ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
“ T.E.H.” (Roxburgh) .—You will find the amount mentioned quite sufficient to carry over the coming season. “ Lady Novice,”—(a) No definite time can.be given after sowing as these things are controlled by climatic conditions; (b) about two to three inches is a fair depth when sowing; (c) it is not satisfactory to transplant the plants mentioned; (d) spinach and lettuce would do in the position mentioned; (e) the manure is one' of the best for vegetable growing. It should be dug in at once. “ Hydrangea ” (Stewart Island). — (a) Alum. One dessertspoonful to two gallons of water once a week when the flowers commence to form; (b) dress the ground around the plants with shell lime during September and October. Notes will be given in season when these applications should bo .made. “ O.R.S..”— Experience has proved beyond doubt that when the tubers decay the crop is much heavier. It will more than repay for the labour involved.
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Evening Star, Issue 22721, 7 August 1937, Page 24
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158ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS Evening Star, Issue 22721, 7 August 1937, Page 24
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