POTATO BLOSSOMS.
An English paper athito cutting oil' the blossoms of potatoes a*, soon as they appear. The theory is that in s.eeil bcuiin^ the plant exhausts its vitality. Indeed it is moio than a theory, it is a scientific fact. As a rule if the full "\ioour of the plant i« preserved it must be pio\encecl from pioduuins; sccrl. Bub the recommendation of the. English writer is an illustiation ot how some writeis cany a scion tihe fact to an extreme which its application will not varrant. There are exceptions to the mle slated a<- well as to almost every mle. It hm> little application to the potato. The bticngth oi the potato plant is thrown into the tuber. It is> possible that removing the bloisom-? miuht make some littlo (luFeience but not enough to wairanb thetiouble and expense of removing them.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 325, 15 December 1888, Page 6
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143POTATO BLOSSOMS. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 325, 15 December 1888, Page 6
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