WORK FOR THE WEEK

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21186, 5 November 1938, Page 15

WORK FOR THE WEEK

FLOWER GARDEN Flowering shrubs which have finished should be pruned without delay, if this is necessary. Pruning immediately after flowering allows a whole season’s growth before next flowering period. Early flowering primroses and other primulas may be increased by lifting and dividing up into single crowns before planting in a moist shady place for the summer. Other plants which survive this treatment are phlox subalata varieties, doronicum, aubretia, arabls and omphalodes. Spring flowering plants such as wallflowers and anemones should be sown in a cool place to provide young plants for setting out in the autumn. On account of theii' woolly nature anemone seeds should be thoroughly mixed with a little coarse sand before sowing. Asters sown now in the open border should germinate very quickly. If grown on without transplanting they will flower in late summer. VEGETABLE GARDEN Keep the hoe going wherever po sible among young growing crops, to stimulate growth and keep down weeds. Light dressings of sulphate of ammonia or superphosphate carefully hoed or watered in will very soon give results. Broad beans, early peas and early potatoes should be moulded up, as this not only prevents damage by winds but conserves moisture. A dressing of blood and bone manure or superphosphate hoed in around bush fruits at this season will replay the trouble at fruiting time. Apply at about two ounces per square yard. Do not overlook the necessity of taking all vegetable refuse to the compost heap where it should be covered with a little soil. The whole should be given a dressing of lime before turning. Continue to spray at intervals for the control of codlin moth and fungoid diseases, using the following combination spray: lAi or atomised sulphur to 10 gallons of water, and 11 dessert spoonsful of arsenate of lead powder per gallon.