Gardening Notes.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2703, 17 September 1887, Page 3

Gardening Notes.

Kitchen Gardon.—There cannot ho too much vigilance now .in hoeing between crops, earthing up peas and beans, and promoting growth by any other. meausUhat suggest themselves, such*' •as top- 'dressings "of .soot. and . #uano,etc, This is;flip season for cleanliness,, and it behoves us to ' make the best of it. Brocolis to be .'. sown in variety and quantity for use in autumn, winter, and'next spring. : Celery standing out will now begin to • bolt, so, to save some as late as possible, take up the remainder of the crop,'and lay it by the heels in a . shady corner, or pack it in dry sand in a bed till wanted. . Plants in soed ■ pans in a forward state to be pricked out on a bed over fermenting material ■ giving a goutlo heat; tho surface soil tto be ; light .and rich. Cucumbers will bo greatly benefitted-by judioious ventilation iu tho ■morning when tho . , suu. shines. Stop the principal shoots ...assoou as they reach the sides of .., the frames, 'and, - : then stop all laterals one joint beyond the fruit, . and where 'two fruits '.show, nip onoawayl' Be careful not to break the leaves;■hi any of these . operations. An occasional' thorough ; soaking of tho bed is desirable, but it ■ must bo done wkon-'the woather is bright aud warm. Sow main crop of Unions. Sow succession crops of Peas, earth up aud stake any that are ready. Beans to bo earthed up; successions to be sown. Sow none but Windsor now if quality is of any consequence. Fruit Gardkn. Grafting should now be proceeded with, and any lately done to bo looked ovor, as, if tho clay, or other protection becomes damaged, aud is neglected, the grafts will probably fall as soon as they begin to start; removo all tho shoots below it. Vines, under glass, just showing fruit, to have tho bunches thinned as'soon as jtaossible, and with the greatest care. ™'ie up the shoulders carefully, and avoid all rough usage of the bunches, and do not allow the hand to touch the berries, as rust is commonly the result of such contact. Ply the scissors bo as to leave plenty of room for the berries to swell, and to give tho bunches as fine an outline as possible. Remove useless'shoots; stop laterals; seethe soil is moist enough a foot below tho surface. Flower Garden. ■

", Clear up everywhere'and everything that has a touch of untidiness about .•it. This is the time in this locality at which the enjoyment of the.:flower garden should commence, and nothing would offend the oye more than slovenliness. Chrysanthemums are growing freely, and must'be shifted on andstopped as required without delay beyond the proper time. It ■is the jtocurmg an early growth, that is the to success in forming fine speci- . mons and obtaining an abundance of bloom.' Annuals of every kind may . now be sown, indoors and out. Stocks and Asters .togotber with Balsams, Zinnias, Ipomceas, Eggplants, Clin-. ■• tonias Amaranthus, Satpiglossis, etc.. All these require light 6oil,aud it best, when they are sowu in pans, not to mix any- kind of.nianuro with it, •in-tli'e first instance they.are potted off.' Eoses can bo pruned now if not done; young shoots are the most valuable.and •these must be left apart to allow light and air to benefit them, equally.. •. Carnations and Picoteos oan be successfully raised from »,. Beed by sowing in pan's filled with good r sandy loam. Let the seed be sown half an inch deep.. No heat should be used, as it is the cause of their damping off. Too much moisfcuro must not be given, and shading from the mid-day sun must be afforded. *Koop clear from weeds, slugs, and tho SBreonlly, the latter, are easily destroyed by dusting snuff over the plants. Greenhouse ■• A general clearance should be made of all such plains as can be removed, to frames, or other cool receptables. This will make more room for jjpring flowers, and give a better chance to Pelargoniums and other specimen plants, now growing into shape and size. Fuchias are growing freely, and must be shifted a3 they need it. Overpotting, usually to be avoided, is not an evil with Fuchsias, if they are not soddened at the roots, ■ A moist atmosphere is needed to make good specimens.