GARDEN NOTES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 146, 9 March 1918, Page 13

GARDEN NOTES

'-•■ (By "Kqwh.Ri") ■

WINTER-FLOWERING KfiviH PEAS. Seeds of wintar-fiow.er, nE Bwoel poa9 should be sown now ? lt tnc earliest op- . portunity. By sowing jj,,. seed 6 eaTly ono B L VeS .i S l' lMtß . a fl'jance to make good growth before winter Mts in, and flowering ib consequently earlier. Although thev are growing m every , ear winte f. flowering sweet r'^ fl aro still not as popuclimate.they c.i>, n fehad in flower easily IISZl 3 -* And yet amateur ; are,- ra . t isßcd to wait for sweet & lS om - ? - V'ltil Kovembcr. By growing ™ la 6,1 a 6,J T ' Uer and the summer varieties one should i, 9 able'to have "sweet peas in year" "* leaSt " sU months ot tuo Great i Biprovemenl.B have been mane in tne Vinter-flowerini action, and the are JJP w aB waved as the Spencer arietlr* Winter-flowerln? peas aro a different in their habit of growth rrom the summer-flowering ones, for while iS;JA M - te ot tno lat ' ter das' niako bushy gTOTfth , nth 6 ear i r Bta([Cßi t]le |an)g of w,v^ for ? ler ? row 9 n, okly moi-o upright. wii/ter-nowering sweet peas may be had m pi<,om, provided growth has been steady, . the seed. .....' i s S»' h " h as ( a sheltered corner that i fj .LJ oi .™tet: sunshine should sow / fhl JZ is of *?" • most " BCtul BM "on of the sweet pea fam ly. The flowers nra the ' r ercaTclir™ them Wif eaT J y noivcr,n e- * have grown lliem foi Several years now, and. have had T-iilv 4 n » flower , from th 6 nrßt " eek In nm y k' B ' V Auen " l ' and September they are out in mini Dors. flm«?i^ parlD ? } ha Eround for the winterflowering..variety u is-necessary, to see t »r« i, ' )s well./trained.- as, Iftue T i nt 3 Mno- U oT d . t ?^ h - aTe cold "tagnant wat« !w e i, bo,l, 'i the ' r root 9 durin e winter, t t S'» too chilled to flower satktno- ' R. I ? ut P°, sl>aco to bB occupied ny the peas.;ftnd then remove, the top • soil laying it uslde in a. - barrow. " BfeaK lip tho subsoil with a fork, or pick if • faff??* an f ™ r , k into a plenty <" *rtt „„I f ?, rm of «""l«rs or coarse road grit, ■ "h^M? Ry^J^M ma, " lro ' Kc^«/wn^'™ 11 " nd ." th <To«Fhly break it up, Bro,m3V" ri , Ur,ng the P™ cess s oll ' o • HZ* '?"• 8 , 5 , 00n as the V°w& is preSpL ™. t S°'i ocds - ver tilo K rtmnd with lh2?„^ a h^ I,m ." ntl tbe seedlings pierce ThS , -> v, , c ", ,t Bhoul ' l "= removed. rtr^° f black , c , olton » honld ••"• 0M " be stretched across tho Beedllngs to protect e&J ff Bp i lr , r ?w 3 ' and old floor ' °i" »Bi« t?rt t>,„m fl f pr,nk, ? d °n the ground to pro- ' n» n tlnn m . t ™ m . sl,, , Brß ' An a further preshm,UV?,a,nfst-' 5 U ? B ' ''•constant watch ho »LT *}"?£' nnd Jpnwnt visits should ' trnifi 4*£ th -° Bccdli Pßß after dark. In ■ «£™ " B -,! ho J nn ° 8 ' uis ™ well to supply vZ fft ? °- f mnnuka brush fo? ' rTv« „^ 0( neStle ! nto ' as the y Beßn l to HeKve groat warmth and protection from it, SUTTON'S RED SUNFLOWER. Sutton's Red Sunflower iB a striliinclv ; nojror, and adds very m cI IZ for Thn r, fl„? f thea « t '"nn herbaceous bo? SJL° W ? B ."? ]10t altogether red, as might be imiißinod .from-the name, but Urn baJ lr n T^ band „ 01 2,™,°* y«Hpw petals. Like all eSS Ln a ™ reclato to*W*K wellonncnea seal and a snnnr position. ROUTINE WORK. croenrif U ° ~P liintill <> J"' 111 . 8 »f 'weslao,. *$\ ia (w ; ood hyacinth), muscarin>o^ y Blu « 0 , (Brapc hyacinth), snowH/™, 1 , sno wflakes. anemones, sparaxis, fjman hyaomths, early-flowering gladioli, (lias, tulips, hyacinths, narcissi, cyclamen, irises (English and Spanish), chionodoxa .