FARMER'S GARDENER'S CALENDAR FOR JANUARY.

Southland Times, Issue 883, 17 January 1868, Page 3

FARMER'S GARDENER'S CALENDAR FOR JANUARY.

.fijfean.t.teinp 60J° — corresponding to July in hi.; »;'.;•• -England, mean temp. 63°. • : ~ — rTiu-nips and Mangold-wurze] • Te'quit'e- •constant; attention, in horse and hand] -hofeing,- and potatoes -will be ready for mouldmgup — but it is a practice in some measure growing obsolete. Crossjploughing the laud broken up 'dn'riftgtfie^SiJfious jvintcr will occupy all .spar^ ;. tune :tilk harvest. 2s r c\v land should -lirf ialfo* nine months previous to cropping, anii have al least t^o plojiigharrgs or scarifying. Low, level ■' ground, wrtliQlayi subsoil, should be ploughed ii: "riaifrow ' ri'dgesj lefctviug broadj-iwatpr; furypt^,^so 'i^S 1 ,' 1 or"- 15 "fee'e off each oti&r; 1 o the ground may require ; or underdrain, and ther ; no~farrows-^ill ba required. f.;;Oatenii..hay.-:^Till require close atiftn&ni Particular care | chonld b^ I takln fliafeN-Ht! exposure to the si>n3hine- and wind shall not lasi ! lbtfg 1 enougfi l 'to ipake it more justifiably callec straw than hay,j deteriorating its quality^ anc weight. It is a pifofitab.le and ?VGp(( | v? 'Hie'-gairy sj^ulfl be iiept afeio^ in tejmperatun as possible. Takejcare of milch cows,' that the^ , ore not over-heatfed ; their health, and, conse quently, their projcluce "of milk, is more injures) iby^ sultry -w^athei 1 ! than isidnxaHynlyi^fcfppdseo * £0 obviate this, yarding them in a sheltered spol with cut clover, tares, &c, will be found adyar tageous. _^_^.^^^i^Bß

Krrofflfitf G-asdbn.— This month, kke foe ; pwbeding, k, ge sfftJly,lfiH6wlry : ,<ttn4-'Sh5Ui-be| taken'adTantago of for planting, M, Jhronglijthe rapid evaporation of the New"Zealahd soil, several dayij rain willdry. Tapinfalinost ta matly 'hours. Plants of any kind planted in showery yreatjiei' take root immediately;-: tfoing^ft&Steted -Vjr * tlie moisture of the atmosphere? and s T,erjy<rarely;m'eet a cheofe, whoreas if water^ is" applied .ever." bo plentifully, with a ? dryln% wind/HM bfcatoces of a fair start are against them. t>3v/1 hns oiA PM W,alcheren *^J^ t sFWsJ;v*» caulifloweri !ft M ; noripareil, early Yo,ric and Enfield market cabbage, for autumn ? and use, or, if preferred, ,$(16) caatde;.c4btag«i«allSd drumhead. Plant also, for o mnter rj and. r*sm& use, i Savoys, green kale (0* curly greens), and various sorts of brc^coli/ *tieh asthe itfammoth, the brimstone. Chapp^,,,9^ain,! l;he)impeisiatror any 'other choice varietie,s from ..the, seed, beds sown in August or September. BrusßeT sprouts should now be planted. zUut'CtV :^ ■"«?'"•■« ' THe ground for these crp.ps r shpuldjbe well.dug andmanured. Draw drills'two feep jfi#m eac£ ther, and set the plants eighteen' inciie's apart, except ! early-' ; S<)rli*:ca>bage, which may tie eighteen inches row, .from- rqw and twelve inches plant from plant, to allow them to be drawn out for open ones-when-young. Should the "weather be dry, puddle, of f hatfrOj>w dung and half niouldvan<I s as much wate* as" will make lit into a thick paste.JjatouJffhich dip the roots -of the plants until they have a portion adhering to them,.(tihe ,nio;r& they/ take>np' the better), this will greatly accelerate thjeify growth.? Turnips may now be sowri without the. risk, of running So -seed ; .Sic-best garden' Sorts are : the : white stone, the mouse-tajU/ : and the,, golden, ball : the Swede is preferred' by some, and should be sown now. v ' . 1 ,-..■< Peas!e, a last craprinSay.fbe'iown^-Sangster sNo. 1 is as good as any, as it -chines .^uick, and iadwarf in its nature, but <£b is "sowing is not to be depended on, as it may be cut off by early frost. Broad beans, by cutting down the old stems when the^p£JsjgA J _wilUhooiuaut-atJ;he4)ottom,-and produce a greater- supply than beans sown tow ; but to be thus treated they should have their tops pinched out as soon as their bottom flowers are expanded.-?which process -should nev&f be neglected. Keep! the hoe going amongst all growing crops ; thia notlonly destroys weeds,; -bafr^eods greatly to the health of the various plants ; earth up all crops requiring it, take up shaUots .and spread, them oujt-ihia % pirc'e'to : tfry,HbhoWWgW De ?°«> putting away, for if put away wet or sappyuthey will most likely rot ; gather all kinds of s"weet and pot herbs -whUoin v blppm >lt tie t them-jn-^bunches,: not too Birge, and hang them in a drr. shady- place to dry, jwhen they may be rubbed info powder and put into wide-mouthed:-> bqtttefa-.ibr.; winter" use. I ' ... p. FEUIT 1 ; AigO.- £j»T^^*G;AsipS^ln ,the''fruifc' the "operation^ 'of midsummer pruning must be [attended to^bydaMngi omafl^fdreffghfcand misplaced shoots, that, is^., from,. all fan^, trained trees (whether againsVaSfallbr'espalier); 'tiak_e ontlali young w.opd that gr.QW ! 3 i directly.,p^tn ■from the'i front of tnWtree I ,' "and an" that run across each other I Qr J ,Rrppe?! placedones. should be tie'enbr nailed in, as the case may be.^ The^same rule jegaattyi appliestito^standarda,"' m&eecN^e form "and beauty of a fruit tree : depends jmore upon thi^-p'rttning' than' upon winter training. - ,„,'•:,..,,,;,«■.?::; Strawberries' wUt^-nßw^M Ripening ' then?" fruit, >ana,'if the weather b.adrj^should, be. "wi&Vater to assist them to swell'' off their fruit and prevent their going blind. s take off .allrunners as woor.a^Uhey^BhobTi^from^he'plants, they are required for new beds or. forcing, fin this caWthfcy^must- 'be fesfened^'dOwn' with small pegs; either yi pots cjiu.the^becte between., the rows j jthes'e plants' wilfalso produce runners, which must be kept cutoff ; tq allow the plant* to ;! get sufficient strength. 5 fer bearing next' season.