Kitchen Garden.

Manawatu Herald, 1 October 1898, Page 2

Kitchen Garden.

OCTOBER.

This m -n h should be a very baiy one in all branohes of gardening* No mm should be lost in getting crop.* in. Keep ground well hoed and stirred between all Advancing crop', not allowing weeds to take possession. Plant another batch of Cabbage, Cauliflower, and Lettuoe plants. Sow Ooion3, Mustard and Creas, Endive, and Lettuce for Summer salads. Sow Banner Beam French Beans, and the Wax, or Batter Baans, in rows 2ft. from row to row Sow Celery for planting oat in December and January:; prepare trenches for planting by digging out the tronch 2ft. deep, fill In with wel!- rotten manure to a height of 6in., then add about Bin, of good soil on top, . All waste -water from the bouse can be thrown into the trenches, which will be useful when time for planting- the ; Celery comes on. Sow Capsicum3,vA Melons, Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Vegetable Marrows, Tomatoes, Squash, outside, and plant out any. that have been raised under glass, taking care to see that they are well hardened off before putting out into the open, and shade ; from son. Carefully watch your plan tß and proteos from slugs and snails, which are very fond of these tender vegetables. Keep ground well hoed between rows of Strawberries, and give them a good dressing of manure (stable, if obtainable) •* otherwise bonednst, superphosphate, and kainit are recommended. Plant out Late Potatoes, and earth up those already planted. Plant offsets of Komeras which were started last month. The most successful way to grow them is in hillocks about 2ft. each way. Syringe Fruit Trees with London Purple or Paris Green for * Codlin Moth as soon as fruit setsSow for a succession— Beans, Peas, Radish, Turnips, Parsnips, Carrots for table and cattle; Lettuce, Onions, Parsley, Beet, Leeks, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broocolj_, Brussels Sprouts, Rhubarb, Spinach, Sea Kale, Asparagus, etc., etc, Sow Sage, Thyme, Marjoram, Tobacco, and any other Herbs wanted. Sow Spring Vetches or Tares, Maize, and Mangolds on any vacant land where Early Potatoes have been, so as to have plenty of feed during the Sum* mer for the oattle when the pastures become parched with the hot sun. — (From an Auckland catalogue).