■ tjilory of tho Snow), ranunculuses, and liliuin candidum. Sow seeds of: Perennials-Stock, wallflowers, coreopsis, sweet "William,-■' sweet' Bcabiouß (pincushion flower), anemones, antirrhinum, aauilegia. delphinium, pansy, . viola, pentstomon, pink, primrose, carnation, pyrethrum, (jeum, verbena; gailiardia, gerbora, gypeophila panioulata,' Canterbury bells, Oriental poppies, Iceland poppies, hnaria lobelia, petunia, and lavender. Hardy annuals-Mignonette. Dhlox, drummondii, forget-me-not, larkspur, double pink godetia, Shirley poppies, BctuzanthUß, gypsophila eleganß, salplglossis, and clarkia, VECETABLES; ROUTINE WORK. "' p otatoßS.-Dig up potatoes as soon as the haulm shows signs of withering, btoro table potatoes away from the lignt as eoon.aß possible. Expose those screct. Ed for seed for a' few days "to green." Lee Its-Leeks must bo kept well supplied with water. - Feed once a, week with ' weak liquid manuro (Joz. nitrate of soda l in ono gallon of water), to bo applied after a good soaking with clear water. ' Marrows and Pumpkins.-fitop the long runners to induce them to throw out sidegrowths. The side growths produco plenty of fruit-bearing flowers. Keep tho plants well supplied with water. . Out the ' fruit as soon as it is ready, leaving only one fruit to each vine to ripen for winter use. French 1-Beans.—A last small-sowing ofFrench beans may be made in a 'sunny spot, .sheltered from, early frostß. Dig. atrench, about 12-inches deep, and fill it in' with six inches of Btable manure, or decayed vegetable rubbish, and four inchesof flood- loan- and •' welr-rotted • stable manuro mixed. Have the contents of the trench thoroughly- wet. Bouie hours-before Bowiug the seed. Sow tho seed; and cover with a layer of fine earth. . Spread manuka-brush or dead-pea hanlni over the ' trench-till the "seedlings "are" up." As't'lio Beedlings stow they may bo earthed up o little. - They should-be encouraged to grow quickly by'Constant'cultivation and attention to watering. Plants that aro bearing fruit must be kept well watered. After a hot or dusty day tho foliage should be syringed with clear water. Keep a look-out for red spider. Once it: becomes established the flowers coaso toset. Keep the pods regularly picked. Tomatoes—Outdoor tomatoes are ripening fast now. Keep all lateral and. bassil shoots pinched out. Hoe constantly round the plants. Weak liquid manuro made from cow manure and soot shoulil bo applied once a we.ek after a. BQqd watering. -Or 4oz. of-guano may-bo added- to : every.gallon of.water used for watering.; Guano may bo bought at a seed- mcr, chant's, and is therefore within the 'reach of all'gardeners. '.'.'.'" . ."' Cabbage, cauliflower, and celery seedlingß .'.may still be.' planted ' but.' ' First water the ground thoroughly. As. 60on as agaih-'to work' plant- ' out thc seedlings. Shade them from. tho sun till they arc well', established,' aiid do not allow them to.suffer from dryness at the roots - at all, or the. .crops■' .will .'.be spoilt. It takes some little trouble to bring, 'winter-.'greens'."through the hot Weather. Watering, constant hoeing, and almost daily syringing of. the leaves; are' all necessary, but! it is seldom that the Work goes unrewarded. So* dallj between the rows of French beans, peas, carrots, turnips, etc., that aro ooming on. Constant hoeing keeps-crops growing steadily. ........ The following seedß may bo srown whore' . necessary :—Cabbage, cauliflower, and let-" - ■luce. Sow in seed-pans in. moist, but not Wet, soil.' Keep thc pans shaded from the . sun-tIU-thc 6iicdlingß are-up, ■ Carrot—Sow thinly in drills 12 inches apart. ■ Turnip.—Sow in ground that wa.s richly manured for. ti.previous crop; make tin* ground very firm, and thoroughly saturate It with water, sc.vcr.ai'hours before sowing' the seed. Sow thinly in drills 12 inches , apart. Shade the drills from tho hot sun till tho - seedlings are up; .then hoe constantly. Silver Beet.-'-Ko'w in deeply-dug. fairly rich soil, in drills 18 inches apart. Thin out, the seedlings to pne"foot awirt. Garden Notes next, week will contain seasonable notes about:—Hyacinths, tulips, routine, work, and vegetables.