FARMERS' AND GARDENERS' CALENDAR FOB THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
_-^ KrrcHßK Gabdbn. — For the last seventeen Tears, -with the exception of 1864, Otago has been visited by a storm in October, which is generally accompanied with sharp frosts and heavy falls of mow. Those who have potatoes well advanced had better prepare for the worst by landing them well ud, also covering the young Bhoots, and have some boughs, fera, or straw in readiness to put over them on the first appearance of a frosty night. French beans and runners will be sown quite early enough towards the end of the month. Seeds of any other vegetable may now be sown if not already' done, as also any planting that remains to be finished. Sow celery on a rich, moist spbt^ arid protect from heavy rains until it is well up. Sow melons and cucumbers on hotbeds ; also vegetable marrow, pumpkins, squashes, tomatoes, capsicums, &c., to bring them forward for being planted out. Keep the Dutch hoe incessantly at work during bright sunshine to keep down weeds. Stir up the surface of the ground, as recommended in the operations for last month. Fewee Gabden. — In exposed places precautions should be taken without delay to shelter fruit trees in blossom. Some tall scrub stuck into the gound, placed against a temporary rail, and secured with flax, will answer the purpose until more permanent shelter be provided — a matter which should never be lost sight of by those who wish to have productive gardens and comfortable dwellings. Remove dead leaves «od weeds from strawberries, and apply a mulching of stable manure between the rows to tap them moist during dry weather j the
juices of the manure washed down by every "shower will prove benefioial. Trained peach and apricot treeß may be disbudded, removing only a few at a time, to prevent a suddeu check on the growth of the trees. On dry borders, mulch the roots of trained trees early ; and avoid cropping too near fruit trees which require all the nourishment they can get without being crowded to their very stems, as is too frequently done even by those who ought to know better — as if a few potatoes or a few head of cabbage could not be sacrificed for the sake of fruit bearing trees. Flower GrABDEN.-^-Gereniums and other pot plants will require strict attention as to watering, and about once a-week a good watering with clear liquid manure, will benefit them. Forward plants will require shifting into larger pots, taking care alwayß to have some well-preparen mould in readiness for the purpose. Sow Beeds of both tender and hardy annuals and perennials. Plant carnations, pinks, pansies, and other flowering plants. Verbenas, scarlet geraniums, fusehias, and dahlias, plant out towards the end of the month.
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Southland Times, Issue 1038, 14 October 1868, Page 2
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465FARMERS' AND GARDENERS' CALENDAR FOB THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. Southland Times, Issue 1038, 14 October 1868, Page 2
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