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GARDENING NOTES

(By Mr. J. Joyce, Landscape Gardener, Christchurch.)

WORK FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. The Vegetable Garden.—The busy time in gardening operations may now be considered to have fairly set in, and the spring sowing of vegetable and flower seeds should be the main occupation this month. With the warmer weather now approaching, the soil in most gardens, will probably be in a fit state to receive attention. Where the soil is of a friable, loamy nature seed sowing may be gone on with at once, but where it is of a stiff, clayey formation with at once, but where it is of a stiff, clayey formation it would be advisable to defer this work until a little later. As a general principle it is bad gardening to sow seeds in wet soil; warmth and moisture are the essential conditions for the germination of plants. All the principal vegetable seeds, such as peas, broad beans, carrots, turnips, may be sown, also a. sprinkling of cabbage, cauliflower, brocoli, lettuce, radish, mustard and cress, a good square of onions and a small quantity of leek. A patch of early potatoes should now be sown, providing a suitable situation is available. If asparagus is needed, now is a good time to plant a bed; also plant rhubarb and seakale. The sowing of kidney-beans must be delayed until the possibility of frosty weather is past.

The Flower Garden. Attention should now be directed to the sowing of hardy annuals and perennials. These require to' be sown in patches along the borders, and the more tender specimens in boxes under glass for later transplanting. Watering must not be neglected. Patches of sweet peas sown in the borders, and provided with branches for support, make a very effective display. Antirrhinum or snapdragon are now in great favor, as there are so many varieties to choose from, and they make such a good show for a lengthy period in the garden. Violas look well in edgings. Another good annual is double godetia and double clarksia, and both make a good display. The dwarf French marigold (Legion of honor) makes a good edging, and keeps in flower throughout the season, even until the frosts appear. The Iceland ,poppy, when grown in clumps, looks very pretty, and is very much sought after for table decoration. Cape marigold is a showy annual. The- aquilegia or columbine, delphinium, and phlox Drummondi are all favorite annuals for display in plots. These, as well as lobelia, should be first raised in boxes. Now is a good time to sow down lawns. Keep the grass constantly mowed and the lawn rolled. By well rolling the lawns at the present time the roots of the grass will be firmly established in the soil after the winter rains and frosts, and a firm and even sward will be the result throughout the season.

The Fruit Garden.—lt is now time that all pruning and planting should be completed, and spraying attended to. It is necessary to collect prunings and rubbish of all kinds. These should be destroyed by fire, and on no account left in heaps about the garden as they harbor vermin and blights. If planting is still necessary it is advisable to carry out the work without any delay. Where trees are planted out in exposed situations it is necessary to tie them to stakes for support. : ....,.-.

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New Zealand Tablet, 8 September 1921, Page 23

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GARDENING NOTES New Zealand Tablet, 8 September 1921, Page 23

GARDENING NOTES New Zealand Tablet, 8 September 1921, Page 23

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