Gardeners' Calendar for October.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1892, 4 October 1886, Page 3

Gardeners' Calendar for October.

Flow Gordon.—Bow seeds ol annual, Mid biennial, perennial flowering plants. The niddla ol the month is soon enough for the loss hardy kinds—such as balsams, asters, amaranth ns Ac. Where roses are tronb'ed with aptikiea, boil a stick of tubanco in about ooa gallon 0 I water lor abont bai/ an honr, titan mix it with three gallons ol strong soap and toua water, alter the elothea have been waehed in it. Make it hotter than the band ana he borne in it ah -at ItKXleg ; age a water • ing ean with a rose to it, alter the ann is down in the evening. The water being hot. bate greater effect in dislodging the insect Uiaa il n<ed cold. Flower of salphnr dusted W the trees when the dew is oa is also a good remedy, Fnm Garden.—This is usually a trying niOßlh on fruit trees where they are in tue Igaal expoeed, owing to the various and sudden •hinges ol weather from summer’s sunshine In winter s boat, ami the cold, cutting winds aasn more than the soostitqtion of the 5U* "***, For the last lew seasons 01 peaefa tree baa been growing ?,” lr “d *we abls to withstand the eon* Nnad astion o< ioeaet and cold. We nay tT.tst!!!! *£! Umot * knit I .**77—"• bot we hops not lor aver. Piahnddbg at the end of the month ahoold kaeonneoeed oc trees that have made nodj g!?. Bl —?!***■>■* the time, to yaM a auddn aback at the roote : roots with each other; wbatiejMee theoe, eflseu the other. The jj"*** 01 frnit trns ahoold now be looked Kitchen Garden.—Main amp of peas end ***** ***** •kaojd now .ha pnt and sue•■tiie wwinge el mtmmm apnaeu, turnip*. Md eelery. Draw the earth in dry weather known, banao,wbhaga, and peutoee. where MMwUt forward. Fmw Mean from (tab«k Itarid ba cot «f M they appear.

Make first sowing of hroc.oli, and dutch cabbage for piekling. iiuke pi«pat«u -us (or bar iy encumbers, melons, marrows, pumpkins, and tomatoes. Plant out any that have been grown in frames. In the last week of the inoct i cauliflower should be planted out and fresh seed sown. Sow french beans about the 20th ; the Canadian wonder is to be recommended for prolificness and is also a dwarf bean.