GARDENER’S CALENDAR.

Dunstan Times, Issue 423, 27 May 1870, Page 3

GARDENER’S CALENDAR.

JUNE. Kitchen Garden, —Every vacant part of the garden should now be dug up without further delay, aud the surface left in a rough, open state, to the action of the weather, and nothing will so effectually pulverise the ground if exposed to its influence. With the exception of peas, broad beans and radish, it is not advisable to sow seeds tlrs mouth. Plant out cabbage, cauliflower rhubarb sea kale, aud hardy herbs, such os sage, thyme, horse radish, hyssop, mint marjoram, fennel, &c. Whilst the ground is in a dry state, hoe and stir frequently between the roes of cabbages. Fruit Garden.—Proceed with the pruning of gooseberry and currant bushes; also apple, pear, plum, and cherry trees; and dig between the rows of trees and bushes, leaving the surface in a rough, open state, as recommended in the directions for the Kitchen

Garden. In digging amongst trees or hushes care should be taken not by any means to injure the surface roots, as the productiveness of fruit trees is greatly increased by the preservation and encouragement of the small fibrous roots near the surface of the ground. Any transplanting contemplated should he pushed forward with all possible expedition. Plant cuttings of currant, gooseberries, &c. Flower Garden.—See that the directions for last mouth have been carried out in this department while the ground continues upon and dry, as every variety of flowers and shrubs will succeed bettor from the ground being early dug up and well pulverised during the winter months. Plant and trim edgings to walks, and apply gravel where necessary, as the pleasure of a garden at all seasons depends very much on the state of the paths leading through it. See that all tender plants are effectually protected from frost. Thick so-ub set closely round tender plants will be found to protect them: a tittle sand, too, placed over their roots, will have a beneficial effect.

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