The Garden.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 465, 7 January 1881, Page 2

The Garden.

GAUD EN ME.MO HAN DA FOIt THIS MONTH OF JANUARY. (Written expressly for The Alcaroa Mall.) KITCHEN GARDEN. Now that there is a little moisture in Hie ground, get in the principal crops of cabbage for winter and spring use. Transplant leeks and celery : sow spinach ; put in at once the last sowing of peas, choosing early sorts ; also make the last sowing of French beans.' Sow turnips on ground from which early potatoes havo been tiiken. Take up and dry autumn-sown onions, talcing care not to bruise them. Stir the ground frequently between the rows of growing crops, to admit air and moisture. FRUIT GARDEN. rium, cherry, peach, nectarine and apricot trees may now be budded. Remove suckers irom grafts, and secure the young shoots from the effects of wind ; support brandies of fruit trees that are likely to be broken by the weight of fruit. ' FLOWER GAKDEN. Increase pinks and carnations either by pipings or layers ; cut down geraniums as soon as they are done flowering, and set the cuttings in a shady spot, where (hey will soon take root ; keep every part ot" the garden free from weeds. Hoe during bright sunshine : this will kill weeds and destroy slugs, winch latter are very destructive at this tio-iisun, particularly on damp ground.