GARDENING NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 436, 19 February 1909, Page 2

GARDENING NOTES.

. PREPARING gPf? NEXT YEAR'S •..•■■ potatoes.' i'-.'.' ■.';;'■^■■■'■': awkward 'season fpr, gardening;, because''it, is,' a 'time of. year when'.' there 'are' ,npt v maiiy 'things that- 'can .-'be ''planted wifb mjjci hqpe'of "good.'result's. ■''•""'... ■■' ~'; ,; • Cabbages panted now-will 'bd'in danger of going to seed; ...If 'any. are to be pu't'ohy the-''choice' should be fbr'/sbrae of the.smal),-quick-maturing varieties'. " Broccoli plants,:of Last-of-All variety,'].if/planted, ripw,/,should' be ripe:next .Nbyepiber. "if leek-.' plants-can be' -,' purchased- arj'd sbine ■ -are, •■' desired : in the garden/ it. .will'.-.'be worth ,'wh'ile sotting/spine' out;//,;;' '■■://. ;■■,'.''■'/■'■'• / / : '"/;,//'/';;; ;",/''' --:; Seeds, may. be''spffn, of'fioldpu.Ball turnip, silver beet, and/stump'-fbotod 'ca'rrbti/ ; Broad' bpans maj'.Fq" sbwii'at:'all times.of the "year! rcmbnibering that in-{he' wet'weather/of winter .the-seeds wijj. rot- jf the ground be" not' well drained.-/ Broad, beins ma]« tho pest of ."l 1 the shelters': for -the/more. . t ?nS. e F-.pl a ttts,-\'and\thij',ig'''. , sow this.-.crop : where .winter/shelter' will be wanted. ■//::•/-"''■ '■'' ■."'•"';:■"■" ■'■-. : ';■•"'■:; V.!.'.Diseases.and even insect attacks are;often ..due to the sickly state of som'e'of the plants!- !+, sickly-lookiiig plants/bq alwaya. pulled'b'ut: whenever., not jcqd,y the pests will often, not appear..on the-others.'//:/;./.-';:'//::/:. :•'/://" 'Spina G^oa,.Potato/!s.. ; :: : ::;-;./";V'''; ;/:/-?:'/; / As 'this is the tirtie 'of/year to begin thinks ing of;riexts6asoh!s.potato crop, some-note's -°iI; ".W ' 'H'NP'it" may: bo/'useful. ,Thoso'-}vl:b ,are.;-willing.' to..'take Special; care, to' prepai'e' their. so'od may .'purphasp, : :supplies 1 'during -next month. ~These''pbt'atoes,should'-be first, "greened"'in-, the •' sun;to /harden them,, and °!} s !ira their.; sprouting.' laterVbn;". and. tjicn' 9P' stored,iii 'shallow/boxes'in single'■'layers,' eyo ends' iipward;'"in a.-cbbl,. light'. : stbre'-"to sforo\ifc during;/tho'/wirifer!'; "1. successful .Wellingtb : ■ ing'"selection' -of '■ varieties":'ih'- order .'.'of'earlinpss.:—-:"'. ';■';';,-./,/'; '" ,//'--..; '.V"-\'. ? ,''. :■■';•'' y/' /'■:':■■■ *■;.'■' - ''Early-Pijntaii/thejfirst/v'rA-v'/";//';/! ",;- Pearly! pptatp!':; >/i/.,;:.!/!:/ ; eater/.':'-; ';'.Princess' VictbriaVflqt'i'Vtfyal.pdiato/':'-''■•'--//. , yictqr Rose" /(red);/ ?pm'ewbat,-. I kidney 7 shape'd, and has cjepp:eye's'.' '■'. '■ i -/"'/'"A / ,up : tq-flate,';the/pqpukip market. ;sprt; A// ;,: Duko of Cornwall,' Jjeavy':cropper;."','/-'"'■:■ :/"/ ///Mr. Diivies,/of. Ivarpri,'who had'an interesting display "of/•pbtatpqs': at.'the /'Karori 'flower show, su'ppjjes,. sbmo/valuable,' notes, from /-which,"are taken' {lie/fqUowmg:—.;/ ' ./"Sound, tubers', ''.egg-'sjzSdi'.: should, be; '^pt?d''Wd : seems■'-,to/ set up /s'oin'e' chemical action/• that strengthens, their'/'cpiistitutibn; '/When:■' TyeU greened : arid /dry,,; in shallow. Boxes with;, the ■byes' upwards! / 'Gradually .during)'ihe/winter. a' : shbbt"'6r two as stout/as' que's/ : little/.fipger./will-' "llovelq'p/:/" When planted later pn/with these'shoots-'uninjurodi .very rapid grfll>:th '.'fpllqws and ' a. heavy' crop: .If ,'weather "is uhfaybiirable' at the'" time" Irir. 1 tended;_fqr• 'planting;'/thp .wprjc. may,'■ be; &%-: layed ;till.-later,', and 1 yet ". fhe crqn; be 'had- just as early; as ;frphi; piisprbuted ''tubers ■■■ sot -sbnenV' ]\lr. ; . .Wj-igjit; /principal l gqw .that;.props, from; seed /which/ liad'heeh' sprouted -in -pases Ayqrp.-iiicrpa'spd'-b'y; 2. tops' 2pwt/''p.er-.'.apre:' .Late /pfiliatpes/ ,'beri'olit'/tnore frofii' .sprqiiting,tljan.',.sM>Sfi - darl jer':'';' r : chahge v pf s^ed./: ';i: ; C '.;K.- ■-/■;//'';//." . /"Erequent changes,of- sepd ensure''Jie'avier -anti; heaj't'liipr."crpjfs';/:,"I*Aliyays1 *Aliyays : gqt" tlib-soeid, from-a .'colder, district.: If,''before./planting, 'a small part of"the .blind ; end'; of each'/'set ;.'oe cut/oft, fhat will- servb: tiyp purposes/-',lt Will; iensure'-'decayvpf. the'/sqt [after ;-pia'iiting:' (without w|iiph ; i|ie/prpp : wbiild bg:small),-' it; /W'iir'enable ! ;pho":'to' .-'./ Bee ;|if ■•'■:■''ihev! set,-lis' Ifjiseas'ed.;:,, / . .-':". '■■■::'■:"/. -".".•'.V'"v"-.'■■'"'■'.•'' - -'--■ ; -./'; .'.':!!lminaj;uro;;pptatpes.(Sug''''-iyh'pi! tliqir'foli T age w;as. still ;green):are,inbre. prbjific as seed th'ari ,those.'which-■■had'-b.eon.' fully ripe/wheu: :■:/,':-/.:■//'■- ' '<r ■ :*?■;'••.'::"./'/-, -. ,/ /'';.;;'. ;,. ! .'Tlie' ground /sh'puldj'if.ppssible, -be /prer; pared.in.'-the"; autumn. /If stablo'-'manure ;tp/bo,used, this should be dug imthen,-an.d: (j'ats'■; slipuld, lie /';Tlie- bat-'crop' will; take; :q(f:tlie';hewrip§s of :pthenyisp cause //fuiigbid'; growth''in':'tlip potatq_ iind/in, tjip/sprjiig; tho"oat's/ -may; either' bb-cut or dug,',in'.' "The potatoes' then plantedi shonJd;/give,,a. hpavy/prdp.; :]t' is a good plaii-'tb soW'o'ats. in/all in au.tumn. ,It/'provides':a .yainabla': crop' ''ofgree.n.:growlpi .toribe/dug/ihtbrthe grßiind/in : spring:,:, ,-/.>'/:.■://?.■., :/':-:V M V'- ,'.'./,.

