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pM K Experience Pepinos T -■ \ &*hi </ TOB*'? Wi A O'W / South American aIX-jjik succulence in youi own garden. Easy to grow "WZ Plant Pe P’ nos * n an °P en sunn y position in the vegetable garden 1m or less apart and watch them quickly form compact bushy mounds producing avt upwßrds of 20 succulent fruits. Pepinos are similar to Tomatoes in hardiness. E3Sy tO ©c|t Eat p e pi nos S un-warmed straight from the plant oi diced in a fresh fruit salad bowl. Use slivers in cool Summer drinks and cubes in ice cream sundaes. Most of the crop is P* cked in February and March and may be stored in trays until required. Pepinos .."y keep well without special care through September. El Dorado, the new golden fruited Pepino. Not all pepinos fruit like El Dorado, in fact Pepinos vary considerably in their fruiting capacity, size and flavour. El Dorado is exceptionally prolific, 150 fruits from a plot of 3 plants is quite usual. The fruits are honey gold when ripe, sweet with a satisfying tangy flavour. Pot grown Pepinos $1.29 ea., 3 for $3.33,10 for $9.99. At Gardenway, the best costs no more, often less. Al Pepino and the golden valley of the Incas. It is a hitherto little i known fact that the principal aim of the \ Spanish Con- \ quistadors who in- \ n n iJ? vad e d South America was to find o. / fefeAw ./ the golden fruit of <yJ the Indians. Up to 1583 they had to be (tf "sAp Ff ni> content with gold W and silver. In that year Al Pepino, Al Pepino pushing his own burro. soldier of fortune, became detached from his regiment, (burros are notoriously stubborn), and wandered lost for many months. Later in Lima he described a valley "shining brighter than the sun," with terraces of the legendary fruits which bear his name. He called the place El Dorado, the gilded one, a fitting name too for our prolific Pepino. Enter the $lOOO Al Pepino commemorative contest. The contest is open to any purchaser of Pepino El Dorado. The winner will own a Pepino El Dorado with the greatest number of fruits 2cm or more in diameter growing on the plant when judged. Judging finishes 5.30 p.m., 31st March, 1984. The leaflet "Viva Pepino" is free with each purchase of Pepinos and is your cultural guide and contest entry form. Strike gold with El Dorado. Just when you thought it was safe... It's the new early celery for salads, soups and VkIII sauces, the celery you cut before Christmas. Supercrunch is a new variety which grows crisp and sweet without earthing up and the I f/ upright habit suits close planting at 20cms. Celery is a gross feeder and enjoys steady moisture, so you'll be ready with Gardenway's ,|\\\ "Well Rotted Compost" and Uncle Arthur /A Is I! | Yates General Garden Fertilizer. Celery, like Zp frr/ if VA lettuce, cabbage, turnips, peas and beans, /// IF HIS Vy. also benefits from lime. Yates garden lime is a fl//? ll non-burning form which can be applied /Uip'll/ // anytime, safely. Supercrunch celery, $1.25 per z y R 111 I ZWIiXX pack of 12 plants. "Just when you thought it , 1 \ | | 1 /QwJ \ \ was safe," it's the title of our latest leaflet with i y ' l cultural hints and tasty recipes using celery: f I free on request at check-out. V? i Who can grow Maxitoms and gather fabulous crops? If you have a sunny wall or fence, or even a patio terrace | where you can put a soil container, you can grow Maxitoms Av J / f° r eady tomatoes, mid-season tomatoes, late tomatoes, all ( r A 1 from one planting. Flat dwellers have been thrilled with results k / even when they had to use a plastic planter bag filled with soil. Regular gardeners with plenty of space found that 3 plants were enough — if you can keep them supported you'll keep a family supplied. Anyone can do it. At Gardenway branches we're ready to help with Tomato mix, pots and planter bags, tomato huts, Maxitucker. 1977-78-79-80-81-82-83, Maxitoms are still only 99c, 7 days. 9 a.m. - 5.30 p.m. Gardenway

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