CARE OF TABLE PLANTS
AUTOMATIC WATERING During the holiday season, many people have serious misgivings as to what will become of their table plants during their absence," since this matter, when left to others, is often neglected. Plants allowed to stand in water rot at the roots and if allowed to become quite dry the leaves yellow at the tips. The plants should be placed on the floor in ono of tho coolest rooms in the house, in a position free from draughts. According to the number of pots they should be placed around ono or more buckets —of, preferably, rain water. Strips of old flannel or calico, two or three inches wide, are folded lengthwise and well wetted. One end of each is then buried in the soil, and the other end taken over the side of the bucket and allowed to sink to the bottom of the water. The bucket should be raised about one foot from the floor.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22621, 8 January 1937, Page 3
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