SEASONABLE HINTS.
: "Virginian stocks should be carefully thinned to allow the seedlings to properly develop "and throw out side shoots as the ground becomes drier, > -'.•.; Borders of primroses, cowslips, polyanthus violets should be kept free from weeds irfiicl have soil around them lightly stirred. An application of cow manure as' a surface: imuliih assists their growth ._and promotes thefir flowering.. - ;>,;• ■. : ; Regulate arid; tie up wiriteir-''rld\TOrinE sweet peas and take ■ precautions to keep them free from slugs. -•. An occasional dustipg with lime and a little soot is beneficial. A weak stimulant is hece'ssary where the soil is poor,'irirf naturallv dr 3T* ' • ; :.-->- ■ Candytufts in various colpurs may' sown improperly prepared .ground 'iu..the open. Li.narias, alyssumsi-'.shirley poppies, rJupms and mignonette; may also be sown. But in all sowings, at this season special precautions must be taken against slugs, l - °
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18771, 26 July 1924, Page 4 (Supplement)
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136SEASONABLE HINTS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18771, 26 July 1924, Page 4 (Supplement)
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