The Fruit Garden.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 101, 9 October 1908, Page 3

The Fruit Garden.

A good deal of fruit-tree planting is still being done, and there is not much against it, though it is a bit late for most places, but low lying districts have a later spring than others, and late planting is often more successful than early, for where water lies near the surface it makes the soil very cold, and root action is slow. But now that the sun is getting more power, the soil is warmer, and the root action starts straight away, and even the trees have begun to grow; it does not hurt to move them provided they were lifted and healed some time ago. A watch should be kept on trees affected by scale. If any have escaped the winter dressing, the young will soon be hatching out; they are easily discerneed, as they crawl along the branches, and are easily destroyed at this time by means of such specific as McDougall's Insecticide. Apples that are known to be affectedl by scab should be sprayed with Bordeaux mixture. If the blossom buds have not broken, spray at once with 10.10.40 formula, but if growth has commenced wait till the fruit has set, and use 5.4.40 strength. Preparations for fighting codlin moth should be made at once. Swift's arsenate of lead is the approved remedy; it is easily applied, and does not injure the foliage. Write to the Government Biologist for pamphlet dealing with it. Stir the ground between the strawberries and clear away all weeds; they harbour slugs as well as impoverish the soil. If slugs are plentiful dust

lime freely among" the fobage an hour or two alter dark, or early in the morning.