THE KITCHEN GARDEN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 207, 17 September 1937, Page 15

THE KITCHEN GARDEN

fnfluence. The vegetable .garden is real man's recreation in every sense of the word: void of all unclean, mean and ovil in* fluence which condemn many other socalled hobbies. The worker sees somo results fox' his hard labour and tho joy of producing something is in us all 8prqying. Neetai'ines and peachcs" breakiug into leaf should be spraycd with a weak solution of Bordeaux powder to prpvent leaf curl. Apples, a,s soon as the blooms yrilt, slieuld be sprayed with arsenate of lead to prevent the codlin raoth entering into the forming fruit. Plants and Tubers to be Set. Young seedlings of cabbage, lettuce, beet and cauliflower may be planted out in a}l districts for summer and autumn use. Transplant on a dull day as the seedlings stand more chance of auccess if established. wben weather is cool Dusfc the ground- with tobacco dust or lime to keep off the slugs and snails. Set no\v chokos, garlic, potatoes earlv and maincrops. Transplant onions, set into the ground .well manured with potash, planting 9ins apart. Seeds to Sow. The following root crops may be sown now: — Beet, earrot, parsnips, radish. turnips, and swedes. Sow the seed thinly in rows, and carefully thin out when large enough to handle. One packet of 'seed sliould do a small family for the whole season's sowing of suncessive crops, but the general tendency is to sow too thiakly, and most of th« seedlings are then wasted. Salad Crops. f With many wann weeks looming ahcad of us tlio aim of the gardener should be to plaut crops that are wolcomed by the cook during this trying period. Lettuce, spinach, mustard and eress, bOetroot, leeks, celery and tomatoes are all popular with *cold ineats Work the ground deeply, liming well and digging in plenty of oll rotted manure, which lxelps to hold tho rnoisture during the dry spells Tomatoes or Love AppIm. Plants are now availablo of this popular crop. Whero the ground is cold and wet planting may be delayed lof a week or so, but on dry soils nnd in sheltered positions a few early plants should be attempted, as half the joy in growing is producing fruit tvhen they are dear to buy. A mistakq often rnado by growors is niaking the soil too rich, whichi pf omotfes abund&nt growth aud causes extra w6rk in thinning. Moderately rich Boil is best, and apply plenty of manure later when plants are star*ing to flower, tlien all the beneflt goes into the fruit.