GARDEN MEMORANDA FOR SEPTEMBER.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 327, 5 September 1879, Page 2

GARDEN MEMORANDA FOR SEPTEMBER.

WRITTEN EXPRESSLY FOR THE AKAROA MAIL

Kitchen Garden.

The fine weather we have had lately has made the ground in splendid condition for working, so that no time should now be lost in getting the main crops of vegetables sown. Onions, carrots, parsnips, and beetroot should be sown at once. Sow lettuce, radish, mustard and cress; also, asparagus, seakale, rhubarb, and cabbage of all sorts. Plant potatoes, Jerusalem and Globe artichokes, eschalots, and garlic. Transplant cabbage and cauliflower, thyme, sage, marjoram, and horse radish. Keep the ground well stirred amongst growing crops ; remove all footmarks with the fork immediately any operation is finished. Fruit Garden. Any transplanting yet remaining should be pushed forward with all possible expedition.' The best way of securing fruit trees from being injured by wind is to cut them well back; this will also induce a bushy habit of growth, so desirable in this country. Place a good mulching of manure over the roots of all newly planted trees, and stir the ground with a fork between the rows of trees and strawberry plants, as the looser the surface is kept for either trees or vegetables, the better they will thrive." Get pruning finished as soon as possible. Flower Garden. If the ground has been dug up early in the season to the action of the weather, it will now be in fine condition for the planning of flower roots and the sowing of seeds. All hardy annuals and other flower seeds may be sown now. Care should be taken to arrange them according to height; the harmony of colors should also be attended to. Be careful not to sow fine seeds too deep, and never sow when the giound is wet. If flower seeds are to be sown in patches, remove a little of the soil if unsuitable, and fill up with rich light compost; press moderately firm, sow, and cover lightly with fine mould.