BUSH MARROWS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 281, 30 November 1935, Page 14

BUSH MARROWS

These are the most convenient and most profitable variety for cultivation by those having small gardens where the trailing varieties would be unwelcome owing to lack of space. They also have claims for consideration frciu those readers who only care for marrows early in the season, but who like to grow a few ripe ones a year, either for jam-making ur pickling. The first fruits are equal m flavour to thoxt from trailing marrows, while the great size to which thep may be grown should make an appeal to these who have small gardens but a large family to provide tor. Those who intend giving this kind a trial during the coming summer need not worry about preparing the usual marrow bed. A hole two Jeet deep and as much across t-he top, half filled with manure or vegetable refuse, will do quite well for a single plant. If more than one plant is to be grown make the holes about a yard apart, always allowing space for watering. If seed is sown in the centre of such a heap early in October and dryness at the root guarded against, fruits of very fair size should be ready to cut in December; providing they are cut before the skin begins to harden a healthy plant will continue productive until the end of February.