Useful Hints

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 178, 31 July 1940, Page 10

Useful Hints

Asphalt Garden Paths.—Excellent walks may be made in the following manner: Remove the surface soil for four inches, make the bottom perfectly level and roll; then spread a coating of tar, and sift coal ashes over, say one inehe thick. When this is dry give another coat of lar and ashes, and repeat until jou have four coats of tar and as many of ashes. Such a path will always be hard and dry, and will resist weeds and wear for years. To Preserve Timber in the Ground -Take boiled linseed oil and stir in pulverised coal to the consistency of paint. Put a eoat of this over the timber. The timber must be well seasoned before applying the mixture. This is excellent for wooden garden labels, stakes, or timber for pergolas or sheds. Trapping Wire Worms.—This destructive pest causes untold damage to carnations and potatoes. They are, however, easily trapped by placing slices of carrots or potatoes an inch or so below the surface of the soil, close to the plants attacked by them. Inspect the traps over a week and burn and replace with new oies. The pest is of a brown colour about half an inch long, and is easily seen when turning the