A form of blight has attacked vegetable- and flower gardens at Kaikoura. and the only vegetable seemingly capable of resistance is the cabbage (states the Christchurch Times). Tomatoes, beans, etc., have died, and potatoes seem to ’>e particularly affected, the plants in some cases presenting a good show of tops, but the tubers being completely decayed. Gooseberry bushes are also showing a completely withered appearance. The blight is prominent in isolated blocks, and cannot be accounted for, unless it is due to the extreme rainfall, with hail, and the extensive humidity arising from the warm conditions prevailing. Fruit trees have, according to accounts, escaped the blight.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3961, 11 February 1930, Page 6
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