HOUSE PERNS.
A contributor to the Journal of Horticulture writes:—As I do not remember seeing any mention of liquid manure being used for ferns, it tempted me some time ago to try its effects, as my plants are cut very much, and I could scarcely obtain sufficient fronds to supply the house. Since using the liquid manure the plants look quite different, and produce abundance of strong fronds, and though they have not been potted for three years, they grow as well as those which have been so treated each year. The liquid manure is obtained from a tank which comes from the stable, and is very strong, but it is only used weak, and given to the plants once a week in winter, and in summer, when they require more water, it is given twice a week. I would recommend fern-growers to try this, but not to use it too strong at first, and take notice of the results.
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Patea Mail, 13 January 1882, Page 3
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160HOUSE PERNS. Patea Mail, 13 January 1882, Page 3
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