SOUR GROUND
HOW TO TREAT IT. Ground that has had frequent applications of manure in the past is apl to become sour and unproductive. The danger signals are leaves and stems which turn a sickly yellow colour and a greenish scum sometimes forms on the surface of the soil. Now is the time to counteract this soil acidity by the application of slaked lime. This should be placed in small heaps between the plants and left there for the winter rains to wash it in. Border plants which particularly benefit from applications of lime are Scabiosas, Gypsophila, Verbascums and Iris. Members of the Pyrus family are also lime lovers. On the other hand, if you grow rhododendrons, azaleas or heaths you must not lime the soil in which they are growing.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 June 1941, Page 8
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131SOUR GROUND Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 June 1941, Page 8
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