ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Evening Star, Issue 22817, 27 November 1937, Page 24

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

“ Amateur.” —When your soil is suitable for working breeze or coarse sand with a good application of new lime should help it, but the lime must not be allowed to lie on the surface. In this way it is wasted. (2) Through climatic conditions this spring many plants have run away to seed. The plant enclosed is in a sound condition, and should give good results. (3) Potato. The skin and eyes are similar to King Edward. This potato often tlxrows tubers in this form. (4) Nicotine with a little soft soap. (5) Yes. Green aphis is commonly called green fly. “ Tomato.”—(l) Both of the leaves are affected with the same disease, commonly known as bacterial blight. (2) Yes; the disease is liable to affect the other plants in the house if not taken in hand. (3) This disease is generally brought about by bad ventilation. (4) If the plants had been sprayed as advised in earlier notes with Bordeaux mixture, this disease, which arises from fungi, would have been kept under. Spraying should be done at once. “L.E.”—I will endeavour to help you by giving full details on the cultivation of the anemone in next week’s notes.