Gardening Notes.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2679, 20 August 1887, Page 2

Gardening Notes.

KjtCHBS garden,-rcrops to be cleared orOfas fast as possible, and the plots ridded up to be'well aired before being appro--priatedtoaummercrops". Sowmaiucrops ' pie&s and beans, oarfch up.'any thatj|re : now out of the groudd,' and if uuyoß|r of vermin,' sprinkle with wood ashes. . We believe the common slug baa more to answer for as to tlje desuuctiou' of • > early rows of peas than any other depredator. Celery large enough to be picked otjfc td be removed forthwith, to. a sweet hotW. Swv figain tor uiaiif : rfop. Cucumbers for ridga culture to . be sown, dow, or .within; a voek or so of this date. Sow also for frame culture. Sow iii three inch pota two seeds in a pofcj the strongest in each pot to ba kept, and the. roots nevor to Ite damaged by /shifting, so as to'bavo them strong and short for turning outPotatoes may be planted, but the op&ft , ation must depend very; much on the weather; better delay . a week or a month than plant while the ground is ; wet. Put all seed potatoes in full daylight in shallow baskets in thin layers on dry hay. or straw. By keeping tha iihoots short and plump, there i is less, likelihood of disease, anoLtbo vigor of the sets is not im||l«d. ! Artichokes' will soon require to. |w dressed for the Bpriug, but the , time chosen for it must he regulated by the weather. If fiosts prevail, leave tbem alone for the present, but if mild weather, remove the protecting , material, fork over the ground hetweeu the rows, and give a good dressing of rotten manure and wood ashes. Cauli- • flowers'coming up thick in pans and boxes to have a little dry earth or wood ..asheß. strewed amongst them, i Onioas required, to >bp very large may now be provided with , a deep, well manured bed, in a rather dry position. Transplant into this bed from seed bed of autumn sown stock, putting tHKj bulbs nine inohes apart J if only ser. vioeable bulbs be required, put them only six iucHea apart. After planting .strew sittings of fine wood ashes or' charred rubbish' over the bed. Parsnips to be sown , now on deep well stirred. ! soil -; if heavily manured last year all ! the better, but on poor soils they give a good return. In oase of rearing ■ large/ handsome roots, trench delQfcpd lay manure at the bottom of the trench, When the grounds ready, take a at<jut iron bar, or iron-shod stave, and make holes fifloeu inches deep, nine inches apart, in rowg fifteen inches asunder. Fill these holes with sand, qr.aiipNn soil, ww a pinch of sce<J over oacti-hole and . cover lightly. When the' plants appear, thin them to two or three in each patch, and as soon as thoy begin, to make rough leaves freely, remove all but tho strongest one |n each patch. By this plan they will grow a great size, and . jaa straight and tapering as if turned out by a Hthe. The parsnip always pays for tli? ground it occupies, for if < lUsyowy on poor soil, jtgtaUguod wtufn of useful roots, though, as there ia.great waste when- these are' forced orcaukared, good .cultivation is to be. preferred,' both as,iDoro credible and more profitable. >V' , ' FWWEU ■'/ Anniials for specimens and bedding bit to be sown include Cockscombs, Globe' Amaranths,' «|tu. lacu, Bctyianthafys, Phloxo3, (don't forget Phlox Drammondi Badowitz), Brachycoma?, Stocks, Tropffioluras,;CoV&as, ; ancl Aeto- ■ clinnm. Kis ratter early for Astern,; First-class' annuals should be grown' with care, the plants to be pricked out early and stopped; if _ drawn tli6yjMver

their lull capabilities. AuriC®' require to lie lop dressed; do not list. 1 tlii! stimulating compounds recommended by the olr ibrists, but gqod, sweet, decayed cow-dung, and )eaf-mould. Give them more water, and examine tin m under the leaves to see that they are IVee from vermin, . ifHyiT.; V Strawberries planted last Autumn must now< be .-trod v teW9e'a to make the ground firm, : A- coat of manure may. Spread ovtir the'gi'OU.ntl, and will behefft 'them; whef\' the", drying /'-Winds : . f> of ;; September blw'felife6u tof lliiiig. except chickweedj;/,'. Qld.jilantafions'muHt be. cleared of-'dead leaves. and: hajp a good.coat, of - r rotten: dung laid jAd.' If it buries .the orbwns' it will do Hto,ff;harfli /-they- will spoil push 'through.' Strawberries in the' forcing pit to have! plenty of air, light and water. Tepid manure water will assist in ■ augmenting tß'e size of the. berries, but there must be plenty of light and air to «ure. flavour and color; GBEESnOOSB. Sptcimon plants.for. Summer exhibition and for decorative'"purposes ought to bo growing freely now to give timo for stopping, so as to have fine, round full heads before being allowed to run into bloom', Cinerarias required, cxtrtfjargu may be potted.on, and,, iftruces show iiip 'tlie.nj uiit. . Polar' gooiums will require another shift." Herbaceous Calceolarias'tho anuie. A confined condition of tho roots will throw : plants into bloom quickly, if they are in a suitable, temperature, but 'stopping ami shifting on will keep them growing larger and larger, and after the last shift, a period . fcpf six to ten- weeks ivill generally suffice to bring them into bloom, if the pots aro full, of roots, and stopping is discontinued. Greon fly will upw appear in musses where plants areneglected, but. a stop must" be put to their, progress as soon afl discoveied j-

evory day's delay is mischief, ■