WORK FOR THE WEEK

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 281, 30 November 1935, Page 14

WORK FOR THE WEEK

THE FDOWEB GARDEN. Keep blooms closely picked on Sweet Peas. Prepare the ground for Asters and Zinnias. Stake Delphiniums and other tall herbaceous plants. Plantings of Asters, Zinnias and Salvias can be made. Dahlias and Chrysanthemums can be planted. Polyanthus and Primroses can be lifted divided. Remove seed pods from Azaleas and Rhododendrons. • Spray Roses for aphis and mildew. Plantings of most summer bedding plants can be done now. Make sowings of hardy annuals in the open ground for late flowering. Sowings of Sweet Williams, Canterbury Bells, Wallflowers, Aquilegias, Hollyhocks can be made. THE GREENHOUSE. Watering is most important. Sufficient must be given without saturation. Keep pots clean and remove any spent flowers or bad foliage. Fumigation will be necessary to keep down aphis and other pests. Shade according to the requirements of the plants. Sufficient to prevent undue drying is required. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. Make frequent sowings of Lettuce, Radish and Mustard and Cress. Main crops of Beetroot can be sown. Earth and stake Peas. A further sowing can be made. Earth and spray Potatoes. Scatter a little sulphate of ammonia along the rows before earthing up. Sow Celery. The trenches should be prepared at once. Make frequent sowings of Spinach. .Rich, quick soil is necessary. Prepare ground and plant Kumaras. “Lay” the roots in lengthwise of the row. Planting of Brussels Sprouts and Broccoli can be made. THE FRUIT GARDEN. Spray Apples and Pears with arsenate of lead to control codlin moth. Remove unwanted shoots on newly grafted trees. Keep ground clean around the trees. This is quite as important as spraying. Spray Peaches and other stone fruits with lime-sulphur to control brown rot.