WORK FOR THE WEEK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 June 1938, Page 10

WORK FOR THE WEEK

VEGETABLE GARDEN. Clear up vacant ground. If time does not permit for immediate digging hoe it over and sow turnips, oats or mustard, and dig it in later. Where insect pests have spoilt Carrots and other roots crops give the ground a dressing of naphthalene or other soil fumigant. Plantings of Cabbage and Cauliflower can be made. Sow Broad Beans. They do best on heavy, cold soils. Trench as much of the ground as possible. It is especially necessary to trench an area for root crops. Sowings of Cabbage, Cauliflower and Lettuce can be made. It is advisable to sow on raised beds at this time of the year. Prepare ground for planting early Potatoes. Seed should be selected and sprouted before sowing. A row or two of early Dwarf Peas can be sown. Fork weedy ground .between standing crops. A sowirfg of early White Turnips can be made. The Rhubarb bed should be forked over and an application of manure given. New plantings can be made. Asparagus beds should have the “grass" cut down and burned on the bed. Rake off the top inch or so of soil and apply a dressing of manure or rich compost. FLOWER GARDEN. Prepare new Rose beds. Deep cultivation and good drainage is essential. Lifting of old plants of Roses and trimming of roots and tops, with replanting Jn new soil, will give a new lease of life. Do not delay in ordering and planting new Roses. This is the best time. Planting of spring and early flowering stuff should be hurried along while the soil is not too wet and cold. Iceland Poppies have in many cases failed entirely. Make a new Panting now, but before doing so treat the soil with formalin or naphthCut down Chrysanthemums. Collect and burn tops. Keep the stools free of weeds. Plant evergreen and deciduous trees or shrubs. Lightly fork over the soil between the rows or bulbs. FRUIT GARDEN. Pruning operations should be now in full swing. Do not omit to cut out brown-rot cankers and paint over the wounds. Make plantations of bush fruits such as gooseberries and currants. fl p?an!S! raspberries and loganberries, cut all the canes to w.thm Most' dressing of organic manures during the Keep'"he r stTawb h e S rry bed clean of weeds, but do not hoe too near the crowns.