WHY BULBS ARE PLUNGED.
Those who pot up hyacintlis, tulips, and narcissi are advised to plunge the pots in sand ashes or similar medium till the bulbs have made an inch of growth. The reason for plunging is that the bulbs are always potted near the surface, with their necks peeping through the soil. As soon as they begin to grow they make such a mass, of roots; these push the bulbs up out of the soil. The weight of the covering or plunging material prevents this and keep the bulbe firm, so that the roots penetrate the soil below tho bulb.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 70, 23 March 1935, Page 6 (Supplement)
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102WHY BULBS ARE PLUNGED. Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 70, 23 March 1935, Page 6 (Supplement)
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