GARDENERS' CALENDAR FOR JANUARY.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 199, 8 January 1866, Page 3

GARDENERS' CALENDAR FOR JANUARY.

This month corresponds with July in ■ England. During the first week, should ■ there be rain enough to moisten the ground, a good deal of transplanting and sowing may be done. Plant out the prin- ! cipal crops of the cabbage family for win- ■ ter and spring use ; also leeks and celery. Make the last sowing of peas and French • beans. In the course of the month sow the principal crop of turnips. Sow -onions (for salads), lettuces, radishes, spinach, and a little cabbage and cauliflower seeds. Should the weather prove dry, resort '< must be had to irrigation. In this case it should be remembered that the mere wetting ofthe surface is not sufficient; the ground must be soaked to the depth of a ; foot at least, the subsoil having been previously loosened, and means being supplied for proper drainage. Thin out ; former sowings of all kinds where it is necessary ; keep down weeds, and stir the ground. In the fruit garden, thin out superfluous shoots from peach and plum trees ; nail in the young wood of wall-fruit trees ; remove suckers from grafts ; protect cherries from birds ; proceed with budding when the bark separates freely from the wood. Should the weather prove favorable new plantations 'of strawberries may be made. In the flower garden there will belittle sowing if the weather proves very dry, unless there are facilities for irrigation. Thin out choice annuals. Increase pinks and carnations by layers. Whengeraniums are done flowering, cut them down, and plant cuttings in a shady place. — Ibid.