THE HOME GARDEN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21296, 24 September 1932, Page 8 (Supplement)

THE HOME GARDEN

THE FLOWER GARDEN

Ideal weather and soil conditions continue for sowing seeds, planting seedlings and ordinary work.

The preparation of soil and chrysanthemum plants for planting noxt month and later should be attended to.

Place old dahlia stools under a glass frame or other

suitable place to restart into growth for early plant-

ing. Treat as previously advised. Pick spent flower buds oft anemones, raminculas, tulips

and daffodils to prolong the flowering. Plant another batch of gladiolus for succession. Arrange them in rows or in circular clumps. Mix a little bonedust in the soil.

Lawn growth is active, necessitating frequent mowing to keep a thick low sward. Roll occasionally. Plant bougainvilleas and other tender climbing plants. Bed out nemosias, viscarias, coreopsis, cornflowers, ten week stocks, penstemons, pansies, violas, pnd other haTdy annuals.

Perennial delphiniums do well planted now as they escape slugs which are very partial to the seedlings.

Eucalypts, acacias, bamboos, citrus, azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias, may be safely transplanted.

PROGRAMME OF WORK

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

Weeding and thinning should receive special attention allowing the plants sufficient space to attain to the most useful size. w Earth up peas, beans, potatoes, cabbagos and other crops benefited by this treatment. Plant out new beds of asparagus.

Complete the planting of rhubarb in well prepared ground. To obtain strong well grown stalks the ground requires to be deeply trenched and heavily manured. Manure and prepare the plots for cucumbers, marrows, pumpkins, squashes, etc. If raised in pots, see that tho plants are well hardened before planting out, In preparing the ground for runner beans cpen out a fairly deep trench and place in a thick layer o2 manure. Upon this place good soil in which to bow the seeds.

Plant out a few well hardoned tomatoes. Kerosene tin 6 cut in half and placed around the plants will afford shelter until they become established and hardened. Complete the transplanting of autumn sown onions for the genoral crop. Avoid deep planting and well firm the soil arounA the plants.

Make a sowing of leeks in good soil. Seeds sown now will produce plants ready for planting out in December and January.