GARDENING NOTES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14440, 29 October 1917, Page 7

GARDENING NOTES.

(Specially writterp^r^this^Herald.) ' ;, ;The, writer hereof 'Y will bY pleased to answer any questions}" submitted iri writing, regarding hb*isrtc__!&re,:ihrougb: the medium of .thisrcoluron:-' Please ad-' dress, all communications "Gardening Notes," care Herald. _ , ■ Anah^v^^f gfe& leather has brought on tdUfewdebViofc. vegetables m the gardens, wliich "are looking "at their best everjrwhere. - -There is plenty to be done ias all beans, pe^g, . "potatoes, etc. should, be ea*th6d • trpi and the weeds kept down, both .m the rows and between' thfrav. •■*- .EA-rfy ■•' 'transplanted tomatoes require to be staked and the' liiterils ' refiiov^d, • and "the ruriiier .bteans must be given support if their full productiveness, is -desired; ■•" ■'

•v most6v^ 1 y kind- of vegetable can be planted && spacfe 'becomes, available, and it is a good plan to mal?e the rows short where space is : restricted so that a succession can be * maintained; ■ •*' SuCji things as salad vegetables miist >; -bi' sowh frequently, ;as -at- is onty, w«hil^they are young and tender that they ai'e at their best. UiicOoked: greens are most healthful, and -their more frequent use will obviate the taking of medicine. Those -v*h6 have suitable soil should lose no time m getting m their kumeras if it is intended to gi*6w any. Growing shoots are now -on Vs^te,- , niostly of the red. variety, and these give a good yield m sandy" ; soil; • - Kumfera«:*. should be planted^aboflt , 18 inches "aparl m the rows, with 30 inches 'between, as the i^l^OTups corfsiderableyipace^ .Onions' ai*e .still occupying tne attention of mbst' hSHicUlfllrriSts, 1 and .tho autumi. soWn iOrnes are Js showarit»*^ seed he^ds* m 'rtofet^plots". .The seed stalk should be broke* off jis low down as possible, and the bulb will form- almost , to^U^*;if--\i6 4 rfalk'l»a^'«i6M Last ys&teotf&Z onions- 'are*-' a a't ipreS^ut tflmosti' uh,prdcuM>ievi >fai&' are- quotetl at .4* shttlinir f ia' i>6hnd;*- 'which Arould make a* dish'^of. rump steak ahd bnion^ a'rather expensive food. The price will prbh-* amy .rapidly' > decline, ; fer "there will' douhtiess De "plenty ; 'sent oHr from Australia now that vthfe 1 serlk^fs over, besides which it* will not he long before there , are , locally "grown ones on the market, y-^ yyy -i c\- > .- < . -';' '•' pie-'entrie*3 of Vegetaßles at ; the Agricultural and Pastoral Show last week were 7>arti<Mar]yYgood; r an(r -ftd to' prove "vt onljy;-is this district suitable 1 for their production, but that* a real'ly^-gdod sliow f S°W* be,helcttwptbr thi^ee times a year. The' ind^e" m thns class took occasion to comment favoraMy on what Avere shown, but of course • tHere were only a- few classes. A really -live Horticultural ■Society ., -vvotJdv Jje .of great benefit to Gisborne for thei competitive spirit thus aroused would cause . a much greater quantity of eWbl^s <i» '"be 'grown. Sarely there are some among our many gardeners who will see that an attempt is made to fonrifaJ isbfciety. '■'•■'•' ■* • It seems foOli&h to the writer that such- small ecrfu'bitions are asked m yie classes. What is the use of showing sixpotatoes ? v Thfe inaicatfe hothing, for they might easily be . produced by one plant under special ' conditions. Iri potatoesthe 4 entry should I 'be at' least a stone, .And. m peas and' beans, say apeck. The Blenheim Horticultural Society adopted the plari : of making all entries* ,m the frwitf-' and '•'.Vegetable classes free, the things'.pitt ?in to become the property of the society, and the value of the same m evei'y" instance about r one shilling selling 'price: THSs had the effect of making the entries much more numerous, and the goods' on being sold gave a returh gfeateir than what would [have been received'; had a charge been made for the exhibit. • ... *• -- ■ > ANBWEiRIS TO OORREISPONDENTS. R.C. and J.L.-ißdth b'ave asked if I they should bend over the stalk? of their onions, which*' have begun to. VaSih. With the growth that iHhere is m tn© ground at present, if the ■ bending over process is adopted', the stalks will soon return to the upright. ; No r good can be done by bending oter now or. at any otlier time, although there aye' rnjirijr who have the idea that the -process Causes the bulb to ripen more rapidly. Kahutu-— 'Methylated spirits -\ painted on to the apple tree .wherever the woolly aphis makes* itsS appearance will quickly remove the pest. It has great penetrative' > power, attd iwill' not harm evesn the tenderesb, &h#)fc. H.M. —-The ElUteka lemon is said to be more -rapid in'-t*friii.tin'g;wgives- a 'larger yield, ivith' fruit of a^more even size, than any other variety.' Shaddocks, mandarins, citrons, limes, lemons,' and oranges are va^deltVits^f ruitj ,atfd grow well throughout the North Island. Otaki produces splendid lemons and oranges.