GARDEN CALENDAR FOR JANUARY.

Dunstan Times, Issue 193, 6 January 1866, Page 2

GARDEN CALENDAR FOR JANUARY.

The principal sowing of cabbage for winter and spring use should be made this month. Late sorts, including cauliflowei s and brocoli, may be planted out, from 15 to 18 inches apart each way will be found sufficient, or closer if you think the plants will not attain a large size. This will be found very much to prevent the spread of blight, as the ground can be kept well damped and shaded. Plenty of manure should be used—bone dust or guano is the best—a rank rapid growth being indispensable. If these instructions ] are attended to, this favorite and useful j vegetable may be successfully grown. I Should the plants become too crowded ! every alternate one can be removed. Sow |turnip-rooted radish and lettuce in moist soils. Put the seeds of both in drills, thinning out as may be required. Make a last sowing of peas and French beans, choosing early sorts. Transplant ;leeks and celery, and thin out all root I crops. j Stir the ground frequently between the rows of all growing crops to admit air and I moisture. Hoe the earth well round, tomatoes, French beans and all plants that need support. Particular attention should be paid to this matter, especially about this neighborhood the surface of the ground invariably becoming caked or crusted after rain or the application of water. The stalk of the plant gets damaged, -while in a number of cases completely worn through. A small sowing may be made of onions, which if done in a well-sheltered, and not too 1 moist a situation, plenty of green onions 1 may be pulled throughout the whole of the winter and early spring. In the fruit garden, plum, cherry, peach 1 nectarines and apricots maybe budded. 5 suckers should be removed from grafts and young shoots secured from the effects of ' wind. Flower Garden. —Increase pinks and : carnations either by pipings or layers. ; Cuttings and slips from most perennials, ' will if placed in a very damp spot, be 1 found to strike better at this season of the ' year than at any other. Pay particular 5 attention to watering and staking plants, and protect them from high winds. Shelter 1 is one of the principal means of ensuring success in the flower garden.