GARDEN CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 237, 19 September 1873, Page 7

GARDEN CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER.

Kitchen Gabden. —Those who have had their vacant ground dug up roughly to the action of the weather in the early part of the winter, will now find it in a good condition for cropping, from the ease with which it can be broken down and prepared for the sowing of seeds. Many of the principal crops of vegetables may be sown, such.as Onion, Leek, Carrot, Beet, Parsnip,' Cabbage, .and Cauliflower. Sow Peas, Broad Beans, Lettuce, Radish, Spinach, Herbs, Parsley, &c. Plant early Potatoes. Roots of Carrot, Parsnip, Beet, and Cabbage intended for seed should now be Swfcin sheltered places. Plant Rhubarb, Sea Kale. andAspai'agus; also the main crop of' Shalots. Keep the ground well stirred between the rows of advancing crops of Cabbage, Cauliflower, &c.

Fruit Garden.—Proceed with transplanting of Fruit Tre<s, Bushes, Raspberry Canes, and Strawberry Plants. Remove all suckers from the roots of fruit trees; and any pruning not. yet done should be no longer delayed. Some half decomposed manure spread over the roots of newly planted fruit trees will prove beneficial. Plant hedge-rows of Thorn Quicks, Sweetbrier, and Broom. •*• Elowee Gtaeden.—There are many late-flowering bulbs, such as Lillies, and • Gladioli, which may still be planted. Plant flower roots of all hardy things. Sow both annual and perennial flower seeds. Transplant shrubs, and secure by stakes those who may be in danger from wind. Plant , edgings of Box, Thyme, Roses, Chamomile,. London Pride, Rosejnary, &c.—G..Mathews.