TINUI.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9043, 31 January 1908, Page 3

TINUI.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) TINUI, January 29. Messrs W. G. Groves and VV. H. Brooks, who were appointed judges of the school carders, have sent tl.e following report to the Tinui Farmers' Union:—While submitting oir report to you re judging the school gardens v/e are pleased to say that the gardens are a credit to the children, and their instructors. The season, as you are aware, has bet n detrimental to gardening, but the children have succeeded beyond all (x----pectations. The Lsngdale garden ;s worthy of special mention, situatid as it is without any shelter, or netr any water, and the lar.d is poor coirpared with Mangapakeha and Tinui garden land; therefore great credit is due to the children and their teacher, Miss Chapman, for the artistic way in which ihe garden is laid out, also for their perseverance under adverse climatic conditions. We found the task of judging mo'e difficult than expected, so we judged on points given for variety, general app3arance, freedom fr ni weeds, straightness of rows, quality of vegetables, and also tcok into consideration tho quality of the land. Wc advise tha children to assist the wunderful work of Nature by moulding up all plants grown in rows. The moulding is not to be a sharp ridge, but to have a trough to hold tbe water that the plants catch. The observant gardener will notice after a few points oi rain has fallen, that the plants by sticking out their leaves have caught as much rain as they could reach, which has run from the leaf to the stalk, thence down to the roots, so by having a cup-like receptacle in the moulding, the water goes staight to the roots instead of running to waste. In awarding the Tinui garden first prize we would like to mention that this garden is particularly well kept, all the plots averaging well, and the general appearance is very pleasing. The results are as follow: General garden.—Tinui 1, Mangapakeha 2, Langdale 3. Individual plots.—Tinui No. 1, 1, Mangapakeha Nos. 8, 9, 10 and 11, 2, Tinui No. 0, 3. Flower garden.—Langdale 1, Tinui 2, Mangapakeha 3. Individual plots.— Mangapakeha No?. 1 and 2 1, Langdale No. 4 2, Langdale No. G 3.