The Garden.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 270, 6 June 1888, Page 6

The Garden.

Kitchen Garden. Tun lato heavy rains have now thoioughly satin at cd tho ground. All operations (especially on still wet retentive soil) should | bo defevred till wo receive a few tine days. Then all vacant; pieces of giound not wanted for winter cropping should be manured and sown down in oars. Every endea\our should be made in lino weather to keep weeds under. Tomatoes will now bo over for Iho seat-on, theieforo pick oil' all green ones and plaeo where the sun can got at them ; they will still upon. A few cuttings should now bo put under glass so as to ha\o a fl»ock of plants for planting next season. The haulms of the old plants should he eleaied away to the rot heap, and the slakes and trellis work should bo put under co\er for tho winter. Cabbages and cauliflowers : Plant out a few mote; eaitli up those ih.it me uiowiner. Lettuce: Tie up ad\ anecd plant-, for blanching, and prick out another .-mall bed. Celery: Continue c.u thing np the lato crop whcneu,r t lie soil is in a fa\ourablo condition, leaving ftom m\ to nine inches of the loliago abo\e the lidge. Pumpkins, pletnelons, mauou.s: Collect and stoic in a dry place dm ing the w inter. Winter spinage : As it becomes laigo enough, thin out, using the foliage ot those thinned at pio^ent, and icser\ing the plaits left till they become stronger. Onions •. Sow a small patch lor sahultng. Mustard cie c s and radishes; Coniinue to -ow ioitnightl) so as (o ha\e a continuation of nice cii-p plants f,>r salad. Eaith up ail glowing ciops which icquiio this s\ stem of culti\,i{k>n. Tho-e which ie(iuije the llat system s-honld ha\e the soil frequently stincd between the tow s so as to keep weeds undoi and .uhnii ot better atmospheiic action to the 100K Weeds in llie seedling stage can e.i-ily be krpt in elieck by hequently using {he hot W hen woods become large (hey should be colleetcd and taken awa> <o tlu> lot heap, pu< ting them up in lajei s and ui\ ing a good dusting ot lime, salt, o' 1 sool . In such heaps they lot tapi lly and will make a \aluable addition to the a\ailable manme to put in with the sp.mg eio[)s. The bine and -alt w ill oHeetualh de-tun mo-t in^tot lite cout.uned in them. \\ heie slugs aie double some to sidling \ogelables gne tn(|iient ducting- ot hnie : in the mining atiei da i Iv l- the best. Soot, it it i,ui i.v obtained, i- just ,is cllicaeious, and ha- eapil-il maiuit lal qualities.

The Fjowcr Garden. Mo,! of thoainunm llowei> will now he n\ir, and the bolder should leeeho a thoiou^h o\ei haul in the way of diu<_ r in<j, and addmi! iie-h nnnuie, Notlunu hut tiedi littei niaiiute -hoidd ho put in .it thi-* season, as it will keep the -oil iiee and opt n all winter. While (heili^inu i-- pi<x ec<lin«,' all heibaeeou-, pl.mt^ -hould lie fitted, -uhdh ided. re.ii lamjetl and lCplanted. ! >.ihli.i«- : A« the haulm lipen^, lift tubei^, atiix tlie I'ibel- and diy in the sun for about a week betoie -torinLr pn^t. foi the w inter. A^ laieplantcd gladioli bulb- lipcn, lift and-ioie pa^t foi the -u intei : plant out a few of the carly-upenedone-. toi early <?piinu llowet inn. Finish plfintin^ all. '•pi mi; and eai Iy summer flowering l>ulb^ and tubois, and stir the face ->oil about tiio-e m Inch mo ahead} i^ioumc! : if a -^pell of dry weathei h'ls in oi\e a little li<]uid nianuie. C\elamcn> slum infiftim ti should iecri\ehquid mamue ; or, better, mulch with cow duntj. The-e plants w ill do tar bettei in au> well-manuicd bonier than in pots undei r la-^, and the} will 11U0 n'wc lc^ double.

