CABBAGE FAMILY.
A USEFUL STIMULANT. A handful of mixture of equal parts slaked lime and old soot placed round the stalks of cauliflowers, brussels sprouts or any other brassica is a very valuable stimulant. The mixture. shauld“b® 7flacßd tarings of about 4in to sin wide, and it should be allowed to lie on the surface for a few days before being hoed in. Apart from being a splendid fertiliser for all varieties of brassica, it is a partial deterrent against club root, a certain preventive against the attacks of the cabbage fly and the subsequent little grubs that play havoc with these crops.
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Waipa Post, Volume 52, Issue 3705, 10 January 1936, Page 10
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103CABBAGE FAMILY. Waipa Post, Volume 52, Issue 3705, 10 January 1936, Page 10
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