THE LOGANBERRY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 August 1939, Page 3

THE LOGANBERRY

GROWTH ON COLD SOU

A successful grower of loganberries

writes: We grow most of the stock on a split paling fence,> facing west, and in heavy, cold soil. It appears to enjoy both the soil and the position, and grows and crops remarkably well. We plant at 15ft apart and the plants could do with even more room than this. The canes grow so freely and plentifully that up to the time the fruit is gathered, the fruiting canes cut out, and the young ones for the next season tied into position, the plants cover a big space, and other crops should not be grown very near. -Hence the advisability of utilising for the culture of this fruit any out-of-the-way fence which may have been erected primarily to hide an unsightly portion of the garden. The main cultural details, when once the plants are established, are to see that the principal old canes are cut away directly the crop is over, to, make room for the young canes, which should then be tied or otherwise secured in position.

Three rows of strong wire, running along a fence of Bft or 9ft high, will be quite sufficient for providing support for the canes. In the spring the canes should be examined, and any damaged tips removed, cutting back into sound wood, but no further, as the longer the canes the heavier the crop. In dry seasons or in poor soil a good mulch of manure would be useful, though where the soil is heavy and the position rather shaded, there is no need for any applications of the kind until, perhaps', the plants show some signs of exhaustion.