CORRECT PLANT FEEDING

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 804, 26 October 1929, Page 30

CORRECT PLANT FEEDING

Gardeners somethimes wonder why they are not receiving the same results from their plants and fruit trees as they did in previous seasons. They may have paid the same attention to cultivation and watering, but still find ♦he quality and quantity of their crop is on the down grade. In almost every case, the reason for this loss is due to incorrect or insufficient plant freeding. All plants require nitrogen, and if the gardener fails to keep up the supply of this essential plant food he cannot expect to have good results. Each crop that is taken from the tree or plant means the loss of a certain amount of nitrogen from the soil, and this must be returned to the soil if it is to continue to produce good crops. The ideal medium for maintaining the necessary supply of nitrogen is sulphate of ammonia. This fertiliser

is particularly rich in nitrogen, and is readily available to the plants. It follows that the benefit derived from it is almost immediate. Flowers, fruit trees, vegetables, lawns and shrubs all respond readily to this plant food, putting forth strong, healthy growth and developing vigorous root and stem systems. Spring is the best time of the year to use it, so those who wish to keep their gardens up to standard should make use of It now.