GARDEN NOTES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 21, 19 October 1918, Page 12

GARDEN NOTES

(By "Koivhai.") VIOLETS. For some weeks now violet borders have had the appearance of miniature hedges, so thick and upright is Uie growth of leaves. For a ■inontli or six weeks the plnnts should be lett with this thick growth upon them, for the leaves are ousy securing food for the now exhausted plants. Three-year-old borders should bis lifted, and the old plants done away with. 11' runners and cuttings havo not already been taken and rooted, Becure from the old phuts all the strong young growth possible. The old woody pieces are of no use. As soon as the old plants are lifted, trench the ground to a depth of two feet. One can easily manage this without disturbing the rest of the garden bed. Mark off a piece of the ground to be trenched about two feet long and one foot. wide. Lift the top soil and wheel it away to the other end of the border. Sow break up the subsoil and mix with it plenty of well-rotted manure or decayed vegetable nibbish, and e. dressing' of bonedust. Hark off the next, strip one foot wide and two feet long. Lift the top soil and place it on the strip you havo just been manuring, Then proceed to treat and manure the eubsoil in the second strip. The top soil from the third Strip will go on to the subsoil in tho second strip, and so on. The subsoil in the last strip \,ill be covered with the top soil from the first strip. Trample tho soil well down, rake it tidy, and hoe it. If soot can be obtained blacken the surface soil with it, and hoe it in before planting the new border. Plants that arc not to be -dug out this year also need careful attention. As soon as the loaves £ ve , , st , ol ' ed "P a supply of food they Bhould be .cut right of!, and all euckers should be removed. Carefully nick out from among the roots any dead leaveE Get a small tin of concentrated lime sulphur from a. seed merchant, and thoroughly syrings the roots, using a tcit weak solution. The directions on the tin recommend one gallon of lime sulphur in la to 130 gallons of water. For a small supply, measure some of the lime sulphur solution into a small vessel (a jelly jar 5,r small tm). and pour this into a buekot Then.add from 140 to 150 times the amount of -water. Vlmrn up the mixture" with tho syringe Tjefore ueine it. As soon afl Possible after syringintr the nlants thoroughly stir the soil about them with a hand-fork. Work in a dresaine of b'oneousfc, and if soot con be obtained sprinkle this round the plants and afterwards work It in. Keep thfi plants well watered and clean nurinc the summer months. Red spider is one of their worst enemies, and must be kept, away by freauent syTin°--in<r. Plants that are well looked after nil tno slimmer are to vigorous and strong, and so supplied with a store of necessary food, that tliny are only waiting for the coil rains of late autumn te penetrate to their roots before burstins Into bloom. VEGETABLES. SALADS. The weather cuhdiiiui-j m unsettled this season u naii one uiubt, seiae every opportunity oi pusmns; on wan tne viotn m ma gaiaen. m mauy parts uie sou us ami coid and wei, anu unless it w as deeply udij unci weil prepaiea cany in uie winier is uuite uimi jor seeu-euwing. As tlie cold wuauier parses, ana worn in the vegetable »uruen Dwjomes po»eible, ono of tno drat operations is tne sowing of seeds of ealad vegetables, fcalaas are always acceptable, but especially so during the spring and early summer montiis. do lar tins year, owing to tne exceptionally heavy winter, vegetables for &aiads are more bacKward man usual'. Kndivo is one oi me Hardiest of saiatt VC u Cluljioj. x juiil., li'OUl wccu botVil IU VllO uubUuiu iiavc LUiao vui'uuk'u im> Winter nun, uiltt ,ao Jiuw rcauy jur uiiuteuuitf. 'inia lo <lOim oy lyiiij; luo ic;i\va tiuot»y Up LObijtllCl' WJtil l'aUl*. UU lloV Uβ iUI 140 piuiitb up *iv uiico. ,ii ivw xuay uc uuiie ofery two m- Im-oa weelm. Luuive likve a, ue«jj»y-uug, luiriy rieu boil A piucu oi eetu bowu at luicrvuis oi auout, uue weens win Keep a cuiisuiiu auppiy ui Diunts iu tne guruen. LETTUCE. Lettuce seed, at tnis time of the year, shuuiu us) sown in urilis in ine gaiacii. tiuw twi> or tnrce seetti) at uitervaja of a loot in tno units, unit uavu tiiu urihs auout 18 inches α-part. It all tna seeua germinate, cut out. Ine sur.ulua plants, ■rno soil snouiii be fairly ricn aud deeply uug, but Buouid be maue iirni again ueford tne even is sown. Lettuces "lioart" more QiiicKiy if grown in hrm soil. Doth the secus and tho Becdlings need, protection from sparrows. Busy amateur jjardenera will u'ud that it is u, great saving of time and labour to make a supply of wire-netting protective framoe to place ■over their drills until vegetable, seedlings aro sufficiently advanced to be free froa the attacks of birde. MUSTABD AND CRESS.Mustaru ana uress we nuwKiy grown Eaiiius. 'i'ho may oe sowa cither in prepared Deds in tne garden or in buxeu ou a, lunny voranatth. Aβ ia neceseary for all eaiada, the Boil must bo lairly rich aud tnorougmy worked, for uuicK growth is essential. Before sowing iiuyre me soil firm. Sow tho seed broadcast and rather thick. Do not cover it with soil, but immediately water the bed thoroughly. Cover the bed witn brush or souio light ■ material till the seed germinates. If the .sjed is to bo sown in Dosea. water ths soil thoroughly, aud then sow the seed thickly. Cover tho boxes with sheets of paper till the seed germinates.

