Garden Notes.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 15 November 1917, Page 4

Garden Notes.

The heavy warm rain has produced ! wonderful growth in the gardens, and ! is also materially increasing the size j of the young fruit. '

The thinning out of all seedling crops , should be attended to, and during the ; week advantage should have been tak- | en to transplant. (

The ground is still moist,and transplanting can be freely indulged in.

The best time to tliin is as soon as the plants are well above ground. At this time they have little or no fibrous roots, consequently wjien removed they scarcely disturb the soil about those that are left.

Continue to plant, spray, and earth potatoes. Sow runner and dwarf beans, and stake and train runner beans as they require it. f Thin carrots, turnips, parsnips, and | beetroot. f Plant out tomatoes. A sowing made f now outside will produce a late crop, j. The onion bed should be kept clean i! of weeds and frequently hoed. !' A planting of leeks can be made; if \ plants are unobtainable sow a pinch of seed. ! Make a sowing of silver beet for use next winter. A continued use of the hoe is neces- . sary throughout the garden to keep j weeds in check. ;j Spray apple and pear trees, to des- [ ( troy codlin moth. !i

Keep the ground well hoed between j, all growing crops, frequently stirring I the soil not only encourages growth, [ but assists to protect the plants from the ravages of slugs. Owing to the wet weather and the abnormal growth of weeds, both slugs and snails are usually troublesome ,and the free use of lime will be necessary to protect the more tender varieties from their ravages.

Early sown cucumbers, melons, and veen marrows have suffered from their ravages. Little however, is gained by sowing water, rock, or other melons before the end of October or early November. These naturally require warmth in the soil, and if raised while the soil is cold they often receivc such a check from the cold winds that they fail to make healthy growth.

Cut-worms arc eating your young beans. Try poisoning a little pollard with Paris green before you sow another lot of seed. Scatter a little of the former food among the bean rows and you will get rid of a lot of the grubs. Cut-worms work during the night.

The earthing up of potatoes, peas, beans, cabbage, cauliflower, and other plants should be done as soon as the plants are sufficiently advanced.