THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 94, 7 May 1937, Page 12

THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

Does it ever strike you, reader, that jwe couid add a iittie more gaiety 10 Ihe garden of lif'e by acquiring more knowledge of the eartli upon which we existl it would indeed assist us to straighten out tne frowns and twistea siniles and ridlcule the crude attempi 'of brother man to engeuder false and ■ uasatisfactory pleasare, Now if you wish to be happy and forget worry, commence now and start a garden. The greenish larvae? or caterpillars of these moths, are now makmg their t appearanee on. the cabbage, cauiMower . and turnips. Spray with arsenate oi lead, 1 part to 25 parts of water. Slpgb j and snails are fast making their ap|pearance again. Dust the ground witix ilime, tobacco dust or kilsiug. ! No garden is compiete wiotiout q, bed of salaas and greens. For health purIposes alo'ne they are worth growing as ' they are splendid for stomaeh coml plamts. Sow cre$s seed in boxes, or j small beds, and four days later mako |a sowing of mustard seed. This will 'enable one to cut the two varietios at 1 once, 1 Spinaeh and silver beet are among j the winter greens and very easy to I grow, Sow the eeed in drjdls and thin out as the plants grow. Spring oniou seed, lettuce and endive are alj worthy subjects of the salad department. Prepare beds toi piant.ng out strawberries, asparagus and rhubarb roots. AU these may be had about the middlo of May. Dig the ground deeply, well trenc.hing and including weltrotted manure with every spadeful. The- following root crope may be sown: Carrot, parsnip, turnip, swede, onion, beet and radish. Plants or seeds •oi the. following may be set; Cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, silver beet, parsJey, thyme, eage and broad beans, In sheltered gardens prepare for early potatoes. Spread the seed out to shoot before digging over the ground. Garlic and shallots are useful for early use and pickling. S.et the bulbs now, 6in. apart and 12in. between the rows. Collect and store up pumpkins and marrowe in a dry place for later use. Make up all the old melon and cucuraber vines and etack in a heap for making rotted manure, Earth up eelery and leeks and apply liquid manure every teu days.