ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
“ Anxious.”—A day floor is ideal for the storing of apples, providing there is a current of air passing through the store. Do not use hay tor packing between the fruit, as hay is liable to become heated through the moisture from the fruit. Do not pick for storing until the fruit comes away easily when the hand is placed beneath it. “ C.C.,” Opoho.—The plum is a fair sample of Lord Kitchener—a hybrid between a cherry plum and Japanese plum. It is much superior in quality to the cherry plum.
“ Balclutha.” —Your currants are affected with mildew. The only thing to do at this stage is to open up the bushes by cutting away the wood that is preventing the sun and air from penetrating. Advice will be given in season what to spray with to prevent this occurring next season.
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Evening Star, Issue 22276, 29 February 1936, Page 21
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