GARDEN CALENDAR NOVEMBER

Temuka Leader, Issue 198, 13 November 1879, Page 3

GARDEN CALENDAR NOVEMBER

[Fkoii Geo. Pctkme ani> Co.'s Calendar.] Kitchen G-ardkn. —Remove the tops from Beans in flower, and earth up the lines if not previously done. Earth up Jerusalem Artichokes, Peas, and French .Beans that hare made a pair of rough leaves, after thinning to four or five inches. Thin Leeks where forwarded enough, and plant the thinnings nine inches apart, and the rows eighteen inches from each other ; if intended for blancing, the lines should be two feet apart ; shorten the weak leaves ; repeat the shortening about once a menth, as new leaves are produced ; this causes the neck to swell to a much, larger size ; give liquid mafture to those that remain untransplanted, and stir the ground between the lines. Prick out Celeiy sown in September into a rich bed of rotted dung and earth mixed, so that they may form a mass of fibres, in order to up and s"take Peas ; thin all advanced crops of vegetables that require it ; tie- tlioso Cabbages that have stood Wir.ic- in the same manner a 9 Lettuces, so as to hasten their hearting. Plant out early sown Cauliflower and Cabbages, and finish planting Potatoes. So»v Peas twice, Broad Beans twice, Cabbage for Colewarts and Cabbage for plonting, Cauliflower, French Beans, Radish, Nasturtiums, Lettuce, Endive, Mustard. Cress, and early Dutch, turnips. In heat, sow Squash, Vegetable Marrow, iPumpkins, Cucumber, and Melon seeds, Celery may be out of doors in a shaded nook. Attend to she cleaning of crops. Fkuit ihvPAivrJiKNT. The wall trees, such as Apricota, Cherries, Poaches, Plums, and Nectarines, will be making young wood rapidly. Young branches, coming where they are wanted, should be carefully kid" in, and those that grow out from the wall, and such as itre in places already filled, should be removed. Apples, p ars, and other esqalier trees should be looked over forf ,the same purpose. Attend also to the shortening of strong shoots. Thin the fruits of Peaches, Nectarines, and apricots, not less than five inches apart ; but if six is wanted, a fruit only should be allowed to each shoot. Newly planted trees naust be regularly watered in dry weather until they establish themselves. Much between the rows of Strawberries with straw or grass, for the cleanliness of the fruit is the great object. Examine the newly-grafted trees, and if they have united and begun to grow, remove the clay or wax ; loose and re-tis the matting and attend to the removal of suclters from the stocks.

Floweb Department. Finish beddind out; all the flower beds, borders &c, shonlg now be finished off tastefully. All patches of hardy annuals should be thinned, and the tender Sorts raised under glass,—such as Stocks, Asters, French and African Marigolds, Zinias, Labelia, Balsams, &c. — should now be planted out Stake Carnation plants whenever their stems shoot up, as they must be supported with proper sticks. Stir the soil to induce growth, feeding frequently with guano water or other stimulants. Attend to cleaning plants and ground.