Shrubbery. All oNei'trieon slnubs should he planted out or le ;in linked as niom as possible so as t')ij,i\ c (lie plants ;m opportunity of maki \% loots befoie the wintei i»o\ei. ( '.nn«'lli;i~. showing 100 man\ ilowei buds should be thinned oil and a middling of manure be, put about, the toots, 01 uafeied oeeasion,dh w ith liquid ir.anme. 'IMie simc appln -» to the a/.dea-i and i hododi luhoti^-. \\luie new ])lant-' ot thu abo\ o ai c to !»• pui eluded fiom the niii- n iMi]('!i the\ should be obtained at once, and plant ec' oiit, a-^ by (iefenin^ plautinrr (hem till mid-u inter or e.ulv many failuie^ aio caused. When planting tieaL them kindly b\ p!ae inu a littk 1 Miitalde at the loot-^ ot each: it u ill well iepu\ the tiouble. , Uefe 1 ' piuninL" mciymn cnci^iccu till the eaily -pimir, as \>\ <-\n in<, r pnminu tliov -.0011 not fo\eied with toliaye ai^iiin. All d'\id loa\c^ fiom the tiue- and shinies should he rollietcil onceawei'k and eon\e\cd to tin lot heap. i,,n\n» All top dic--inu of t he law 11-. should be < ompl led i- '■uon .t^ po-->il»le nov. Ssetltal. all the hollow^ ,iii; pioper'y iilk'l up So v ,\ a little fiesh se(d, and 101 l hca\il\. ICecp the a-- slioi i, din m^ thewiidei and 1 oil fi(.f|uciitl\ in dij wc.ithei.

Greenhouse. The house si oul't now Icf eiw a ( 1 1< 1 1** n i l* 1 1 oM'ihfiul, (he painted uooduoik beiir^ f lunou^liK v.i-htd, and the walN. (ic, wa-lied with limo walot f-o as to kill the l.'ii\ i' of in-oels. The uencial stock plant -• should a. 1 so It looked lo o as (o kill an\ inscel-i wiiioh may bo on ( hem. A/aiea--, cameilias, etc., in poU oee.i-ionally need a little li(|nid niamiio so a-> to f-trenj^l hen ilieir (low ci -> Io ui\ -potinL; of wain on the crucial <io( k j>linl>-; simjih keen them from dry. Caleeolaiia--, 'cincraiia^, dc , mt(/ laifjei pot-- a~> they nia^ H'uuhe i(-, and water fieel\. riaeo near tlv <.;la^- and <_:i\e thrin plenty of loom, so tli.il, t iioy may not gri, diaw n. <Ti\e I'lenty of air on e\eiy l>ii<_;liL -iitiny day. W tiler only in the mormnj. 1 ; tin-; will ho le-s liable to cause sonic plants to damp off, as .snjx-i fluoiis water will more likely be absoihed duiiny llic day. All cutliif^ of haidy lloueiin^ plants foi ])lantm^ out in (lie open bender should be potted oil, and ;m soon as csfablished jilaced outside. The .>ame with haid\ annuals sossn tinder ; in the open they u ill make Jjaidicr and bctlcr i)lan|,.s for i)l.iii Uuk out.

Planting Trcos (Continued!. When planting trees some place manure in direct contact with the loots Now, whether it be bone manure or litter, the practico is a very injudicious one. When bones arc used, the bo^t way i^ to mix about a quart with the soil that is to be placed on the surface after the tree is planted. The same with litter manure ; place it on the top of the roots after they are covered, then cover the manure with soil. The heavy rains will soon wash the nutriment down to the newly-forming roots. After the roots are fairly established they will soon travel to where the manure lies. After all trees arc planted they should bo firmly staked so as to prevent them being swayed backwards and forwards with the wind. This wind-waving is very injurious to the formation of young roots : it also in some soils creates a puddle at the roots which in wet retentive soil will take a long time to get into good order again. Another important matter connected with planting is to register all tho names of the different varieties, especially fruit trees. Jn a large number of orchards tho names of the varieties are lost;, and when a future order for trees has to be given the owner has just to take his chance of obtaining trees which suit his &oil and locality. Number the rows or trees and register in a book, where in a few minutes every tree's name can bo i found.

[To be Continued.) I