GARDEN CALENDAR.

Dunstan Times, Issue 707, 5 November 1875, Page 3

GARDEN CALENDAR.

November. Kitchen Garden.- Early sown vegetable crops will now be advancing rapidly, and will require close attention as to hoeing landing-up and staking; and any of the main crops of vegetables not yet put in should be attended to immediately. Finish planting Potatoes,, r and make sowings of peas. Broad and French Beans, Runners, Nasturtiums, and Tomatoes. Sow Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Savoys, and Curled Greens on rich, well prepared, ground, to induce rapid growth, which is the heat preventative of blight on these crops yet discovered. Finish the sowing of Carrots, Beet and Parsnips—taking care to cover the seeds properly, otherwise, owin<' to the dryness of the ground at this season, the best seeds may not grow. Sow Turnip, Lettuce, and Eadish ;qdso Pumpkin, Vegetable Marrow, Squash, Cucumber, and Melon seeds. Celery may still he sown in a shaded place, and early sowings pricked out on beds formed of well-decomposed manure, andjwell watered. Every effort must now be made to keep weeds in check by means of a Dutch hoe, which should he used if [Muring bright sunshine ; fox if weeds are allowed to choke the young crops, and left to shed. their seed, it will take years to eradicate J&em. Fruit Garden.—ln fdry and r exposcd gardens, all newly .’planted fruit-trees will be benefitted by a mulching of stable manure being placed over then- roots, to extend about two feet from the stems of the trees. See that shelter from the prevailing winds is provided. Attend early to the disbudding of trained Peach and x Apricot trees removing but]a few at a time,lso as to prevent a too sudden check in the growth of the trees. Thin'the'fhiit’ofiPeachcs and Apricots, when about the size of peas, to seven or eight inches apart. This, to the inexperienced, may appear a great sacrifice, but if carried oxxt will certainly bencfitjthe trees, and will fcends to the growth of largo and well-flavored fruit. Mulch Strawberry plants with short litter orgx*ass, to prevent the fruit from being soiled by heavy rain. Flower Garden.—Dahlias may now be planted out with safety. To grow the Dahlia successfully, it requires a rich, deep soil, and to be set four' feet apart each way. Hollyhocks will now require stakes. Plant out Verbenas, Scarlet Geraniums, Fuchsias, Heliotrope, Transplant Stocks, Asters, Marigolds ; also thin and plant annual and other flowers. Keep . down green fly on Eosos by frequently syringeing, and encourage growth by watering with manure water. Pansies, Pinks, and Carnations should have the soil stirred frequently about them ; and if growth he languid, watfer with weak guano water