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The Garden

O 0 T O B E B,

Vegetable Garden. —As early as possible during the month clear up arrears of work left over from last month; the main sowing of every kind of vegetable seed should be put in this month, and also small lots of savoys, curled kale, Brussels sprouts, brocoli, etc., for use during winter months. To secure a constant supply of radish, lettuce, and other salads, small sowings should be made at intervals of two or three weeks. It will also be advisable to prick off the more advanced celery plants into shallow boxes, or cold frames so as to get them into a fit size to transplant into trenches by the end of next month as a first crop. Sow cucumbers, vegetable marrows, pumpkins, and celery on hot bed, and prepare hot beds for cucumbers and; melons. To protect potatoes from frost (which, may be expected at any time) those through the ground will require to be well earthed up. For the same reason the sowing of French beans and scarlet runners should be deferred until late in the month. Fruit Garden. —As this is the month that destructive white frosts do most harm to fruit trees just setting their buds, as much, protection as possible should be given them. Remove weeds and dead leaves from strawberries, and apply a mulching of stable manure between the rows to keep the plants moist during dry weather. Avoid cropping too near fruit trees as they require all the nourishment they can get, and cultivation too near the stem destroys the surface roots on which the productiveness of the tree mainly depends. Flower Garden. —Geraniums and other indoor pot plants require strict attention as to the watering, and about once a week a good watering of clear liquid manure will greatly benefit them. Forward plants require shifting into larger pots, having some well prepared mould in readiness for the purpose. Sow seeds of all hardy annuals and perennials out of door, and on hot beds half hardy varieties such as asters, stocks marigolds, verbenas, lobelia, &c. Plant carnations, pansies, phloxes, etc., for border decoration, and at the end of the month verbenas, fuschias, geraniums and dahlias.

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Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 29, 13 October 1894, Page 10

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369

The Garden Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 29, 13 October 1894, Page 10

The Garden Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 29, 13 October 1894, Page 10

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