GARDEN NOTES

Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21584, 21 November 1941, Page 8

GARDEN NOTES

(By “Nikau”)

auiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuitiiiiiiiiiii VEGETABLES AND FRUIT p:,nt p-itai". a-tichnkp. rabba?*'. h<Tbs. j riulinourr. lettuce. Mlver be<:. bcriroot. < tomato, marrow, pumpkin, cucumber and i ( kumara. , Sow all kinds or hardy vegetable?. i 1 especially rarrot. parsn;p. pea*. turnip. ! 1 3W»<l». letrueA, silver and beetroot. In prartirally all gardens l: is time now to sow load or vegetable* *:eh a* dwarr . * bears French. butter and bln** po«l . run- • j ner* and annual '•limbinr b*an«. sweet ( com. maize. sqn»«h. cucumber, marrow. ; pumpkin and melons of all kind*. «oatier naphthalene atanr of car. . j r. as the I 1 smell Of the bruised leaves attracts th* car ; rot fly. i Srake pea« in pood time, before they , begin to *p'4wi over the ground. Ivnr i r-jt the :*p« of b-oad bean*. in • J ' ' now with lu-'deau t oz. to i pal. I 1•, ' eherk blight* especially the notorious -imtalo btlrtil , i -|T»> *M>I» trees with arsenate of , M t BE. lo .■ ..r 1 S»1« !■> Blirrli rMhn I ■MCh nil same spray will kr beetles. I leaf -one- caterpillars. JeaT leeches and j • hi* T *tw o' M ?ea Ves a? iea«t St be left above! < the top bunch of fruit on earii lateral. « ' 1 FLOWERS There is still time to sow asters In thetr permanent quarters < Tak- nut -pent bedding-plants .-urh as Iceland popp> calendula. polyanthu.-. J anemone, primula, -rock and ranunculus. Then dip t.he ground, add some fertiliser, and leave the |»eij to sweeten for a week before planting the summer bedding plant*. Where the ground has been well pre- ( pared, plant zinnia. French and African manr<dd~. antirrtntium. ?alvia, dwarr l nasturtium. e|«-. There N ‘•till lime to sow the following , In the open border where they are to *taj : * viscana, linaria. rodetla. clarkta. phlox. I cosmos, dwarr nasturtium and larkspur. j j Save seed of the best calendula, rreesia. polyanthu-. ranunculus and Iceland poppy. ' Remove »coi heads and pods promptly j I from roses, pansies, violas, sweet peas . 1 and other plant' which should keep up a mreeaslon or flowers. ( lug out and burn all Inferior kinds of aqullegtas before the seed ripen*. Thi* is the best time to sow the seed ‘ or polyanthus; use boxes, and keep them c in a shady position for several week*. It ( is advisable to cover i!ie botes for two or three week' iri order to protect the soil * from heavy rain. i ] ( BUSH MARROWS j \ There are still some people who are not j * aware of the merit* of bush marrow*. In j the Hr.'t place, let it be clear that these < marrow> are called ••bush" marrows he- ! cause they form bushy plant*, and not be- j cause they grow in our native forests , ' - kind of marrow, at Interval* of four feet. ] ■1 -• ■'> deep. an<l put In them a good deal <.f rotted 1 turf, compost or farmyard manure. .Mix . ‘ «fc»« with some soil and almost nil ip tbe hole. in the slight depression leTt. sow three or four seeds ot bush marrow, and , i over them lipbtlv When the plants nave • . made » rew leaves, thin them out. having .uth'T one or two plants t . • acb ‘ bole” l or •nest. If the fruits are picked a* ; 1 -oon as tbev are about twelve Inches long, j the plants ‘will keep on hearing. The vrlter kn ws f one busb tbat rave thirty fruits, but the u*ual number per j (>lam ts from six to nine. The running < varieties do not bear more fruits per p.ani. and cover pernaps live times as much ground. There are various types or .< bu*b marrows, such a.* long greeu, long • ream, and round, dark green. The writer j ; once had remarkable success with ltie ! 1 round, dark green, but has not seen this | kind Tor over twenty years; he 1* still in , -earch or this, and of a long dark green ; , kind which, believe it or not. measured iljin in length After all. there is someIbtaf satisfying In a marrow that is liter--1 ho’usewirc may prefer one less than a foot long. CUSTARD SQUASH Readers know this better, perhaps, scalloped squash; the fruits are shaped somewhat like a mushroom cap. but dis j tim tlv scalloped. There are two varietie-. J wmte and vellow. and both are ornainen- ! fal and useful. The plants are Im.-hy. and J may be set four Teet apart, like bush mar- j HINTS Reader! are reminded fhat the seed of , cucumber. *qua.*h. marrow and pumpkin retain* It- germinating qualities Tor more ; than two year'. Consequently, if a g'-od j variety ha* been grow i and if only some . of the «eed w*' used, the remainder • should be kept for another year or two j in a dry. cool place. Tm> i be from plants which were -crossed ’ by Insects with neighbouring members or the pumpkin and marrow ratniij. "i course, if the home-grown seed lias given , good results, it must he a- desirable 3' the bought =red and should be kept for : U Another hint is'that the seeds or the pumpkin, marrow and encumber family should be planted point downwards so tiiat excess moisture cannot lodge in them.

CORRESPONDENCE

MAR.. Frank ton l You should keep the long and strong new shoot* of the boysenberry. Late m the winter you can shorten them slightly, and cut out most of the old snoots. Treat the Ih.v.-etiberiv like the loganberry. ' - W ithout an inspection or the llly-of-the valley plants, it i- iiai-d to sa> wnv they did not bowel. A * Ihey have made so much foliage. it seems that they may be rather crowded 11 tne eWeft or tblfinlnr out IBe > l J Planting the *urplus elsewhere, next July. The bed should get the sun lor t\\ > • » inree hour* a day An even better way ito take Up the plant-* in July and only me stroll* 'Towns. u , strong cliinber to be evergreen and stand up to cold -oulherlv “ ,1 ' ,<|>»• verv little winter >un. -olanum ja st sn r e cftnmon whip* ja-mine rhe latter i> 3* •: : * f n JJgJJJtJ your note of Appreciation: it : -it-