WORK FOR THE WEEK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7506, 13 September 1902, Page 2

WORK FOR THE WEEK.

To Gardeners. Kitchen Garden. — The weeds will soon be troublesome^ and must be kept under. This cail o^ly be done by constant hoeing, iii Operation "at all times profitable, even if there are no weeds to be seen. Custtifl-bera-and melons must have attention now,. Those tbat are- growing must be kept in -as., regular a temperature as. possible, and on no account over-watered at the root — keep them damp -overhead; but-very^little is required -at the roots. If the heat of the bed wane, .prepare a : quantity of fresh manure/ Snd put- a good miing" all round She frames. This will increase the temtteraure. md keep the plants growing- for a ime. Onions, if not sowii, sho'ula'be g6t |n at once; Sdccfca dry d_y for sbwing,. (md give the bed as large a quantity of tv&od ashes Is' possible. These And £opt* Are hbouti the best dressing the g&td.eiiei' ' EiVe ofiibnfe. If the ; §r<Md is Jxfeely td Wb frdubled withwe&ds, so\^ a TMlk i^ulilh bY lettuce with the onion" seed. iaark th^ drills lt>ng : before th 6 onion's kte Uyge enough .to -her Seeh; And tks- g&tlehw. jjan hofe the ground without iiinning- tfifc*Hkk' of Statthi| up his onionS. Seti-kale •bhat;yhJis ; been forced- should.. hafre fW linihuf& takert -away,-' aiid* the " soil diifr jrither deeply' bettvmi the plants. They Will sooh'-Comniehce to'ihafe ft'^'hicriiiVni; ho#v J '* : - :; *..'-''' * :: "'' "'■'■' ---.•-; J. y-'- --[ Jttard^ Fr^fS.— lf 'ttere are'an^wpSw or p&ars' to gYaft'it 1 . Ihould ' be "done- ah biice^. Many an old tr% 'tjfat'Tias . ceased to b^ pi-ofithiile c6Uld' ,be^^ rej^v^'iiated'-by cutlSMjthe' braiich l es 'bidk.>n'4 graiteuig a'usefidjvariety on it.' It, iS '^iiot' nece^aiy '^ ktri ct t^_liihb#t ;-<>f i'ci^io oiae- for eachtree, \)ut- r sevehd yon., 3nd' '',% koodifiihn ' of jfmi^-tpill M seotiti*s4 iii a'te^y^-5., ;.,"'". i Greenhouse.^WithV-'ifl'creasing sunshine, attehtion MiUst W*' - g'iveri to shading' the tlassThouses. It is not necessary to'sfiade bth'' sid&'of the house, only that' w^ei«e the Sun strikes the' hottest." Blind's ; tshbnld ib'e used wh6r_ possible, a_' they ire better inever^ Way than ahy «hac_ng" put oh. the •glass in the li&rm of -paint or whitening, iet:C. : b 6 drawn up^ when the With is not shifting "very hot, and thusf mnch (of its heat isit conserved' to .keejpup a nice warm tempferkture." Caladiums, ii hot potted, t should riceiye attentiw at <mcc, as the bulbs williave started to push new ifobt's. Wliere '&, large number «r»^ gifd^wh, it is a'g6ptt,jplan c ,ta pot up & few. 'atj^ V^ne,. sufepting those that hayo. begsin, tp'fe'^ out^ew.'i^tslßrstr^n^k bac^. as.lohg W.;pp's^J)le. "Ohfortw*^y yferyV 3fe#,,.e« . thjse feg_t i coloured plants reUintheir beautiful tints .jfor a.i«j)gitimeiV. thetefbr^,lf > few ;t »re p©t<ie.d up-ata time, a constant supply of f«?esh is feecured for house decoration. Ctd&diunis are best started in small potSi then wheh they are growing.; vigorously they may -Be jotted on. If large specimens! axe required, a number of plants can be put into a large poti.-or pan; These plants: revel ih. rough compost, therefore it is waste of tiriie to bxeok the loam, peati -fete, .upniverj^ flu*. Pieoes about, the nizvo&i. ft iten's «gg- Wb quite small enough. A very suitable Cdmi post can be prepared from loam, peatlwad le4f (/mould, ill equal quantities, .with ebme. manure from a spent hot-bed, softfe* ihari' coal i-sflnd', and a sprinkling of *«Bot. ' Gloxinias—lf tii_^buH>B that flowtt^d^asfc ye»' : ale not potted Up, they .ehould be attended to at once. Give plenty of .drainage to pirk vent'thfe plants -getting watef'logjged.' O&r---natitms that floWer in the winter "axe ek-'* ceedingly valuable, and ; deservd niorle; attention than they receive;'- White kbdlteilow Clipper iare both fiist-rikte Vaiift!|e_,' easy to grovrj and flower at : _ -^fiouyheii I blossoms are scarce. Cuttings should be. taken soon, and struck bn & gfentle b6tt6fei heat; potting them ob as sooh "__ J6dted. Tuberous begoniis ;that are _tarti_g into growth need but little water j^-if pie plants are damped overhead'say twice oh Jw)^, and once on dull, days, it will' be sufficient to keep them growing. Too much waiter is not conducive to the. production of .plenty i of good flowers,, but encourages leayes instead. Foliage varieties will "require attention. Shake all the old soil from their rootijj md pot them into rather small potsj using: _ compost much the same as suggested for caladiums. Earns— No ; time should" be lost in shaking these out and repotting them, . Thege pl&uts are j&queutly potted into soil much too light, and cannot. inakeV good,>grj>wth« User- more loam and; less peat, and the ferns will do better. 'Old fuchsia* should be shaken out and repotted •ih rathep anali poter . "'• .i * ' IJ '' f* ' ">"" "'->- in ~i-i."v.