152 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [Ll Fes., 1902. 
Farm and Garden Notes for Mareh. 
Frerp.—Continue to plough up the land and get it ready for lucerne 
sowing. The whole of the potato crop should be finished planting by the 
middle of this month. As the growth of weeds will now be slackening off, 
lucerne may be safely sown in good, rich, deep soil. The land for this crop 
should have been previously thoroughly prepared and reduced to a fine tilth. 
Lucerne may be sown either broadcast or in drills. If weeds make their 
appearance before the plants have sent down their roots, mow the field: Before 
the weeds again raise their heads, the young lucerne plants will be strong 
enough to make head against them. Then harrow and roll the field. In warm, 
late districts, maize may be sown, but in localities where early frosts oceur it 
is not advisable to sow this crop. Gather maize as it ripens. Watch for the 
ripening of tobacco; gather the leaves or cut down the plants as they arrive at 
maturity, and leave them to wilt on the field. Rye-grass, prairie-grass, oats, 
barley, wheat, sorghum, yetches, carrots, mangolds, and Swede turnips may be 
sown. 
First sugar-cane trashing this month in Northern Queensland. 
Kircnen Garpen.—This is a busy month for the market gardener, seeing 
that most of the winter crops of vegetables may be sown, the autumn begin- 
ning on the 20th of the month. Have all the beds ready dug during the dry 
weather. Dig deep and manure well, so that every available opportunity for 
planting out may be seized at once. When transplanting, try to leave a ball 
of earth attached to the roots of the plant, or make a thick batter of earth and 
water and put the plants into this as you raise them from the seed hed. In 
planting out cabbages, make the rows 2 feet apart, and, if on a slope, make the 
rows across the hill. Give asparagus beds a dressing of salt. Make a general 
sowing of broad beans. peas, French beans, beet-root, carrot, turnip, radish, 
kohl rabi, cabbage, cauliflower. onions, leeks, lettuce, mustard and cress, celery, 
parsley, endive, spinach, &c. Transplant eschalots. In showery weather, plant 
out cabbage, cauliflower, &c. Beet-root requires a very deep, rich soil. If the 
young plants are attacked by grubs, spray with Paris green. This is about the 
best time to plant strawberries. Select strong, healthy runners. Note Mr. 
Pink’s remarks on the disease which attacks the Marguerite straw berry. 
Frowrr Garpren.—The season is now getting much cooler, so that all 
screens may be removed to allow the plants to get the full benefit of the sun and 
air. Autumn flowering plants will present a very gay appearance. Dig or 
fork in the mulching and keep the hoe going. Continue to stake and tie up 
plants. Look over rows that have been budded, and loosen the ties if necessary. 
Plant out bulbs of freesias, ranunculus, narcissus, iris, ixlas, anemones, &c. 
Dianthus, phlox, sunflowers, and various annuals may be planted out during 
showery weather. Make sowings of antirrhinums, asters, cornflowers, daisies, 
dianthus, larkspur, cosmia, candytuft, lupins, gaillardias, godetia, mignonette, 
poppies, pansies, phlox, sweet peas, &c. Give chrysanthemums plenty of 
liquid manure, and especially attend to such as are likely to come into flower 
soon. Many of the semi-tropical shrubs may now be safely planted out. 
They will be well established and have a good hold of the ground before the 
cold weather sets in. 
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