HINTS FOR THE AMATEUR.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 May 1938, Page 4

HINTS FOR THE AMATEUR.

VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS. WORK FOR THE WEEK VEGETABLE GARDEN. Clear away spent crops. i Dig over weedy ground and sow soiling crops. Fork over ground between standing crops of Brussels Sprouts, etc. Trench ground for next season’s crop roots. Weed autumn sown Onions. Prepare g'round for early planting of Potatoes. Potatoes for early planting should be stood in boxes to sprout. Potato cropsf should be lifted. Collect and store Pumpkins, Marrows, etc. Cut down the Runner Bean haulm if the crop is finished. Cabbage may be planted and other sowing can be made. Sow Lettuce. They will transplant at this time of year. Sow on raised beds. Earth up Celery and Leeks as they are required. FRUIT GARDEN. Look over fruit in store. Remove any showing signs of decay. • Clean up the orchard. Any rubbish, such as old leaves or fruit, should be buried. Prepare ground for new plantings. Remove worn-out, useless trees. . . Pruning can be started at once. A few leaves need not stop this work. Cut out dead twigs and particularly any mummified fruits hanging in the trees. ' FLOWER GARDEN. Cut down hardy perennials that have finished flowering. Clean away spent annual plants. Vacant beds and borders should be manured and dug. Plant Lilium Candidum; other varieties of Lilies can be planted. Fork over soil between rows of bulbs. Dahlias can be cut down to within nine inches of the soil. Chrysanthemums that are finished should be cut down. Keep stools of Chrysanthemums free of weeds. Prepare ground for early and summer flowering Sweet Peas. Seeds of Sweet Peas can be sown in pots or in open ground if soil is light. Prepare ground for planting Roses and other shrubs. Anemones, Ranunculus, Tulips, Hyacinths, can still be planted.