LOGANBERRIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 702, 29 June 1929, Page 30

LOGANBERRIES

GREAT CROPPER FOR SMALL GARDENS

T:L recently this fruit was believed to be a hybrid blaekberry. but recent scientific investigation has revealed the fact that it is a variety of the ! blackberry, without that rampant grower's worst points. ■Whatever it is, it is an incomparable fruit, luscious, tender, and a heavy cropper. Tbe fruit that come in hundreds on the bush are bright red, ( hanging to dark red, and when fully ripe to deep purple, and heavy with brisk acid flavoured juice, which ! grows milder in flavour as the berry j ages. Requirements.—The first require! ment is a mild climate, but even [ where frosts are experienced they | flourish, though they do not make the rapid growth they do in a more genial l climate. A deep, fertile, well-drained soil, when well enriched with manure, will produce as large berries as one could desire. Loganberries Do Not Like Wind.— So if the place where you are going to grow them is much exposed, a break-wind will make your success more sure. Two Varieties. —There are two I varieties of loganberry, viz., the black I Loganberry and the variety known as Phenomenal. The latter is a heavy j cropper. Time to Plant.—lt is a good time to i set out. plants now. Next month, how- \ ever, will be a little late. If planted ! now, the bushes will commence to bear in about IS months. How To Plant. —Plant, if any I quantity is being put out, in rows parallel to the prevailing direction of j the wind. Thrust the spade into the ] ground, and without pulling it out slip j the plant into the hole, and stamp the j earth around it lightly. Handle your plants as little as possible, and if the roots appear to be dry, wet them before planting. Life Of The Loganberry. —A Loganberry can be depended upon to produce fruit, for 15 years at least. You must remember, however, that the fruit is produced on biennial canes. They require a year to mature their growth, and after bearing a crop of fruit their work is done, and they should be at once cut out. New canes are constantly appearing to take their place from the root stock. Distance Apart To Plant.—Whether trained along a fence or growing in rows upon wire netting, the plants should stand S feet apart. If trained on wire netting four inch mesh should be used, so one can get one’s hand through. Subsequent treatment consists of manuring each spring just before the shoots begin to push up from the root, and in keeping them regularly watered in drought time. Cuttings Strike Readily. —If inserted this month it is said that the "tips” produce plants that give the best yield, though they take an additional year to bear.