ANSWERS TO PUZZLED GARDENERS
Takapuna: Inquires (1) about failure of carnations from seed; (2) when to sow Portulacca. Answer: Cl) Sow carnations again at once. Cover seed a little deeper than you did at last sowing - . "W ith strong germinating seed such as carnation, cosmos, zinnia, etc., light coverings are useless, as the seed pushes the soil away from it in its action of germination and thus leaves the small tender roots bare. (2) Portulacca should not be sown until the warmer weather sets in, say.
about October. Sow where the plants ! are to remain. t T.H.A., Onehunga, inquires about lemon j trees. Answer: Your tree needs spraying . with Bordeaux powder to check the fun- ; gus disease in the leaves, which is also i causing the fruit to drop off. Apply at \ intervals of, say, every ten days until you , gain the desired effect; lib of sulphate of 1 iron dug round the roots will be beneficial. ]
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 762, 7 September 1929, Page 30
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