Burn or Save
The garden bonfire is a valuable source of fertiliser but even more useful is woll-rotted vegetable matter. This, in its completely decayed form, is referred to its humus. The bonfire ash is rich in potash, which is appreciated by fruit-producing trees and shrubs. Humus, on the other hand, contains salts of the three chief elements required by plants, namely, potash, nitrogen and phosphates. The action of beneficial soil bacteria converts these elements into soluble salts which aro readily absorbed by the roots of plants. As a general rule, all soft vegetable refuse, and particularly leaves, should be set aside to rot down. The exception to this rule is material that is diseased, which, together with woody material, should bo burned.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23055, 4 June 1938, Page 10 (Supplement)
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