THE BUSY MAN'S CORNER

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 792, 12 October 1929, Page 32

THE BUSY MAN'S CORNER

ji ! AMONG THE FLOWERS I PLANT YOUR GARDEN NOW. —October in the garden should fi be a joyous time as it is now seasonable to lay the foundations 8 for bright displays during file coming summer and autumn months. A The weather- is most favourable and gardeners should hasten to 1 a fill up their vacant plots with choice seeds and plants. Below 8 we shall enumerate a few of the popular varieties for sowing now. 1 6 SUMMER SWEET PEAS.—The seeds may be set at once in H the position where they are to mature. Never attempt to trans- | plant unless you grow them in pots specially for this purpose, f Seeds may be obtained In either separate colours or mixed shades. | Ask for Silencer frilled varieties; they are easily the best. Sow in 0 deeply-trenched ground and enrich the soil with rotted manure, I! super and bonedust. The seeds should be set from four to six { K inches apart. BROADCAS i ING SEEDS.—Some seeds do well if sown j [ straight into the bed or border in which they are to remain. The I following are useful for brightening up dull corners: Virginian ; l stock, liViaria, linum and alyssum. Dwarf nasturtiums and mignon- ( ette are handy for filling up window-boxes or fern-baskets. ANNUALS READY NOW.—The various seed-shops and 1 \ nurseries are now filled with many varieties of hardy annuals for i bedding out. Here' are some to choose from: Phlox, antirrhinum, j y stocks, asters, marigolds, calendulas, verbena, pansies, poppies, ; g nemesia and cinerarias. The ground may be prepared for the ] 9 planting of salvias, petunias, cosmos and amaranthus toward the i | end of this month. , H SEEDS TO SOW.—Continue sowing French and African marl- i a golds for later flowering: asters, zinnias, sunflowers, kochia, cal- } a ceolaria, mimulus and petunias. All seeds should be sown in boxes ■ Q of sandy soil and kept shaded from the hot midday sun. Watering f] is perhaps the biggest factor in successfully growing plants from 8 seed. See that yours never get dry at any period. « URGENT WORK.—Patch up those bare patches in the lawn at lonco before it gets too warm. One pound of seed will sow 25 square yards of surface. Chrysanthemums will be ready lor planting now. Have you prepared the ground V Spray the young growth on tho roses with black leaf 40 to keep down the aphis. Hoe around those perennials, and herbaceous plants. AMONG THE VEGETABLES TOMATOES.—Every household should grow its own tomatoes as they are one of the easiest crops cultivated. Large Red, Carter’s Sunrise, Klondine Pled and Holme’s Supreme are some well-known varieties that are renowned for their heavy cropping. Moderately rich ground is all that is required until the plants start flowering. Set the plants in rows 20ins apart and 3ft between the rows. ROOT CROPS.—Main crop sowings of carrots, the short and long varieties, turnips and swedes, parsnips, beet, round and long, and radishes should be made in drills. Sow thinly and weed out as they grow. The ground requires to be raked finely and the seeds covered their own depth. SEEDS TO SOW. —Celery seed may be sown in boxes for 8 transplanting later. Make a sowing of leeks at once. "Savoys, M broccoli, Brussels sprouts and borecole may be sown in open beds H for transplanting later. Egg plant and capsicum can now be set 8 by those who fancy these dishes. MARROWS, CUCUMBERS, ETC.—In richly prepared ground |, and on manure heaps seeds of the following may be sown in 1 ’ groups of three and tho weaker plants thinned out later: Cucumber, 2 long, short and apple; marrows, bush and long; squashes, pumpfl kins and gourds. Plenty of water is required during the growing | season. PEAS AND BEANS.—Continue sowing peas for some time to 8 come. Stratagem, Greenfeast and Daisy are the best main crop a varieties. Yorkshire Hero and Pride of the Market are taller 8 varieties for those who prefer to use stakes. » Beans, French, butter, harricot, lima and all types of runners § may bo planted at once. FRUIT TREES.—As soon as the apple blossoms* begin to fall, « spray with arsenate of lead to prevent the codlin moth. Peach trees A should be sprayed with weak applications of lime sulphur or fl Bordeaux powder to prevent leaf curl. Grass and weeds should be 9 removed from all tree trunks. Lemons looking- yellow may be B helped along by using sulphate of iron.