THE HOME GARDEN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22320, 18 January 1936, Page 8 (Supplement)

THE HOME GARDEN

THE FLOWER GARDEN Sow aquilegias, delphiniums, polyanthus, anemone and ranunculus. Make the first sowing of winter sweet peas and schizanthus for flowering under glass in winter. Mignonette sown now will flower in winter. Make successional sowings of cineraria. Cut back pelargoniums when flowering is over. Insert cuttings of the ripe wood. Disbud dahlias and chrysanthemums. Layer carnations in prepared soil. Cyclamen cormi from last season should be started into growth; shift on the seedlings to larger pots. Prick off the primulas sown as advised last month; keep shaded in a cool frame. Commence to bud roses. If soil is dry, give a soaking of water before budding. Bulbs that have been "heeled" in should be lifted and dried. Put in a few lachenalias and freesias for early flower in pots. To keep flowering baskets at their best, remove all spent blooms and give a thorough soaking every time water is required. Tuberous begonias will need careful attention to staking and feeding when the pots are filled with roots.

PROGRAMME OF WORK

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN Make a liberal sowing of short carrots for pulling in winter. Early varieties of peas will be more satisfactory for sowing from now on. Sow swedes and turnips for winter use. As plots of ground become vacant, fill them with crops for winter use. Continue the planting of cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli in showery weather. The final planting of celery should be made without delay; keep earlier-planted crops well supplied with mosture. Spray the late-planted crops of potatoes to prevent infection. Pinch out the laterals and spray tomatoes. Lift and store onions that have matured. Spray cabbage and cauliflower with nicotine or arsenate of lead to combat diamond back moth. Root crops of all kinds should be well thinned and kept clear of weeds. The budding of fruit trees may be taken in hand. In dry weather give the stocks a soaking of water the night before. Vineries in which the fruit is ripe should be kept dry. Summer prune fruit trees where required.