THE WEEK'S WORK

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 75, 30 March 1933, Page 17

THE WEEK'S WORK

VEGETABLE GARDEN.

Every vacant.plot should bo dug over and have as much decayed vegetable matter as available dug in. Land which is to remain idle during the winter may. with advantage, receive a dressing of kainit at this season after diWiiiE A cood dressing of lime- is also beneficial during the autumn . Early-planted celery■ will bo ready for earthing up. Take care that the soil does not-get mto the heart during the operation. Celery crops must not bo allowed to get too dry as any check to the growth is detrimental to this crop. r« ,? Ollti, nuo to diS anft harvest potatoes and onions as soon as ready. If allowed to remain m the ground they aro liable to start into fresh growth a,nd bo spoilt. " Pumpkins and marrows, should also bo harvested. Bum all rubbish not suitable for digging in. ! FLOWER GAEDEN. Early clirysanthemums aro fast budding up, and require attention m the matter of disbudding. ; Leaf-roller caterpillars are liable to cause damage unless checked. Hand picking is the most satisfactory inethoa of dealing with these pests. . b . A good dose of liquid manure once a week—given after the plants have had a good watering—will help along any chrysanthemum plants ■which are backward. " Dahlias will continue flowering if all dead blooms are removed and the plants are given plenty of water and liquid manure. Sow outside seed of hardy annuals —mignonette, larkspurs, cornflowers, Iceland poppies, ncmophila, godetia, Virginia stock, etc. Sow seed, of sweet peas. •"'-.- . Take off rooted layers of carnations. They are better left for a few days before lifting and replanting. Spring-flowering bulbs should be kept free from' weeds, and the soil lound them bo kept loose and open. • Sow down new lawns and keep the grass cut on established ones. Have a general clean up, and bum all material unfit to bury. The ash is useful.