GARDENING CLUB

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25303, 13 August 1943, Page 6

GARDENING CLUB

The Dunedin Gardening Club met on Tuesday night, when Mr D. Tannock spoke on work in the spring garden and discussed the preparation of the soil, the rotation of crops, and the use of green crops such as mustard, lupins, etc., for manure. The speaker said the soil should be dug over in the autumn or early winter and left till the spring, when it could be forked over to form a fine tilth. The rows could be made with a line and a hoe, and he emphasised that the drills should be just deep enough to suit the seeds and they should be the right distance apart. A slight sprinkle of superphosphate was beneficial if applied before sowing. Mr Tannock dealt with all the wellknown vegetables, explaining their use and cultivation. Most of the brassica family, he said, were subject to clubroot disease. In planting out cabbage, cauliflower, etc., a deep drill should be made and the plants put well down in the bottom. This would assure them shelter from the wind and would also protect them from droueht. Tomatoes could be grown in Dunedin, but they required a sunnv spot at the foot of a fence which was well protected from the wind. The speaker was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his address. Mrs Johnston exhibited a decorated boat with spring flowers, and Miss Ruby Anderson a display of cut flowers.