A Note fortliq Cooks.,: '.'■'. .;';;,': ;'■' ' ■■ -. "Thp; .wrong.' way ~,to ''.'treat' ■'■ potatoes ■ intended' for d!nr ; e^ , :'is : 'ip, peel.off" the orind ; yater:"tq i : sqak;'forv.an liour" pr-i'two \before' cobkmg.."NTl'iick,peeling ■ causes the ..loss ; 6.f,'a' considerable ampu'ul;:pr the; best, part .of thp potato j'tlje long immersion in ;: water;'causes, a' loss'- of soluble material, and disposes' the potatoes; to-\\y'axjiVess.;'•Starting'; the tubers ■in-'cqld water- toj boil .also causes- waxiness'. ■:'- '-''.•' "The. /right::'' way'"is' to ; \ peel ?.s 'thinly 'as possible/- put.' tlje : tjib'ers! at oucei into foiling pte'f,''adding salt,'and keepHh'e -waterbu"ili mg\ to' 6; fast "or fob slowjyY'' ;•: Early' Flirohase of Seed Sets.';'' ;-'v; - There are', really-.-advantages to be.gained by purchasing' the toes: and.,pne'\«ill perhaps, saye.'initliG post.,'' Potatoes: qougiit jiow may!|j'e -keptimproving'all', thrpugli'tlie autuijin and : whiter :by, greening and bosing'.'. instead' pf.''.'being';bought.next',spring,.-ari,er. they have jjad 'their 'vitality:ruined; by passing the winter in. hot heaps.or sacjrsj wastjng "their r vigeurV in .tlieV; making "pf.-'long 'shoots,' ■ whipji'brpak off in .the turning.'out. There is no,great''hurry fdi:a:irioiith| -but Pile needs, to keep; -.. y.