PROGRAMME OF WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20384, 12 October 1929, Page 5 (Supplement)

PROGRAMME OF WORK.

THE FLOWER GARDEN.

Wolcomo rainr, havo greatly benefltod the growing plants and enabled the planting of pot-grown snrubs and climbers to bo proceeded with. Pick or cut oft spent flowers of anemones, ranunculi, antirrhinums, poppies, gaillardias, to give the plants a tidy appearance and prolong the flowering. Chrysanthemums.—Start tho planting any time in the prepared plots. Dip each plant in a solution o! Gishu'rst's compound before planting it to cleanse the foliage. Dahlias.—Continue to take off cuttings for striking. Where only a few plants of each variety aro wanted, dlvido the roots with a tuber attached to each shoot. Seed 3 of mignonettes, sweet sultans, collinsea, godetias, larkspurs, eschscholtzlas, clarkias, Shirley poppies, lupins, balsams, etc., may now bo sown in the open beds and borders The middlo of this month is the best time to start planting asters, zinnias, scarlet salvias, phlox Drummondll, petunias, 3nd sevoral other summer-flowering annuals. Hyacinth bulbs should be taken up when the foliage is partially matured. If left too long tho bulbs are liable to decay. Perennial delphiniums, humea olegans, shrubby calceolarias, fibrous begonias, heliotropes, Marguerites and other shrubby bedding plants may bo planted now. Zonal pelargoniums should be bedded out now. They are indispensable summer-flowering plants. Sow seeds of portulaca, celosias of sorts, cosmoea, amaranthus, and other tender annuals in shallow seed-trays under glass.

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN.

Sowings can be made of dwarf and runnor beans, providing the ground has previously been deeply dug and manured. The sowing of cucumbers, marrows, pumpkins, and melons may be made in the open ground. Woll hardened tomato plants may be planted in any warm, sheltered position. Before planting, dip the plants in a solution of bordeaux mixture. To encourage the growth of cabbages and other green crops, keep the soil frequently stirred, and give an occasional sprinkling of nitrate of soda. Continue to plant out young plants of onions. Avoid planting too deeply, and firm the soil well around the roots. In no case neglect to earth up and'spray early crops of potatoes Another planting may now be made with little risk of failure Sowings may be mado of carrots, beet, silver beet, spinach, scorzonera, salsify, lettuce, leeks, onions, for pickling or salad; also sage, thyme, marjoram, parsley, and other herbs. Practically all green vegetable crops for summer cultivation thrive best in soils that have been well provided with humus. Where stable or other animal manure is not procurable, tho next best method of providing the soil with humus is to sow down and dig under a good green crop. Every effort should bo made to keep up a suitablo supply of salad plants. Lettuce should be sown or planted in ground that has been woll enriched with manure, while fortnightly sowings should be made of radishes, mustard, and cress.