Farm, Garden and Orchard Notes.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 11 February 1916, Page 1

Farm, Garden and Orchard Notes.

FEBRUARY. KITCHEN GARDEN. L If ‘he weather be favourable tor planting during the early part ° f , IUS month - no delay should elapse in getting in main I L r ° P %° f br , OCCo!i , winter greens, j etc if not done as recommended last month. As the gathering of | succeeding crops is completed , and cleared off, prepare trenches i sufficient for intermediateeelery ! earth, up that already planted! j n tins climate we must, in a i " reat measure, be guided by the ! s f as ° ns ’ both for sowing and j planting; and as this is usually the driest month throughout the i year, it is advisable to deter planting except during rainy weather. Better let the ground lie idle for a few weeks, and allow the plants to remain in the seed bed, than to plant during hot dry weather, and have to water frequently. Transplant endive and lettuce, and make occasional sowings of cress, mustard, radishes, etc., in moist, cool situations. Make the last sowing of French and running varieties of beans for the seas >n. thin the shoots of cucumbers and melons as may be requisite. Attend to tying up and thinning

; out tomato plants as they advance in growth. Take up j shallots as soon as they indicate ripeness; store in bunches or otherwise. Keep the surface soil well stirred about crops that are not mulched, and maintain ! the strictest order in this department. Onions : Sow for spring use and for dibbling out, to obtain j large bulbs ; sow in drills as they i are easier to keep clean.