Gardener's Calendar.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 548, 3 February 1868, Page 2

Gardener's Calendar.

jljT may be well to remind our reader* that j X 1 latitude oi eight of ten (lav- ur more should be allowed in reference (u :he directions Striven in this Calendar. In a dVaute tike that of Hawke’s Bay, nut subject to extremes of temperature, vegetable growth varies to a vcry great extent in diti'erent seasons; maturity take.- place earlv it the season has ha- been dry ; if wet, it is prolonged until a very late period of the year. These circumstances, and others that will naturally suggest themselves to the minds of our readers, should always ue taken into consideration in connection with the directions given in the Calendar. roll THK IMOXTII OF FEBRUARY. tVlio can inipitying see the nowery race. SheJ by Urn .Moon, their new flushed bloom resign, Before the parching beam 5 —Thomson. n.owi::; gaudkx. The operations of the gardener this month me very light, being chietly in eradicating sow-tliist!e> |dock, piamiain, red other weeds— collecting the flower seeus that !n\e now ripened—cutting away I withered stems, ard staking the dahlias and chrysanthemums. Vi stli the latter the annual reign of i I hira nearly ienniuates, and the only garden flowers i which las! h-yond Autumn, are such annuals us have been suv, u wry late. Lavender gather; coutmue to pip.* and lay picotees, carnations, Stc.; continue to water those dowers that are now in bloom i transplant seedling auriculas and polyanthus. Dahlias; loosen the soil around them and | see they are secure from being broken off by high ; winds. Hunt cuttings of pansies and geraniums, ■keeping them well watered if the weather is dry. I Ite-pm, auriculas taking offsets, dead leaves and Mecayed roots from them, water and place in the ishaue ; in re-potting put the offsets in small pots : pf to oe obtained, it is better lium placing several m a large pot. Ranunculus roots look over to prevent mould. Auricular sc-d so, Fuschias prorogate, the smaller the cutting the better. euuit. Gooseberry and currant trees thin off superflons ( wood leaving only sufficient for next year’s bearing. St raw-berries; in removing runners i’t must be dene w ith judgment as every runnner is capable of being a fruit stalk, and if too many are taken off it wifi cause the mission of more runners and weaken the parent plant for next year’s bearing ; they do not thrive well under any shade hat their own; make new beds. Finish, the summer trainin'* of wall I trees and cut out. ail improper or foreright shoots, and fasten the others in their places. Budding’ should now be carried on quickly. Figs, peaches and plums, may he expected to’ ripen about the middle of this month, and ripe gooseberries are still on the trees in shady situations, VEGETABLES. Hoe potatoes. Early sorts that are ripe lift and expose to the sun until they are slightly green. Transplant celery. Lettuce if transplanted at this 1 season is almost sure to run to seed before the jphi-us are lit, for use. It is better to sow out in 'drills and thin out to the proper distances. Cabbages, cauliflowers, if sown in the same way, and I moulded up as they advance in growth, will come injto use nearly a month earlier than those that are j tmrisp]f\ntf*iL Xhc only chniic? of oVjt sny* jthinj like n good rabbapf*—in ibi? province espe;cially—appears to he in the application of a high standard nt .•nhu-iipm ; and making use of the.

cooler months of the year. la planting out the cabbage tribe it is well at this time of the year to puddle them in mixing a little soot with the paddle to prevent grubs, and slightly cover the puddle with dry earth. As peas are done with, clear off ihe haulm, aud the ground fill up with crops for winter use. Celery plant out; give plenty of water aud shads for three or four days to assist iu their rooting; earth up any that may sufficiently advanced, say at least eight inches high. Endive sow; also lettuce lor late use ; earth up all advancing crops, stick all crops requiring it. Sow spinach, a smail lot of turnips, onions, bend down the thick-necked ones ; sow radishes, dwarf French beaus so for late use; tomatoes, remove all leaves that shade the frait that they may ripen. Gal: c: French beans as soon as they are fit. ns it injures their productiveness if suffered to hang too long. Should the weather continue dry, surface stirring is necessary, and growing crops well watered or mulched.—Wellington Almauac.