Round the Gardens.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 7 November 1891, Page 2

Round the Gardens.

Yesterday we visited the garden lately made by Mr Innis, at the back of Mr Bradeock's house. There has been a pretty tough battle fought with the couch grass on this section, as the surrounding land shows. As Mr Innis has only tauen the ground into caltivat'on within the last four months, he is to bo congratulated on the remarkably clean state of it and the forward and healthy growth of his crops. Not an inch of ground is idle. The potatoes are just about to bloom, and though once checked by the frost, look as well as ever. The numbers of plants of Cabbages, Cauliflowers, and Brocoli transplanted look the picture of health and promise a large return in a few months time. The peas and beans are strong, and, in a few rows, the pods' fire ready for packing. A patch of pumpkins and pie-melons are on the run. The cucumbers have been grown wholly outside, and look very

harry, and they are just preparing t: strc ;h over the ground. The the ; are beds of onions, ' turni] * reat / to pull, beetroot that requiio trai .^planting, when there is an;rooi i. We noticed one bed c, : carets tfcai are well ahead, aijii froLi which tf. few could now %,) pulisd. \ Ihe garden is well laid out anil narrow paih* dissect the beds, an<l! along the borders lettuces are planted .. We understand that a ready sale is obtained for all that Mr Innis grows* UotivHi the fences are tomatoes looking strong, but not so very forward as some we haye 1 seen. We regret. to notice that the dragon fly has in places made depredatioos- on the leaves of the beans, peas, au<D apple leaves, in some cases stripping Ifcemi clean. A dressing of lime has been dusted over the leaves now to tiy and save them from attack. An economical and sensible plan of | staking peas can be seen in this garden?,- at any rate for sorts that grow no mm& than three feet high, and that is, placing single sticks about 6 feet apart and tying flax between. This holcfes the peas up, and allows the sun to get at all portions of the plant. This garden shows what can be accomplished on very medium kind of soil.