THE HOME GARDEN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22250, 26 October 1935, Page 8 (Supplement)

THE HOME GARDEN

THE FLOWER GARDEN Remove spring-flowering annual* a« they complete their display and replace with varieties for iummer blooming. Attend to the disbudding and feeding of rose# if exhibition blooms are required. Keep down the greenfly. Plant out dahlias and chrysanthemums from cuttings. Tie climbers into position before they become too entangled. Rhododendrons and azaleas should have the seed pods picked off. A mulch at the roots will encourage growth. Glasshouses need shading and more ventilation in favourable weather. Pot on cyclamen, begonias and gloxinias as they fill their pots with roots. Make a sowing of schizanthus to (lower in the autumn; put in cuttings of winter-flowering begonias. Sow primula sinensis for the first batch of next winter's bloom. Seeds of most hardy perennials may now be sown in cool positions. Hydrangeas showing their flower buds will benefit by the application of manure water. Rock garden plants benefit from pruning when the flower season is over. Use the shoots for cuttings and insert in sandy soil.

PROGRAMME OF WORK

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN Sow onions, mustard, cress and lettuce for summer salads. Plant out the main crops of tomatoes, using wellhardened plants. Sow runner, French and butter bcftns for succession. Plant out h*ter crops of potatoes; earth up and spray earlier crops. Plant out kumaras on well-worked soil with a solid bate to prevent the roots going too deeply. Pinch out the tops of early peas in flower; the pods will then fill more quickly. Sow spinach between rows of peas or between celery trenches, and keep the hoe going among the seedling crops. Spray apple trees, when two-thirds of the blossom have fallen, with arsenate of lead for codlin moth control. Celery fly will soon be active. Dust the plants with old soot and lime, or spray with nicotine sulphate. Peach and nectarine trees should be sprayed for brown rot with lime sulphur or colloidal sulphur. Brussels sprouts that have been pricked out may be planted in the permanent positions. Tb-.s crop requires a long season of growth.