Gardening Notes.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1781, 11 January 1886, Page 2

Gardening Notes.

Daring thin wry dry season I think it woald oat ba out of place to add a few seasonable hints as a supplement to von, monthly calendar. I |have had some li/tccn years —wlecoe in the Wairarapa, and with your permission, will wnu S C~ “ few , we^ U , I woald first like to correct s mists** many make in dry weather like the present ; that is to do nothing, but let the garden rest. Advantage should l>e taken o) the weather iy have the ground worked and cleaned. Such a chance does not very often occur of getting rid of the sorrel, couch and docks, and (or breaking up sing harbours and getting at insect pests generally. In growing crops the lioe should be kept constantly going, then you get the lull Irenefit of any shower that may fall. In sowing seeds water the drills well ; this is better than soaking the seeds. In planting cabbage, hrocoh, and other plants, make a thick puddle of soil, manor* and water ; dip each plant in so that some of the moisture clings to the plant, then draw a drill with the uoo, and d.p them in. be sot* the ground is well manured Urn k.