Fruit, Flowers and Vegetables

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 October 1940, Page 9

Fruit, Flowers and Vegetables

WORK FOR THE WEEK

VEGETABLE GARDEN. The early cabbages can be assisted with a little nitrate of soda, but do not overdo it or the hearting will be delayed. With showery weather, seedlings will be making rapid progress; do not neglect the thinning out. Continue the planting of main crop potatoes and spray the earlier ones. Sowidwarf beans at regular intervals to keep up a succession. Salsify should be sown now in rows 15 inches apart.

FRUIT GARDEN. When the apples are in the open cluster stage, but the flowers are not open, the Bordeaux spray for scab should be applied. Spray the peaches and nectarines with lime sulphur, one in 120, when the fruit has set. Trees badly affected with silver blight are easily recognised at this season and should be marked for removal later. Grafts recently put on should be growing freely; stake any which may be damaged by wind. Where grafts have not taken, select strong growths from the stock for budding over later. | FLOWER GARDEN. Half-hardy annuals can be sown in the open ground to follow those sown under glass. Plant out dahlias and chrysanthemums in the prepared beds. Spray the narcissus beds to prevent the “fly” from depositing eggs. Plant out phlox Drummondii, salvias, petunias, asters, zinnias, marigolds and antirrhinums. Pentstemon cuttings that are well rooted can be planted in their flowering quarters.