THE WEEK'S WORK

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 30, 5 February 1931, Page 23

THE WEEK'S WORK

VEGETABLE GARDEN.

"While the soil ie stilt moist, continue to plant out cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli, savoys, and kale. Sow silver beet, .turnips, spinach, lettuce, and radish. During summer months it is advisable to sow lettuce thinly in rows, and thin out to eight inches apart. Lettuces do not'transplant readily in hot,'dry "weather.' ■-Attend/to the spraying of tomatoes. Blight is liable to appear" during wet weather. Kemoye all side, growths "from the, plants,', and keep., well tied to the supports. Celery may still be planted in prepared trenches. Shade the'-plants for a week or so after planting. " •, When spraying tomatoes add arsenate of lead'to the Bordeaux mixture. This' makes a double ...-' purpose ■-"■ spray—the' Bordeaux for fungoid disease and the arsenate of lead for caterpillars and

grubs which'destroy the'fruit; Remove all spent crops and dig over vacant plots. If not required immediately sow down lupin. or other greon, crop, for digging in., ' FLOWER GARDEN. Transplant nerines, belladona, and other bulbs of that class. Plant early-flowering' narcissi, also lac.henalias. Propagate carnations, cither by cuttings .or layering. . Eoinove all spent blooms from roses, etc., and cut down the old flowering spikes..of delphiniums, gladioli, etc. When cutting down gladioli leave as much foliage as possible. Keep lawns well mown to prevent the coarser grasses from smothering out the finer ones. : This, is a good .time to trim all evergreen ' hedges. '■'■■, Dahlias and chrysanthemums will benefit by liquid manure.