The Garden.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 10 September 1891, Page 3

The Garden.

B| ' —V. such as digging, If ftityfiftrwi »v.., - it trenching, &c, remains in arrea M . «hould be completed novr, as with the approaching spring: the gardener's time v ill be so occupied as to leave himiittle leisure Seed sowing calls for much attention during this month; besides the usuaUuecessienal s wing of Peas and Beans, there are Parsnips, Carrots, : X*«-ttuce, all kinds' of salading. Radices, and Spinach, all requiring to be plated early in the ground. ■ Carrots will do well in any deep, light mo 'erately rich soil, but the use of fresh stable manure should bo avoided previously to sowing, as its application has a tendency to produce coarse, forked, and misshapen roots. Just before sowing a dressing of lime and soot will be found advantageous. Thedri'lsnmybemnde from lin to2indeep, and 12in to 18 in apart, according to the variety sown. Before sowing mix the seed with dry sand, sow thinly in thedrills, then close in with the feet, tread, and make level with a fine rake. As Hoon as the plants are a oouple of indheß high, they must be thinned out., the distance left between each plant varying according to the size and kind planted. Carrots require much weeding, and during the summer a free use of the Dutch hoe, well stirring the Foil at each digging. As with carrots, recently manured ground isnot suitable for Parsnips and for vthe same reason. The ground nhould, however, be deeply worked, nor can fine roots be expected from poof soil. A dressing of soot on the surface will prove of advantage to the crop. Thick sowing should be avoided, the seed being sown thinly in drills about ißm thick. . LeeVtf may now be sown. The seed may either be raised in a small bed, oi' a r. w might be set apart "ulongside tho onion plot. The seed should be sown in drills, aud the plunts be allowed to remain until of the height of 10 inches or 12 inches, when they will be ready for transplantiug. An open site should be selected, and the ground be deeply dug and heavily manured, and previous to planting dressed with soot. •For ordinary use, plant in rows 12 inches apart, and the some distanoe in .the rows. When ready for planting a clean hole should We' formed with a dibber. Into this I ole drop tho plant, just merely fixing the soil about the roots. The stcir.s as they grow will draw out and 'fill up the holes, and become blanched suffi-<-ien£^<yithout earthing up. Trenches ma jHb dug out and into these a layer of manure plaoed. ,Fill up with soil,, leaving a space- of; about a inches for watering with either liquid manure or clehn water if the weather should prove -dry. The 1 •eks should be planted with a dibber in the trenches in the same manner as when planted on the level.— Exchange.