Calendar of Operations. April 26.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 4353, 26 April 1884, Page 6

Calendar of Operations. April 26.

[Horti/8 is willing to answer any quorica Correspondents must givo thoir full names and iddroEsns, though not for publication.]

TO CORRESPONDENTS. Vinf.9 (F.Q.)—Whenover the fruit is nil cut givo the house all tho air you can, night ana day. It it it possible untio the vines oir the rafters and bend them through tho front sashcß out to the opon air. If that is not possible, tie them in bows along the front of tho house whero they will pet more air and fewer rays of tho sun. This will hava the effect of ripening tho wood quicker, thereby giving a lougcr rest to tho vinee. Vine Bordkk (Amateur).—Your border is sour and wot, you say; to remedy this I would drain und partly renow the soil in tho border. Get soino good turf carted at once ; place it in aheap manI.tho vinery; burn some of your clay In a heap near tho above; about the middle of next month mix the two heaps together with thoaddltion of plentyof Bhell linie: und inch bones, liino, and. rubbish will also groatly assist tho mixture if it oan readily be procured. Then about the end of next month month, thorougnly drain the border flrstabout three feet six inches deep, puttinu about a foot of rubbish on top of the drains. After completing the drainage, commence at one end of the! border by taking a strip with one or two vines. Lift tho vinos, saving as many of the roots as possible Tie them up in old sacking. Then take out all the good soil, stacking It alongside of the heap of compost Now start on the clay, wheeling it cloan away from the house. Go about oightoen inches deep with this, thon commence putting in tho good Boil and compost, mixing thorn Doth together till sufficient for planting tho vine. Now take the roots and spread them over tho surface; bring them straight out from tho houso, then cover up with about six inches of good soil. Continue this till the whole border is complotod. Tho above will be oxponsivo, but wili pay in tho long run. Ground Vinery (Grape Vine).—l have answorod part of your quory In my answer to tho abovo correspondent, I would only add that you should make equally as good a border for ground vinerys as for a good vinery, and 1 beliove it is possible to grow as food grapes in tho ono as in the other if the orders aro equal. Now io the proper time to make the borders. Plant the vinos out about the boginning of June. Make tho vinories during tho winter. They will not be required till the spring.