THE WEEK'S WORK

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 37, 13 February 1930, Page 26

THE WEEK'S WORK

FLOWER GARDEN. .In hot -weather, :it'will be necessary to water occasionally to maintain a display of blooms and keep the plants healthy. • ; ; : ...... Caterpillars cause a .lot- of trouble at this time pf year. Chrysanthemums, zinnias, dahlias, and many other flowers are,.seriously damaged unless protected by arsenate of lead spray. Cultivate the surface, soil between ■all plants with a narrow hoe. This is more necessary at this season than at any other time. • It aerates tho soil, keeps down seedling weeds, and helps to keep the soil moist. ''The regularl picking, of blooms will prolong the flowering period of most plants, and is specially necessary with sweet peas. : Proceed with the layering of border carnations, and take cuttings of others. 'Sow seed of pansies, cineraria, primulas, cyclamens, and other perennial and biennial plants. Prepare ground for bulbs. ■All vacant plots should be dug over arid manured. ■ Sow blue lupins for green manuring. , VEGETABLE GARDEN. Lift and store potatoes and onions as soon as ready. Sow various herbs. ■ Hoe, weed, and thin seedling crops as'soon as they are large enough to handle. ••■,'.- Where the thinnings are to be replanted, give a good watering before thinning. This is good practice in any case, as the surplus seedlings come away more readily with leas damage to the roots. .:''■'' ' •■'-•■ ;A further sowing of peas and dwarf beans may be made, although it is in the, nature of a a gamble. All depends upon the weather. If cold weather holds off,: a fair return may" result, but if is too late to expect' heavy crops. J As soon as plots become vacant, give a ; dressing of superphosphate, and dig over, afterwards sowing down with blue lupin:or.other .quick-growing crop for digging in. .