RAISING SEED FROM FIELDROOTS

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 19 June 1919, Page 3

RAISING SEED FROM FIELDROOTS

N.j Ngapara —I have pittel several choice samples of LoDg Red mangels, Yellow Globe mangels, carrots, parsnips, and beet with, the object of raising seed from them. Kindly give me information and instructions how to proceed.

The Kields Division —The selected roots mentioned should be placed in the ground in the suring when all danger of frost is past. They should t be set in the ground to the full exteu r of the root, and thje inflorescence o a flowering and seed bearing portio r will require staking and tying late The root should not be cut except in the case of parsnips, when only th« thinnest tapering portion can b« severed. It is advisable (in ,case of frost) for you to pit the selected root* or to store' them in sand in a dry cellar until ready to set out. As mangels cross-fertilize rather readily, it is also necessary to Keep the various varieties a good distance apart—in separate fields if possible.