WORK IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22391, 11 April 1936, Page 10 (Supplement)

WORK IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

Plant out cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce for winter and spring supplies• Sow early horn carrots, prickly spinach and turnips—purple top DCLVICt ies. Sow onions'for transplanting later, also parsley for use in spring; at this time of the year sow seeds in raised beds if the land is i 1 inclined to be wet. . , , . ,t. Earth-up celery and leeks as required, choosing a time when the soil and plants are dry. Plant out straivberries in prepared ground, making the soil quite firm at planting time. Take stock of any failures in the fruit and vegetable garden with a view to their replacement in the coming season. Late tomatoes should be picked as soon as they show colour; wet weather soon cracks the fruit. , The Orchard The later apples are maturing and ready for picking. Avoid, however, picking too soon, or the fruit itiill shrivel. < Cut out and bum dead or diseased branches of fruit trees. 1 hese i may be seen more easily now than in the winter. Sow down green crops for digging-in between the fruit trees in spring.