THE VEGETABLE GARDEN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19240, 29 November 1930, Page 26 (Supplement)

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN.

The chief work is loosening the soil between growing crops and getting rid of weeds. Where weeds are bad a light forking is best, burying the weeds. Sowings of almost any vegetable can be made now. Marrows and Pumpkins can be sown. These are best-sown on slightly raised mounds of soil. Seedling crops should be thinned as they get large enough for handling Once a crop is over get rid of the waste and, aftSr hoeing or forking the ground, put in another crop. Onions will need the surface soil stirred. Give a little sulphate of ammonia. If flower shoots show on the Onions nip them out at once. Tomato plants can now be planted out. Choose sturdy, well hardened plants. Earlier planted Tomatoes and Potatoes should be sprayed with Bordeaux or lime sulphur. Rhubarb will need plenty of manure to keep it going. Fowl manure and superphosphate are good concentrated manures to apply. Make successional sowing of Peas and Beans to keep up the supply. Spray Apples with arsenate of lead when the petals fall. Spray Peaches with lime sulphur or atomic sulphur for brown rot. 1» ■ - - j.