LIQUID MANURE POINTS
Never apply liquid manure to ground that is dry., First saturate with clear water. Never apply liquid manure to plants that are sickly. In summer apply liquid manure in the evening 5 ’, if possible. Always apply liquid manure weak. Strong manure burns the roots, and does more harm than good. Plants that need liquid manure at present:—Hollyhocks, liliums, scabious, dahlias, gladioli (that have not bloomed), pansies, violas, asters, carnations (soot water), herbacepus phlox, summer rhubarb tomatoes (if fruit is set), celery (if plants have been in ground at least one month). Give celery |os of nitrate of soda in one gallon of water and weak soot water alternately once a week.
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Evening Star, Issue 21008, 23 January 1932, Page 21
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114LIQUID MANURE POINTS Evening Star, Issue 21008, 23 January 1932, Page 21
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