CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER

Otago Witness, Issue 461, 29 September 1860, Page 5

CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER

I KITCHEN GABDEN. Bring up all arrears of work. All planting in the kitchen garden in spring and summer should be in drills ; keep the hoe going, as it not only kills weeds but earths up drill sown crops ; beware of spring frosts, more fatal than those of winter. Beans — sow in succession, in detached rows, and plant between in January or February ; the rows should be north and south ; cut off fops when in full flower. Iteet— sow about the middle, in shallow drills, 15 incites apart, 3 or 4 seeds in each hole in the drills, at intervals of 8 inches. Scotch Greens— sow thinly in an open situation, Brussels Sprouts, as above Celery— sow thinly the main crop in a light rich I soil, in a warm situation ; merely press the seeds in the ground. French Beans— sow the main I crop this month. Cucumbers, Water Melons, Gourds, Vegetable Marrow, Capsicums, Tomatoes, sow, sheltered by peas, or in a pot under glass, or in the house, and place out when an inch high during the day, for a few days, to harden. Rhubarb— sow in shallow drills, 18 inches apart ; cut off scad stems ; water and manure freely. Savoys — sow at the beginning. Teas — sow in succession. Potatoes— plant the earlies at the beginning, the late at the end of the month : large tubers, with a single eye to cacli set, with the eye upwards. Sea Kale— a very valuable, nutritious, and wholesome vegetable, easy of culture, and comes in when other vegetables are scarce; sow early (or slips of roots or small crowns in August). Slips of Thyme, Sago, Rue, Hyssop, Lavender, and other herbs may be planted in a shady place. * FRUIT GAEDEX. Romove ill placed shoots. Clear away suckers. FLOWER GAEDEN. Annuals — sow hardy at the beginning, and half-hardy at the end. Plant out Biennials' early and sow. Cuttings of Fuchsias, Heliotropes, Salvias, Verbenas, &c, may be planted in boxes half filled with soil, in a' warm situation, with a piece of glass over the top, or in .1 window ; also the earliest sorts of China Roses ; cut close to the old wood about 4 inches long. Carnations — plant. Mignonette— sow. Clip edgings. Cabbage— Plant out in deep soil ; if virgin, so much the better ; sow for transplanting. Spring Rye— sow early. Potatoes — plant; use -the largest ; decayed chopped fern is good as a manure. Mangold Wurtzc-I— sow from the middle of the month, half an inch deep,, 20 inches from plant to plant, and in rows 2\ feet apart, 4 lbs. of seed to the acre ; invaluable for pigs and milch cows. Lucerne— sow in drills 12 inches apart ; manure in spring ; it can be cut four or five times a year. Carrots— sow the third iveek ; mix a little sawdust with the seed, and a little mustard seed to mark the drills. Cut hedges. Roll and bush harrow grass land. Gorse — sow ; trim when done blooming.