Garden Calendar for November.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 939, 1 November 1879, Page 2

Garden Calendar for November.

Flowfb Garden. — Fork over borders, and keep the Bitrface open j fill up any gaps from plants having died off or other causes ; thin out annuals, look after slugs and insects. Sow hollyhocks and other biennials and perennials ; water anemones and ranunoutuses coming into flower m dry weather j soak the soil between the rows so as to avoid wetting the plants. Plant out climbers to cover fences and unsightly boundaries. Remove weeds, and attend to neatness and order m every department. Propagate petunias and other free-growing plants } attend to re-potting where required. Propagate succulent plants by offsets. Water all growing plants freely, using the syringe m bright weather, mornings and evenings. All hard-wooded plants m pots should be shaded, or the pots plunged m the ground. Admit air freely. Kitchen and Fruit Gaeden. — Transplant cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, &c. Sow cucumbers and melons for succession ; sow lettuce and salad herbs ; sow cabbage ; earth up and stick peas and scarlet runners. Earth up potatoes and beans. Sow carrot and turnip for succession ; celery should be pricked out. Transplanting should be carried out m showery weather. Hoe the ground frequently to loosen the earth ; thin out all crops that require it. Save early potatoes for seed. Thin gooseberries and currants where the trees are overloaded, and cut out superfluous young wood. Gather strawberries as they ripen. Thin apples and pears where the crop is too heavy. Tie up shoots f r >m new grafts and buds, as they are liable to be broken out by high winds. Pinch back strong-growing shoots where the wood is not required for future growth. Pumpkins and vegetable marrows should be planted among the trees ; they will keep the surface cool, and prevent weeds from growing, without impoverishing the soil. Look well after caterpillars on gooseberry and currant bushes. Thin out breast wood m apples and pears. Where young wood is wanted m peaches and morello cherries, pinch out the tops of the nearest shoots. Keep the centre of of the tree open. Plums require the same treatment as peaches. Cut out all spare shoots on raspberries and figs. Farm. — Potatoes may now be scarified and moulded up, taking advantage of the driest weather. Maize and sorghum i can be sown this month for seed crop or - : green food ; it is very useful m the green state m dry seasons for horses and dairy cattle. Shearing may be completed m this month if the weather is favourable. Sheep and lambs should be branded at or soon after shearing time. About the end of the month a paddock of red clover should be well grazed down, and then left to freshen for lambs to be put on when weaned. Fields where the clover has been mown will do if it be growing weather afterwarps. Ground for fallow should be broken up as soon as the potatoes are moulded up, and the late crops of maize, &c, sown. Spring grass may still be sown if the weather is suitable. Early crops of hay will be cut.