What to Do in the Garden Next Month

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 63, Issue 2, 15 August 1941, Page 151

What to Do in the Garden Next Month

Summary of Operations During September

VEGETABLE SECTION. SOWINGS UNDER GLASS. Capsicum, cucumber, egg plant, melon, marrow. SUCCESSIONAL SOWINGS. Lettuce, radish, spinach (round seeded), spring onions, turnip. OTHER SOWINGS. Peas (if they were not sown last month see last month’s notes), Brussels sprouts, beetroot (globe varieties, and at the end of the month maincrop long varieties), carrot (shorthorn varieties, and at the end of the month maincrop of intermediate and long varieties), cauliflower, leek, parsnip (it is advisable to plant a portion of the requirements this month or next and the remainder in November). SEEDLINGS TO TRANSPLANT AND PLANTS TO SET. Cabbage, lettuce, artichokes (set tubers), potatoes (main crop). PERENNIAL CROPS. Asparagus.——Sow seed and transplant seedlings. Herbs.—Break up and replant herbs. ' SPECIAL NOTES FOR WARM DISTRICTS. Sow dwarf and runner beans and a quick-maturing pumpkin (Red Warren). CROPS IN SEASON. (The month in brackets represents the month of sowing the seed). Salads. Endive (Mar.), celery (Sept.), lettuce (May, in warm districts). Greens. Asparagus (from the middle of the month), broccoli, savoy cabbage and silver beet (Oct.), spring cabbage (Feb.), peas (May, at the end of the month in warm districts).

GENERAL WORK. Cultivate ground that is soon to be planted to free it of weeds and to produce a suitable seed) bed, and cultivate that which has been planted. t Earth up early potatoes. Give July-August transplanted onions a dressing of nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia (1 oz. to 9 ft. of row).' Dig up roots which have been in the ground over the winter and store them in a cool place. This should be done before the crops show signs of regrowth. After digging, they should be used as soon as possible; they do not keep well when taken up. SMALL 4 FRUITS SECTION. Raspberries, Loganberries, etc.-One month after the bud movement spraying for cane wilt and leaf spot; repeat with Bordeaux 3-4-50. , FLOWER SECTION. Plant gladioli corms, but leave some for later planting to produce a succession of bloom. Complete the planting of tender shrubs and those which are difficult to transplant this month. Complete sowings of seeds to produce seedlings for late spring and summer bedding. Prick seedlings into seed boxes when large enough to handle, and give them plenty of light so that strong plants will be produced. Take cuttings from sprouted dahlia tubers. GLASSHOUSE SECTION. The planting of tomatoes in the unheated house should be completed early this month. Keep the surface of the ground cultivated, and do not apply water except when the plants really need it, and then give a thorough drenching early in the morning of a bright day. Fix supports for the plants. Binder twine suspended from wires and attached to the base of the plants is the most satisfactory support. < ..