plants, notably alternantheras, iresines, mesembry anthemum tricolour, and other carpet-bedding plants should b6 planted early in December. Have the ground properly prepared in readiness.

THE VEGETABLE GAEDEN. With the favourable change in the weather no time should be lost in hoeing or digging between all growing crops, and, as the hoeing proceeds, thin out seedling crops and remove all weeds growing among them. Continue the planting o! tomatoes for a lata crop. Those earlier planted should be tied to their supports, and all side shoots kept removed. Potatoes, tomatoes, onions, or other crops subject to * fungoid disease, should be sprayed regularly with bordeaux mixture as a preventive against pests. Look over cucumbers, melons, marrows, etc., and as soon as the plants are sufficiently advanced, remove ttie covering to allow the plants to thoroughly harden before the protection is Anally removed. Peas and beans being amongst the most esteemed of summer vegetables, sowing 3 should be made in well- L manured ground about every two or three weeks. Scarlet runner beans are profitable varieties to grow. With two sowings made at intervals of 3 or 4 weeks, a crop can be obtained from early summer until well into the autumn. Make a sowing of onions for pickling or for using in the green state for salads. Another sowing of leeks, too, can be made for late planting. Every effort should be made by successional sowing and planting to keep the garden well furnished with seasonable crops for the home garden. Sowing little and often should be the method adopted. In growing summer lettuce, deeply-worked, well-manured ground is essential.