THE GARDEN.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2458, 25 July 1922, Page 4

THE GARDEN.

Cabbage, cauliflower, and lettuce may still be planted out. Seedlings should be protected from the birds by means of cotton threads. Avoid, if possible, walking between the rows of vegetables when the soil is very damp. If you must do so, lay boards to tread on. Dig, trench, and manure during suitable weather all ground that is not in use. Bury plenty of vegetable matter, and leave the surface soil rough for the wind, rain and frost to work upon. Sprinkle lime between the rows of growing stug, and then hoe it. Lime is a direct plant food, and is taken up in considerable quantities by some plants. It sweetens the sour soil, and causes a healthier growth. Turnips, peas and beans are specially benefited by this treatment. But lime should not be used at the same time as animal manure. If manure is used in the autumn, lime should be a top-dressing in the spring. Ground that is growing vegetables at the present time will not be matured- until the spring Therefore lime may be used now as a top-dressing to be worked in with the hoe 1 . The following seeds may now be sown: Peas, broad beans, carrots, onions, lettuce, cabbage, and cauliflower.