Work in the Garden
when the sun is hot, else leaf scorch may result. One or Two Minor Chores-''
Spray and mould potatoes, spray and de-lateral tomatoes and pinch hack long leaders on pumpkins. Remove all ma'ture beans and peas from plants and re-direct the energy from them to the young pods. . Similarly, in the flower garden, removal of spent bloom will save energy being directed to seed and result in many plants, both annual and perennial, giving a. second and even a third crop of flowers. Keep a look-out for disease on gladioli and spot, rust or leaf miner on carnations.
If the vegetable garden is not quite as full as it could be, then you have been failing in the gardener's Aid to Britain campaign. There is still time to plant potatoes (second Earlies), carrots, French or butter beans, and peas. Plants may be set of tomatoes, pumpkins, marrows and sweet corn. My attention has been drawn to an error in the article on the Chinese gooseberry. The distance between plants should have read 12 to 18 feet apart.
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Lake County Mail, Issue 32, 14 January 1948, Page 8
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181Work in the Garden Lake County Mail, Issue 32, 14 January 1948, Page 8
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