AUTOMATIC WATERING OF TABLE PLANTS
During the holiday season, many people have eerioqs misgivings as to . what will become of their table plants during their absence, since this matter, when left to othere, is often neglected. Plar^s allowed to stand in water rot at the roots and if allowed to become quite dry the leaves yellow at the tips. The plants should be placed on. the floor in one of the coolest rooms in the house, in a position free from draughts. According to the number of pots they should be placed around one or more buckets — of, preferably, rain water. Strips of old flannel or calico, two or three inches wide, are folded lengthwise and well wetted. One end of each is then buried in the soil, and the other end taken over the side of the bucket and allowed to sink to the bottom of the water. The bucket should be raised about one foot from the floor.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 10, 27 January 1937, Page 13
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160AUTOMATIC WATERING OF TABLE PLANTS Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 10, 27 January 1937, Page 13
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