The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-13

district; all Of them do well and a
great many bear fruit the whole wear
round 1 have grown the following
kinds:
! potatoes four times in succession on
| the same piece of land within twelve
months. at an expense NJ one-haIf ca,.f
per pound. average. I got two large
and two small crops, according to the
season.
Cabbage grows the whole year round.
appearing TO make no difference if
planted in summer or winter, in spring
or autumn. The cabbage grows to an
enormous size. as big as llvc feet in
diameter, and has the quality to ra-
toon For a year in succession, after
| the first head is cut off. small heads
| spring UP out of the stump. which. al
| though not as hard as the first one
and of no use for market purposes.
makes Just as fine eating. Cauliflower
| grows IN the same manner as cabbage
| and ratoons in the same way Kohl
| rabi, or turnip-rooted cabbage. once
! planted, may remain growing for a
| year or longer without becoming
stringy or woody. Bru sells sprouts
grow we'll, but I cannot Judge how lit
would do, because when it Just started
| to form the little heads my turkeys
ate it up and I had no chance to plant
again. Artichokes grow much slower
| than the above mentioned vegeta bles
which become eatable within three
months, whereas artichokes do not de-
velop in less than nine months. but
they continue to deliver flower heads
for four to six months. Parsley, once
sown, grows forever apparently: mine
is now four years old. Parsnps may
remain in the ground for year or
longer without becoming woody, and
can be eaten within two months after
planting. Celery both the turnip-
rooted and the blanched grows we'll. |
The latter, however is preferable. as
it is very nice and crisp all the time |
whereas the first is liable to become |
stringy. Celery may also remain in /
the ground until you wish to use it. |
a year or longer apparently makes no !
difference if properly attended TO. Car
rots grow the whole year round and |
may also remain in the ground until |
needed. +
Red beets, the same as above. Lima |
beans continue to bear and grow for |
over a year; have to be gathered every |
week after starting to bear. All other |
kinds of beans grow very well, matur- |
ing within three months after plant !
ing. Turnips grow all tIa year round, |
and may remain for long time III the !
ground, but / am unable to tell how /
many months. Cucumbers grow the ,
whole year round and, particularly the [
climbing kinds, bear for a long time. |
Tomatoes grow the whole year round |
and bear, with proper attention, for
years. Peas yield very small crops, but
grow very quickly and may be planted |
at different times of the year. Corn
can be planted with success only once
in year and does not even then yield
as good crops here as in other parts OF
the country. Onions grow very well,
are of fine quality and very large size;
may be planted any time of the year,
mature in about six to seven months,
can be raised at one-half cent per
pound. Leeks grow very we'll, may
remain for year in the ground. Rad
ishes become eatable ten days after
sowing. Elephants do as we'll as the
rest and bear for a long time. Let
tuce can be planted any time of the
year; it develops very quickly Pep
pers grow in profusion and bear the
whole year round andx for many years
in succession. Watermelons do not do
we'll at this locality (1650 feet, but no
doubt would grow very nicely lower
down, where it does not rain so much.
Muskmelons grow very well, but %uf-
fer greatly from a, little fly Pumpkins
and squaShes do very well and some
times bear for two years. The fruit
has to be gathered every month.
Straw berries bear fruit all the year
round of a fine flavor. Raspberries
civ he
also of very fine flavor. Gooseber-
RES and currants grow rather slowly,
and have so far not been in bearing:
apparently do better than
the latter Two-year-old apple trees
imported last year from California are
in bearing this year and yield a fine
favored, juicy fruit. Pears grow slow
Iy, but apparently we'll; walnuts the
same. olives grow very well. Sweet
almonds planted last year We're in flow
ar this year ana do very we'll. Plums,
orunes. cherries peaches and apricots
planted last year did remarkably well,
md if it had not been for the drought
asst winter would have been in bear
ng now, I presume. Oranges and
lines grow rather slowly in the begin
ling, but do very we'll afterward. Ali
gator pears grow we'll. Wine grapes
pear twice a year and do very well.
Figs bear within a year aftgs planting,
md bear in abundance during four
months every year after. Pineapples
start bearing eighteen months after
,lanting and bear every year regularly
or years to come.
Sweet herbs, dill. lavender, marjoram,
age, thyme, all do well. Peppermint
rows like weed.
Mangoes and papaias grow very well
nd bear "a better favored fruit than
: other places st. Johns bread and
apodfllo plums grow very well. b
OF ornamental and useful trees l 81
ave planted the following, all of them 81
rowing very well: Grevfllia robusta, ~
onwood. Jaceranda, date palms, ce- a.
ar. acacia. Ramona. bogie, Dracaena /,
raco, calabash tree, rubber vine, ca
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