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Painting Flower Pots.— No, there is no barm in painting the outside of a flower pot. It is fungus growth on the inside of a pot that is detrimental to plants. (“Hukanui Amateur.'') Coal and Coke Ashes. — Fresh from th l ' lire, these ashes are dangerous to plants, as they give off injurious gases. When exposed to the air for a week or two, they may be used to lighten heavy soils or io facilitate drainage. They hate no manurinl value. The rounded top of a concrete kerb can be obtained by running a shaped piece of tin along the top of the kerbing' before it .has hardened. (J.S.R.. Lower Hutt.) Fertilisers for Potatoes.—(l) Yes, 1 prefer blood and bone to super., but it is necessary to vary the fertiliser from time to time. If you have been using the former in considerable quantities, use super now to balance the food elements in the soil. Potash mixes without detriment to most nitrogenous and phosphatic plant foods and helps potatoes to mature early and do well. (“Hataitni.”)
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 286, 30 August 1935, Page 24
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