WORK IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22402, 24 April 1936, Page 11 (Supplement)

WORK IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

With the moister conditions, cabbage and cauliflower will make better progress; remove all decaying leaves and keep the plants well lioed. Plants of rhubarb that have occupied the same ground for three or rhore years should be lifted, divided to single croums and replanted. It is not advisable to allow turnips to remain in the ground after they have reached a usable size. Store the roots in a cool shed or in a clamp. Soot is valuable in the garden in autumn when slugs become more active. Plant out strarvberries in well-prepared ground; the plants should be made quite firm. Remove every weed from beds of autumn-sown onions; when through the soil hoe frequently in favourable tveather. I repare new asparagus beds for planting in spring. The Orchard When the fruit has been picked it is a good opportunity to give pest-infested trees a good spraying; some burning of the fotiage will not matter as the leaf will soon fall. lioot pruning is necessary where trees are making rampant growth with little fruit. Basic slag is an excellent manure for fruit trees and should be put on at the present time. Bush fruits pay for generous treatment, and the bushes will now benefit by a mulching of well-rotted manure.