GARDEN CALENDAR.

Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 174, 9 November 1877, Page 6

GARDEN CALENDAR.

« , -■ NOVEMBER. Kitchen Garden,— Early-sown vegefable crops' will now be advancing' rapidly, and will ' require clo^e attention as to hoeing, landing-up and staking'; and any of the main crops of, vegetables not yet put in should be at- i tended to immediately. Finish planting 1 potatoes, and make' sowing- of peas, broad- and French beans, runners, nasturtiums and tomatoes. Sow cabbage, cauliflower, brocoli, savoys and curled greens, on rich, well-pre-pared ground, to induce rapid growth, which is the best preventive of blight, on those crops yet discovered. Finish the sowing of carrots, beet and parsnips — taking care to cover the seeds properly, otherwise, owing* to the dry ness of the ground at this season, the best may not grow. Sow turnip, leltuce. and radish ; also pumpkin, vegetable marrow, squash, cucumber and melon seeds. Celery may still be sown in a shaded place, and early sowings pricked out on beds formed of well decomposed manure, and well watered. Every effort must now be made to keep weeds in check by means of the Dutch hoe, which should be used, if possible during bright sunshine; for it weeds, fireallowed to choke the young- crop, and left to shed their seed, It will take years to eradicate them. Fruit Garden. —In dry and exposed gardens, ail newly planted fruit trees will be benefited by a mulching- of stable manure being- placed over their roots, to extend about three feet from the steins of the trees. See that shelter from the prevailing- winds is providtd. Attend early to the. disbudding of trained peach and apricot trees, re-mov-ing only a i\i\v at a time, so as to prevent a too sudden check to the growth of the trees. Thin the fruit of peaches and apricots when about the size of pens, to seven or eight; inches apart. Ibis to the inexperienced may seem a great sacrifice, hut if carried out will certainly benefit the trees, and will rend to thn growth of large arid well flavoured fruit. Mulch strawberry plants with short litter or grass to prevent, the fruit from being- soiled by heavy rain. Flower G;.rden. — Dahlias may now be planted out with safety. To grow the dahlia successfully, it requires a rich deep soil, arid to be set four feet apart each way. Hollyhocks will now require stakes. Plant, out verbenas, scarlet gviatiiums, fuchsias and heliofope. Transplant snicks, asters, marigolds; also thin and plant annual and other flowers. Keep down green fly on roses by frequent syringing, and encourage irrowrh by watering with manure water. Pansies, pinks, and carnations should have dig soil stirred frequently about them ; and if growth be languid, water with weak guano water.