HOME GARDEN

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25036, 28 October 1944, Page 4

HOME GARDEN

CROPS TO sow ; WORK IN THE ORCHARD BY KEPOS One of the chief summer croos tni > sown now is heans, both olimbinc dwarf kinds. The latter should & T: lowed up by successional sowing. \ fortnightly intervals until the end ** the year. Haricot beans for ' should be sown at the end of the a '"? and none of the beans should he P S I green, but the whole crop reserved? 3 r drying. ■ L " Beetroot of the long and globe-root d types should be sown at the end of ft month for autumn and winter Use j! ; sown tod early the roots become l a , ! and very coarse. Small roots are def I oious in salads .so successional sown/' I of the globe variety should be ma f every three weeks. ■■ November is by no means too u to sow the main crop of carrots f* winter use and some of. the best r°' suits follow a November sowing. g f J' | of marrows, pumpkins and cucu m [J | may be sown on the prepared % : Some slight protection such as aW I with a sheet of glass over the topvn I hasten growth in the early -staWSalsify and scorzonera should be so*. ''■• thinly in drills prepared as for 'carrot ' ' thin the seedlings to six inches aoart I Make sowings of cauliflowers for autiusi ■ and broccoli and kales as well.asA I bage for' autumn and winter. The eark celery can he planted out in the trench! and tomatoes for the main crop supplf ! Bulbs to be Lifted As the spring flowering plant« aj,. I plete their blooming m the beds, tfiv will need to be removed to make totm for the summer occupants. Bulbs shoal] be lifted and heeled in to complete thi I growth if the space is required. An? gladioli remaining should br planted i ;i once. Chrysanthemum'? and dahliasfrow I cuttings should be planted out vW the soil has been well prepared. All side shoots should be kept remowj ,: from sweet peas where extra ftneblooa, I are required. If allowed to grow nato, ally, the plants will push out moray produce a great number of flowers, w I the stems will be comparatively short ' Among the fruit trees there may!» ! some apples and pears which mate, H great deal of growth, bu£ produce HttM I or no blossom. This exuberance maV i be checked by ringing the trees not A quarter inch of bark should be taken out all round about one. foot .alow ground or alternatively one half rb can be taken out on one side and the other half next season.' » Immediate and effective remedial measures should be taken against all insect pests. Act as soon as they i noticed and keep_ up the efforts until they succeed. Wilting or dying b ac | shoots of apples, pears, plums anj 1 peaches should be removed and'burwj these being probably infected with ilj brown rot fungus. Valuable Lawn Mowings I The lawn will need more frequent cut- I ting from now on. In hot. dry weather £ it is a good plan to allow the fat 1 mowings to remain on the lawn afta I cutting, as these will act as a prolec* I tive mulch and prevent scorching. I In the spring and early summer, 1 however, when there is a rapid groiria j of grass, the > problem of what to d) with the cuttings arises, for these a> I cumulate rapidly. Lawn mowings mab 1 a fine mulch for newly-planted trees and 1 shrubs of all types. I If spread among the young onion or 1 carrot plants the mowings will help ii [ the fight against flies which atkk i these crops; any insecticides which 'ate I <prayed over the lawn mowings will re- I ••ain their potency for a lone time. I The herbaceous borders and rose Wi 1 nay be mulched with the lawn mow- I; : ugs during a hot, dry spoil. Finally, | my surplus mowings may be dug into I :he soil to open it up, or they mar j be added to the manure or wmpwt !' 'ieap to eke out the supply of inSrial. I