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Artificial or commercial tortilla- ers, are especially vslulibleitor quick results because. m- the most part, they are rendilysoluble and the plant iood they contain is made quickly available, Fertilisers which dissolve readily, while they give quickest results, are most tem- porary in effect because they leach

out oi the soil" potash tertilisers , helng an exception. This iertiiir , , er does not leach out ‘as quickly i

as nitrates. Barnyard manure, bone meal and

podd ashes, the laltYlnahied being

valued tol- its potash, are

a season or more, Bone meal is

one or . the nlostgvalushle‘ o‘! ‘com-

mercial fertilisers -_heesuse oi. its _

ahlaf plant as wdl. ' ammo: _isrtill§ers,liave_ the ad-

yafltageorergspiple, jnrein that‘, ,

the; elements 0| plant

needed time“ “ - .g'l,'hey are also less _ yaud oleanerto han- die. These. iertilkers are so?

tallt- and u! are also, lined oofilil! ‘iothe ' plautsfjror which th ‘ are speclallilh “$116811, .‘ ese fertilisers 6s ‘g lilly the quick acting ones, are nidrelyicair tel-ed on the surraes o‘! the garden thinly and ‘lured in.‘ Bone lueal

thadltletgt plenum‘; may c331;

at :,:~,s:.*.:' :2:- "~ M m m m deeply._ lt is qulteposs‘ le topver l ~ . '" _ ~ ' enrich a’ garden and ulise‘ ceiftiln 5:5,," W” v-lmu‘ d ma" vegetables to run too heavy W 9|- . h leaves instead of the mtllsor Irulta Sim“ -, ,

ior which they ‘This is true in an oversupply oi nitrogen, so it is.» ‘_ to iollowptns direct- ions with) jctnnrnercial . tertllis era. They.‘ also have atendency so sour the soil ti used too’ trequent- ly. in this case _adressingot lime is needed.

l; The usu “ roportion to distri- bute limbo tlve found to the hal- ‘anced or I _ ‘ ‘ commercial ter- tillsers to 1015' square (set o! soil. ln theifloweri garden, in applying bone meaLor other tertiliserags

scant hsndtul to a clump is the ilmlal rule.

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resisting varieties which have been developed which can with- stand hot weather and sllll produce s. crop. A great many varieties when the thermometer hits the eighties start terminating their earthly careers by running up to seed.

The richest soil in theygsrden, iull exposure tovsnnlight. yearly planting, 5811x1108 , some more

thBlf TIBISIIII‘ 01- growth and all

' there wlll,be'»a»oontlnuona"- "pro- , ' ‘oi;‘lsttllce»ilntil. ell into‘

ma. sown in‘ the middle otApril

j Nllratenotpgda. one s: m. ques- ell and ghost at; _>v_e ot, ertillsers Dlliiqnlarlyjlor . should never he scattered ‘close to ‘the nlaut: ‘a "-~ light ‘GICIM; is s sew‘

wategedinlstheheet system.

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v T50 "W0 '11.! Ipplylls commer- clal Ieriflllera is lightlysud often. it tw liberal a ‘quantity is used.‘ mach or it is wasted. a ‘rho mar wtrzxxz" ' :2" m“ - a h.“ . " ‘ 4W8!‘- ‘flt ‘ ll onrrertliisers too rank and soft grolvthtnay induced.

Gultivation

All the iertiliser in the world without proper cultivation‘ won't make a good garden. i a gardener expects to have a garden “without cultivating early and often, he will he disappointed. He might as well give up at the start. Cultivation not only acts as a lertiliasr, hut saves fertiliser. lt- also ssvm water bills in dry weather. e

The first object oi‘ cultivation is to secure Lilith-that is ‘sinus pow- dery condition o! the soil so that wheufmrned over irwlll fall apart easily and not separate lntdblg. soggylumps that need to he ham- mered to ‘he broker. it is appar- ent that the small reading roots oi

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vale alter watering to lteep_ the moisture in the ‘ground. There is a flsllt time to cultivate‘ and it will pay a gardener to study the ‘soil un- til he recognises the ‘condition which will permit flue geulizivaflon‘ ‘as soon after a rain or alter water lng ag possible.

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ture lathe soil _hy establishing a thin covering oi’ thinly divided-soil often called a out mulch. , 'l\his does not evaporate moisture as rap- idly as s. closely-peeked sill-lace nor does it set as a sponge to draw up moisture iroln below‘ rapidlylss dass firm and unstirred soil. Drawn

' al léttuces alfthe some time._

""“"““°-““ '°""""' eutmmuuoirssus-olu use ‘éfllvibll!!! sad-lenses no -' in are commonly INtLlIT-lli globules‘ * 4'1"“! P" hfleitrfm‘ event” m i! the militias-o! a u“

“' Olfltivatioll helps to retain mois- n

finial-legal; in" as: ._ flrwriqnser vanadium‘ mahiii aaowiltgfet various season-

‘mfi! tines di-iettsce . . . Ilrilen. . lea! sorts "for the ‘earliest 5109i the head lettuces for the Jnaln crop. and the oos or ‘romaine’ type. {or the hdtiwesthgfr clopwhen the success of the ethertwo typos is pill-e VQPJOII douhtml. 8o tar as the tear siidQeoe mm me con- umed; they 1m ‘grow tor‘ ‘anyboil! iild I!!! Itlhd much and still produce usahfpu», The h" "Wm Mean

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pl Ml!!!’ .."° .» . . growing lweather, and intthe cue . m“ oi had sttnce. Die mo 180m. , , It!!! - , w However,» m- afiqoolgroylu will the calm weatherpan ideal condition tor highgrade lettuce there are heat-

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_os mistakes in rain ng head lettuce ind wales oalise tail- ure oi the plant to develop a head lie in getting ‘toolate a start and in tailing give the plsntxoom. The seed ings shoultlthe transplant- ed ten inchesapsrt. ‘This ‘will “give ample room (or thefco irillal-cul-

it tivstinnnecessaryvi ‘their ‘well

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The cosorflomsine lettuce; are surrey-moses a-lqtlettuee ml head lettuce. The! are erect "grow B". the vesheior lo g

term oi’ garden lingo lance to a- gardener dangle

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"hooks and se ,_ more upon the _ we create by, ' . p. I plead ior s.

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to the surface by capillary sittrao tlon the sun and winds seonvtahre

.- moisture away.’

Cultivate more rreqns la dry

morning to so “are: sfiprxred urlng e n 4 e ‘Ihllmdlllllbezalld flit _ in small gardehsflhirt to, ‘U ~s. goodjohotitingardenaoflw ‘Iiistawhpelhosahonldhe- ,- intb ‘action. You can ‘so over galden-in s hurry and it‘ 4 t tivtted twice or more times time it would taha to go

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