TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 7, 9 January 1886, Page 4

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Tomatohs (" R.C.," Nowton).—l always think that ;tomato planes uro better trained on irollis than supported on Btakes. Tbo trellis will give jou mora opportunity to aproatl tho branches, ami will allow of a much better acoOBS of sun and air to tho frui'. Of course, oach plant will throw out a number of shoots, bat you must thin out superfluous ones, and then with tho object of leaving as much fruiting wood as possible. Water every week as longaß the dry weather lasts Give about two buckois of water to oach plant. Orchard ("Amateur," Waikatol.-Thereisno complete book on tho orchard printed for North New Zealand that lam aware of. You aro right in Bas Ing that such a book would bo of vast benefit to tlnse that havo orchards, and especially to those that aro about to start now ones. The most con.plete articles on the orchard in book form aro to bo obtained in " Brett's Colonist's Guide." Making a Nkw Garden (" 8.8.," i Mount Kden|.—You could not have a bottor time for breaking up new ground for a garden. Of course it will be harder work, us the ground ia bo dry, but tho benefit the Boil receives from balng laboured in a dry state instead of when wot or moist will moro than recompense you for your extra labour. Btsides, see what a floo Btato the coil will be in by tho autumn for either planting, sowing in grass, or cropping. I can never understand why people having now gardens to make nearly always like to let tho work stand till the winter, instead of having all alterations made during dry weather, and having everything ready for planting and Bowing when theiirst rains of winter sat in. making everything snug before the excessive wet weather sots in. From now to May is the best poriod torlajingoutnew gardens.