Flower Plot
This is the cleaning-up time in the garden. In the small garden it is quite a problem disposing of the rubbish. All woody and blighted refuse should be burnt in the incinerator. Soft blight-free refuse should be put in a heap to form compost. This rots down into nearly black soil that is good for digging in or for use as a top-dressing in the spring. Leaves are very valuable for leaf mould, a most useful substitute for
pet plants and seedlings. Soft leaves only should be used. Hard leaves are better burnt. Dahlia roots may be lifted and stored under a hedge or tree. Chrysanthemums, Michaelmas daisies, sunflowers and similar plants should be cut down to near the ground. The tops should be burnt. Old clumps of the above plants may be lifted and divided. Replant the outside strong healthy pieces.
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Northern Advocate, 11 May 1940, Page 11
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144Flower Plot Northern Advocate, 11 May 1940, Page 11
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