The Garden.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 219, 10 September 1887, Page 1

The Garden.

Kitchen Garden. If the main crop of onions was nob sown during the la«t week, it should be sown as soon as possible now. The best soils for obtaining good ciops off arc those of a rich porous character, and which were well manured last autumn. During the late line weather every endeavour ought to have been made to get all the early rowings of beans, peas, etc., put in the ground; also the planting out of successional cabbage and enulitlcAvei". Still continue planting a feu eaily potatoes ; earth up those that are icquiiin^ it. Muotard, cress and ladi&hes ;-cn\ fortnightly, so as to keep up a continual pueee-won in good older. Lettuce : Plant out another patch ; tie up ad\aneing plants so that the leaves may be well blanched for u?e. Make another sow ing of carrots. Turnips ought to be sown almost weekly so as to keep a constant supply of tender and juicy ones dm ing the season. A small pinch of celery seed could iioav be sown under glass ; also tomato, eucumbeis, melons, maiiow-5, etc., for the eaily ciop. Wheic it h the intention to force a tew plants of rhubaib or seakalc the boxes should be placed over the plants at once, and covcied up with hot f table manuie, leaving an opening on the top of the box so that the plants may be got at without disturbing the bulk of the manure. All pieces ot vacant ground should be dug a^> deep as possible and y/ell manured to get them into good older for cropping as the season ad\ances. This should only be done when the soil is in a comparatively dry state. Slugs a\ 111 now bo getting \evy tioublcsome, therefore continue ducting with lime such seed as is coinim? through the ground. After dark is the best time, a& the slugs are then out feed in tr.

Flower Garden All lifting and transplanting of shrubs, etc., should be imifhed for the season now. The whole of tlio borders should icocivea thorough overhaul. They ought all to bo forked "over, and n quantity of well-iotted manure worked into the soil, if such, was not done last autumn. Where better manure cannot be piocured a libeial do-^e of line bonc3 ought to be applied while the forking is being done. Continue the pruning of roses 'for succcssional flowering; mulch with cow-manure if possible, (iladiolia : Continue planting out a few bulbs at leastonce a fortnight. These plants like rich, dec]), well-manured soil. Spring iloweiing bulbs and tubers should now be beginning to make a show. Frequently .stir the surface soil about them ; al-o give a little liquid manure occasionally --it will btrengthen the colour of the flowers. The stock of ordinary border plants btruck f.om cuttings last autumn should now bo planted out in their summer quarters. .Sow patches of hardy annuals in the open bolder. Tender annuals can be sown in pots under glass, so as to get them ready for planting out later on. LiUums, if not already planted, should be put out at once. These like very rich soil ; in fact, a very rich compost ought to be made up for planting them in. Lawns : Keep the grass short, and roll irequently.