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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 578, 26 October 1920, Page 3

FRANKLIN GARDENING NOTES. By OCCASIONAL SCRIBE. Kitchen Garden. "d time should be lost in sowing •oil i for winter use, also cabbage eek seed. Leeks should be transplanted as soon as ready, brocolli and cabbage not later than January 15; no' matter if attacked by aphis and fly they will recover. A drumhead variety cabbage is the best for January planting. Veitch's autumn giant cauliflower and Veitch's selfprotecting brocolli will make a succession, the former heading in early winter, and the later a month or so leter. Burfee's surehead I havg found an excellent cabbage for "*« planting, heading about Ma winter savoy is useful to June-July. Tomatoes. Seed should now be sown for late plantinpr. Tomatoes may bo planted ■flp t< middle of January. OnS'of the smooth varieties will be found best. When planting tomatoes it is advisable to draw a furrow with the hoc about six inches deep. This provides shelter for the yowng plants, and also makes it simpler for watering. As the plants make growth the trench can be filled* in, when it will be found the plant has sent out more feedii g Toots right up the stem. **» * Kumeras.

KumePftSKshould be planted as early as Dcrsible. Plant on ridges'2ft. 6in. betwoen the rows and 14in. in the rows. Make holes with the dibbler, ancMi'l with water, then plant when water has soaked well in. No further watering required, but keep ground loose and free from weeds. ;- . Lettuce. Lettuce "'for home use should be town in drills 14in. apart, and thinnod out to Bin., kept well watered, and not transplanted. Brittle ice or neapolitan will be found to stand the hot weather best. Gourds. Pumpkins, melons, cucumbers and such like gourds will be found to come away readily if sown now. To get a quick start germinate seed in flannel damped with warm water. Keep damp, place on stove rack, or under sheet of glass in sun. Plant as soon as sprouted and thoroughly water bed with tepid water. French Beaut. Both runner and dwarf should be sown now. Most people sow manure with beans. I have found that it is best to use no manure when sowing at this season, but to topdress along rows after beans are well up and before moulding up. Epicure is an excellent runner of quid-: growth., Burple's stringless is a very prolific dwarf, but must be kept well moulded, up as it has ;> very weak root. Peas. Peas may still be sown. A "phosphatic manure will be found bestfoi peas. Yorkshire Hero seems to .vith stand the extreme summer heat better than most other varieties. Shelter. Shelter is very necessary to a garden. Qiuck temporary shelter can be had with maize. For a more permanent . shelter of quick growth Albizzia Lopoutha is valuable. As it is a legume it is friendly to all garden vegetables. Seed sown now will make a compact hedge in six months. Pour boiling water over seed and let soak overnight. Seed must not be allowed to dry before sowing. Sow very thick. Clip well back in autumn. FLOWER GAR HEW Dahlias should be planted out early next month. If not already done take heels of tuber with shoots and bee 1 out in box half sand, half loam, won water and shade for few Jays. These soon make good roots. Dahliasjuire very uross feeders. When out mix fair quantity well-n stable manure to e ich root. Chrysanthemums.

A Th*se can be planted out now. c Tngle, well rooted shoots only should _e used. Ram soil around roots as X hard as possible (this prevents gross i ''•growth), then till up loose earth. I Stakes should be placed to all plants ' requiring staking when planting. • Cosmos. Seed may still be sown. The end of November is plenty time enough for planting out. Before planting i ut keep seedlings well exposed, and pinch out centre to encourage branching. The object is to keep plant as dwarf as possible. The Klondyke yellow--requires a warm seed bed to germinate, so a sheet of glass should be placed over the seed-box to assist germination, and removed when seedlings show through soil. Antirrhinums. The abovenamed are splendid hotwcalher plants, and thrive with a minimum of water an«fe|(k poor soil. These are best grown in clumps spaced 14 to 16 inches sqjart. Seed pods should be removed as soon as formed to encourage flowering. Verj easily grown from seed. Fine flowers,' IHHffG exceedingly ehowy hot-weatft(S , '.-shnts, and make n magnificent show grown in masses. Easiest culture from ;eed, which may still be sown. , Pests. Slugs and snails are usually bad a i>. this season. The most effective remedy is slaked burnt lime, either shell or rock. The time to apply it .is about nine o'clock at night, particularly when ground is damp, say after rain. A dusting of lime along the rows will effectively cremate Mr. Slug, and a green spot will mark his lestini; place. Bran fraps miy In also placed in proximity t" younj plants. Bran attracts the A dusting of lime win furnish the re Bird-. -Black cotton stretched along the row- about two inchej above the seedling- is effective. T< prevent birds picking .seed:, out 01 ground, soak half an hour in paraf tin, anil coat seeds with !■<.•<} lead and sow.

TO CONTRACTORS. TENDERS are invitetfcrfp to Noon of TUESDATL 2nd NOOEMRKR, for 2700 yards olNtarjyßvork in George Street, Tuakau Mg/n District. Plans and jgpf'Tif ations may bv .seen at theJjfard's o|Cice, Tuakau, o tit my ofljjp'Swanson\tlicet, Auckland. j» "%• /JOHN ROI Engineer to tne PUKEKOHE PUBLIC POUND. found.- -1 Roan Shorthorn Heil' (springer), 2 slits out of bottom of ear; 1 Roan Shorthorn Heifer (springer), branded P on rump, slii out of bottom of ear; I Roan Jersey Shorthorn Heifer (springer), s|i| on I of bottom of ear; 2 Jersey Helfe's 1 Holstein Steer, 1 Roan Shorthon Heifer. Unless claimed and expense* paid, will be sold by auction at tin Pound at mid-day on November 2 1920. " W. WYATT, 780 Pfiundkeeper.