A CHEAP GRUB-KILLER.
Cauliflowers, broccoli, and other brassicaceous plants, are generally much infested with grubs at this season. To clear them off is an easier task than it appears. Dissolve a coffee-cup full of salt iv hot water, then put it into a common-sized watering pan, and fill up with cold water. Just give each plant a gentle switch over with this mixture, and the grubs will all disappear in a moment, and the salt-and-water will nourish the plants wonderfully; all greens are fond of salt-and-water. Some people would be afraid of killing their cauliflowers; but it must be borne in mind that the salt-and-water will not penetrate the leaves; it runs off to the roots, killing evety caterpillar in its way.— The Gardener's Magazine.
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Colonist, Volume XIII, Issue 1284, 14 January 1870, Page 4
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125A CHEAP GRUB-KILLER. Colonist, Volume XIII, Issue 1284, 14 January 1870, Page 4
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