30 MARCH 1951, Page 13

In the Garden

Another week,of frustration, due to wind and weather. Readers will find little of interest in the tale of garden activities, which have been confined mostly to the setting of concrete curbs to paths in the vegetable garden. Formerly, I had brick and stone, but these borders become infested with slugs and weeds, and are always shifting when one cleans or digs, or when a barrow runs adrift. An enquirer asks about the efficacy of spraying blackcurrant bushes with D.N.O.C. against big-hui.