KADISHES. One must still look for a warm, sunny corner/for radishes. Have the soil deeply worked, rich, and firm. Once the seedlingß are up, keep them well watered and well fed with weak liquid manure. Radishes are delicious, but only when they have been quickly grown in rich soil. ROUTINE WORK. Seed-sowing, tiiiuuiug'-ouu earthing-up, ana noeing consutule the main won; in tne vegewDlo garden at .preaeut whenever the weather conditions are favourable. 'I'flo amateur wtn a well-cared-ior guraeu cannot complain of having too mucn upure time. There is worK for every nun-, ute of daylight, and' the early part of the- evening .mjght most nroiitauly bo spent in hunting slugs and snails. But hard work in a, vegetable garden Beldom goes unrewarded. Vegetables are wonderlully responsive, and quickly ehow their appreciation of good treatment. Seedlings tiiat are well' through the- ground niuy have a little superphosphate sprinkled about them. This will be hoed in, and the fli'Bt shower will carry it to the roots. It is a- quick-acting manure, and gives ihe plants a good start. Jionedust should •be sprinkled in the drills at the time of sowing. It is slower in action, ana is therefore a, more lasting food; Thmningout should be attended to as soon as the seedlings are olg , enough to handle. Give the rows a good watering as soon as the thinning-out procoss ie completed. ' Soot need never be wasted, Sprinkled along the rows of seedlings and hoed In, it is a, valuable fertiliser. SEEDS TO BE SOWN. Eadish.— Sow oroadca&i. in ricn, firm soil. Carrot.—Buort Horn or intermediate. Sow thinly in drius twelve iucnes ap.ari. Turnip.—.Sow m ground thai was vjcuiy manured for a previoun crop, or in ground tnat was manured early in the autumn. Make the soil, very firm. Sow thinly in drills twelve Inches apart. Keep the ground as moiet ns posaioic, ami <iust sout over the seedlings frequently. Garden Swede.-Samu treatment as for turmpa. Sow thinly, in. drills 18 inches apart, and thin out to six or eight inches in the raws. l'eas.—Sow in drills from two to three feet apart. ..Uround should be trenched and manured, and should ha-ve wood ashes miied with it. Duet bonedust in Uio drilU at the time of sowing. Soak tho peas in warm water for'a, few hours before sowing, l'roviao sira.nd6 of black cotton ttt tho time of sowing, otherwise sparrows will dig up and eat the seed. Parßnipe.-Sow in ground that was well manured for a previous crop, work tho • joil to a tine tilth for a depth of eighteen inches. Any Jumps may cause dclornied and -worthless roots. Work into the soil ashes from a. rubbish lire, a-nd, bonedusi. l4oz. to square yard). Onions.-Mako tho soil very firm by treading on it before sowing. Do this only when the soil is dry. Sow the seed in drills twelve inches apart. French Beans-Sow in drills two feet apart, and have tho scale bis inches apart in the rows. Dust bonedust in tne drills at tho time of sowing, and give a slight dressing of superphosphate qb soon as the plants are a couple of inches high. Beet.-A light sandy soil is the best for beet. Sow tho seed in drills 18 inches a-jort in ground tnat was manured for a, previous crop. Fresh manuro would bo most harmful to the roots. The ground should be deeply dug and made firm again before sowing the seed. Dust bonedust in tho drills at the time of sowing. As sopn as the seedlings arc big enough to handle, thin them cat. Seeds of cabbage, savoys, broccoli, Brussele sprouts, and cauliflowers should bo sown this month; Great oare must be taken to prevent the seedlings Buttering from drought at any time. Sow seeds of pumpkins, marrows, pio melons, and cucumbers. Garden notes next week ivul contain sniBonoble notce abotit:-Nasurtiums, routine work, and vegetables. INFLUENZA BACIIJJ. The Influenza microbe (I'feifl'er's Bacillus) takes two days to fully develop in the human system. A dose of germdestroying "Fluenzol" every second day is. therefore necessary to ensure immunity from the dread disease. A Is. 6d. bottle of Fluenzol contains 32 doses. Firmly refuse substitutes.—A dvt.