FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 618, 6 May 1876, Page 3

FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR

MAT. Wrpwn Giionr.-- Now aow graii ietd for ■f#»ni, 2* biuhala to the Mr*, with about 81b of wtitta Datob olorar. Uwayi iow th« olorer oror th^pMM «Md ; ntrcr tow both togathtr. Th« •lor#f, btiaf m tanoh lu*ri»r, will find it* way to tbj bottom of tb» bug, oooNquantly elortr wool| b« dl town tog»th«r. Turf may be laid in apan wMthar. Now makt any alterations ia lowtr prdtni wbjrt rtqaiwd. Finiih planting •11 fonng flowering bolbi, §uoh u ixiai, •paraxii, jbyacintbj nareiuu, 40, leo. Bow annuali for ■pnng flowwing. N«atly dig bordara and maka •li anog tor wiaUr. Fruit O»»dan.— Tbia baing tha qaietait month in 9f%n/in^t in tot fruit gtrd«D f dtv §U tmi

of any mow which may here accumulated by ■craping it off* with • pice of hoop-irjn or b»ok of knife, and apply ft mixture of soft soap and lime, thereby effeotuall.T eradicating any eggs of insects by which the tree may be infested. Strawberries, raspberries, currants, and gooseberries may now be planted, strawberries found to bo tht best for tb.ii climate being Marguerite and Duke of Edinburgh. Kitchen Garden.— Digging and trenching, as reoommended preriousljr, must now be done in open weather. Asparagus and sea kale beds must now be oleared of all weeds, carefully forked over, taking oare not to fork too deep so as to injure the crowns ; give a good ooating of well* deoompoied farm-yard manure, and apply salt freely, or in plaoe of ealt, sea- weed will be found to answer admirably. Cauliflower, make a sewing of Weloheren or Stadtholder, earth up those adrenoing. Celery, earth up, carefully observing to keep the soil from the hearts. Thin out oarrots where required. Onions may now be town, tripoli best for autumn sowing ; look after those in store-room, turning them orer weekly, seeing that they are all sound, remote those beginning to deoayj if they are beginning to uproot sere the base of the bulb with a hot iron. "Potatoes should be oo asionally looked orer where they are stored, taking oare to pick out all mouldy or diseased tubers. Keep edging and paths free from weeds. j Farm.— lf any grass seed remain to be sown j let it be finished rapidly, as the rains often set in early in this month, and although grass seeds may be sown in some exceptional years cren through May and June, it is not wise to risk it. Where wheat is intended to be sown the land may be prepared. Rye may be sown this month or next. Docks and thistles should be eradicated. Ditches may be cleared, water furrows kept open, and draining commenced — a very important operation in soils of nearly all descriptions. Xarly sown rape will probably be fit to stock at the end of the month, and where grass and rape are sown together it is not advisable to let the rape grow; too long before eating, as Although it affords shelter to the grass and olorer up to a certain time, after that it will injure them. Rams may all be taken from the ewes. The ewes will be better prepared for lambing and more healthy if not allowed to get too fat during the winter. They may be kept on the old pastures, reserving the young grasses and rape for the young sheep wnioh are intended for mutton, or for the ewes when they lamb. — Reed mud Brett I 's Auckland Almanac.