Some of the winter annuals will be in full bloom while the others are beginning to fall. Dead flowers should he removed regularly and the pots and beds should h,’ manured and cultivated frequently. Preparation of nursery beds and seed pans for summer annuals should be completed provided it is not too cold. Sowing of seeds may be started by the third week. Winter vegetables yet to commence production should continue to receive irrigation and cultivation. Early sowing of lobia (cowpea), gourds, okra and pumpkins may be done directly. Brinjal may be sown in the seed bed.
Sowing and planting of the spring and summer vegetables should be done. Sow okra (bbindi) in rows spaced at 45 ems. Seedlings of tomato, chilli and brinjal II,’ ready for transplanting. Continue harvesting beetroot, turnip, carrot, late cauliflower, knol khol, late , .11 .bage, spinach and peas. Fertilizer to onion may
be .1 pplied in the irrigation water. jassids are the most serious rnsect pests which attack vegetable crops during this I H -riod, Control this pest to protect your crop by spraying them with aqua solution of Malathion or Rogor 0.2 per lr. Chrysanthemum suckers should be planted in beds or pots on ordinary soil and provided shade for a few days. exhausted look in February after profusely flowering in December and January.
Weeding and hoeing is to be done at regular intervals. Watering should be done regularly. A second application of manure and fertilizer should be given along with liquid manuring at weekly intervals to the potted dahlia plants till the formation of flower buds. Chrysanthemums selected for propagation may be trimmed off and repotted for over-wintering. Propagation of roses by budding and grafting may be taken up now. Trees, shrubs, etc. should be planted now. Rush your orders for summer flowers and vegetable seeds, if not already done.