PROGRAMME OF WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21153, 9 April 1932, Page 8 (Supplement)

PROGRAMME OF WORK.

THE FLOWER GARDEN. Conditions throughout the late summer and up to the present time have been most favourable for the garof chrysanthemums must be protectee. from rain and dews * The raoisture soon dama g ei ' the flowers. . , , , , Complete the planting of daffodils. Another batch o:. anemones, ranunculi and ixias may be planted fo Prepare beds for roses by trenching or deep digging. Apply a liberal dressing of basic slag and leave th>> surface rough until the planting time in June. SPSS SSnfaTd Protect tecoma and coprosmajrom beUi( Beads of cinerarias, n ® m f' :l e s ; it £ e^ar ; a tions, penstemoni, Srlffbe\owu r riw.ow seed paSs or trays intTshallow plant trays seedlings raised undor glass, such as pansies, violas, polyanthus, primroses, etc. as soon as they are large enough to hai }dle. Finallv ' level manure and sow new lawns with law n grassS aS> renovate wornout lawns by top-dress-ing and sowing fresh seed.

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. In making further sowings ol seeds a slightly less depth ol covering should be given than for earlier sowings. To protect seeds from small birds stretch strands of black cotton along each side of the row, raising the cotton about 3in. above the soil. , Earlv planted celery should now be sufficiently advanced to allow of earthing up. In placing the soil firmly around the plants every care must be taken to keep the soil from the centres of the plants. In making preparations for further sowings, raised beds should be formed for many varieties of winter crops. Raised beds get the maximum amount of sun and warmth, and frees the soil of surface moisture. Sewings can still be made c-f carrots, turnips, ] spinach, onions, lettuce, broad beans, cabbage, cauli r, '£ mature and ripen, as the occasional rains at spison ciuicklv start them again into growth. TomaStospite o! the warm temperature, are now planting. frequent hand weeding, hoeing or taM dSS wm be necessary in keeping weeds under control. Frequent soil stirring in any caso has a magical effect upon plant growth. Plant out cabbage and cauliflower inwell-manured,ground and earth up and apply a sprinkling of stimulating manure to the more advanced P lants * rnmnUA the Look over trees that have been budded and remove the ties as soon as the union is complete.