DOMESTIC GARDENS

Waikato Independent, Volume XLII, Issue 4001, 13 May 1942, Page 2

DOMESTIC GARDENS

INTENSIVE CULTIVATION NEEDED MATAMAT A ’ S EXAMPLE Urging that every Mataihata back . garden should become a miniature vegetable farm, a well-known Auckland horticulturist and seedsman who recently visited that town, remarked that gardeners should act promptly. His advice might well be taken to heart in Cambridge* Domestic gardens should be built up to offset the shortage of vegetables for civilians’ use, with commercial crops meeting the forces’ . growing demands. Vegetables that can and should be sown now are broad beans, onions, spinach, silver beet, cabbage, and cauliflower. At a recent conference at Matamata first steps were taken to inagu'rate the gardening scheme which is to be carried on during the present year by a section of the auxil- f iary. Nearly two acres in the domain have been ploughed for the purpose, and this will shortly be cleared of the fescue roots and made ready for planting, in the spring. In the meantime, a sraa waeallirh In the meantime, a small area will be set aside as a seed bed. A well-known local horticulturist has been appointed officially to the E-P.S. to supervise the scheme. . >