Fruit, Flowers and Vegetables

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 September 1940, Page 2

Fruit, Flowers and Vegetables

WORK FOR THE WEEK VEGETABLE GARDEN. Work up the soil between the rows of early potatoes and mould them upPlant out tomatoes in warm positions, keeping some shelter handy for cold nights. Sow (pumpkins and marrows on prepared mounds as soon as the snow on the Tararuas disappears. Work the soil to a good tilth before sowing seeds; it is useless to sow seeds in lumpy soil. Plant out cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce. Sow carrots for main crop if the soil is dry; carrot seed should not be sown in wet soil. Sow peas for succession, and French 'and butter beans when risk of frost is over. Sow summer spinach, radish, turnip, round beet and lettuce. FLOWER GARDEN. Complete the layering of deciduous and evergreen shrubs. Overhaul the lawn, removing all large spreading weeds by hand; then give a topdressing of fertiliser. Sow plenty of hardy annuals in the open ground for cut flower . purposes. 1 As the bulbs go out of flower, spray the foliage as a protection against the narcissus fly. Keep a watch for greenfly on the roses and spray with nicotine on its first appearance. Dahlia stools for planting should be stood on a warm border to sprout; cover lightly with soil. FRUIT GARDEN. Any watering in the tomato houses should be done in the mornings of fine days to allow the atmosphere to dry by evening. When the pollination of tomatoes 'is not good, assist by hand pollination. Spray the peaches and nectarines with lime sulphur, 1 in 120, when the blossom has fallen.