GARDEN NOTES.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVII, Issue 676, 30 August 1917, Page 1

GARDEN NOTES.

(From Beswick's Victory Nu£- ' : sery}- j-j ‘ 'AUGUST. i VEGETABLE GARDEN. August may •be considered the last month of the N.Z* gardening work for the year, for as the month advances the spring weather will make a, decided change with early planted stuff; the various bulbs planted in the autumn are already pushing through the, ground. Beans and peas sown as previously directed should be well up i in the vegetable garden continue digging and manuring any vpj-. cant plots. Whore pruning and spraying of fruit trees and hughes have not been attended to no time should bo lost in having the work done. Planting of fruit trees may be continued this month. Hedge plants can be successfully planted where stock are liable fo damage a newly-planted Jivo fence Plant Berberis Vungaris, no stock will touch this. Now is a. good time, to plan off your kitchen garden .It is important to so arrange your garden that a. proper rotation of crops' should be grown otherwise successful crops cannot be e-xpeo ted, no matter how good the. seed may be. A simple plan is to allot sections of the garden for the various vegetables as follows; 1 No. 1, is. well dug and manured in Autumn, This can be- used for such crops as peas, beans, .celery, leeks. The following season it would not re (pure manure and would grow good crops of carrots, parsnips, Beetroot, The next season a heavy manuring would' be required when the ground would be very suitable for such crops as Cabbage, cauliflower, onions, lettuce, and in the following season a suitable crop, would bo potatoes. By working on fjiless, lines the same crop is not grown in the same soil for 4 years .It is necessary that to he, succesS. fid «that good sound, and reliable seeds, plants, and trees should bo obtained from reliable seedsmen or a Nursery, and not from the saler yards. Plant out cabbage and cauliflower plants. Lettuce planted now will make nice heads for efirly summer. Artichokes, potatoes, shallots, garlic, onions, may now be planted, also raspberry, strawberry, loganben-y, and gooseberry currant and fruit trees. Seeds to sow, cabbage, cauliflower, early peas, broad beans, turnips, early. Horn carrot, radish, parsley, thyme. A first sowing of tomatoes, under glass may be made for outdoor planting in October, Those requiring only a few plants; It would he wiser to purchase from the Nuf» sery well-grown plants.

FLOWER GARDEN

Keep clean beds where bulbs are planted—use a fork, as much' damage is often done withl the spade, unless bulbs are all marked with! sticks. Manure where new plants are to. go and plant out shriibS in. vacant borders. Prune roses and spray with lime sulphur, at ft strength 1 of 20 parts water to one of lime sulphur. Small quantities may he obtained at the florist shop. Where grub is troublesome on lawns, roll well, and sprinkle' agricultural salt over the part damaged. Resow next month. A good’ plan is to gives a good dressing of lima after the salt, hat the ground must be well rolled. Trim hedges, except laurenstena; this should be left until after the flowering is and then cut well in, • >