GARDENING CALENDAR.

Dunstan Times, Issue 403, 7 January 1870, Page 3

GARDENING CALENDAR.

JANUARY. Kitchen Garden. —The principal crops of the cabbage tribe for Winter and Spring use should be planted this month. Plant early cabbage about twenty-one inches apart each way ; and late sorts, including cauliflower and broccoli, two feet apart. Transplant leeks and celery ; sow spinach. During the first week put in the last sowing of peas, choosing an early sort; also make the last sowing of French beans. Make the principal sowing of turnips. Sow turnipbooted radish and lettuce on moist, rich soil. Attend to the thinning of late-sown onions and other root crops. Stir the groun d frequently between the rows of all growing crops to admit air and moisture. Fruit Garden. - -Plum, cherry, peach, nectarine, and apricot trees may now be budded. Remove suckers from grafts, and secure the young plants from the effects of wind.

FLotvfi'ft Garden. —lncrease pinks and carnations, either by pipings or layers. Cut down geraniums as soon as they are done flowering, and set the cuttings in a shaded spot, where they will soon take root. Thin mignionette and other ch( ic annuals. Keep every part of the garden free from weeds. Hoe, if possible, during bright sunshine ; and this, if properly done with the Dutch hoe, will both kill weeds and destroy slugs—which latter are very destructive at this season, particularly on damp ground.