WOODASHES AND SOOT
BE SURE AND SAVE THEM. It was a wise man who remarked that if we had to buy soot we should all be using it in our gardens, but because most of us have it for nothing, it is too often allowed to go to waste. Exactly the same thing applies to the ash from bonfires, a material which has a remarkably stimulating effect on vegetation. Bonfire ash is valuable in the rose garden, where it gradually abolishes rust and mildew. The ash can be applied at any time, sprinkled on the surface or among the soil at the time of planting. A dressing at this season of the year, allowed to wash in, is most beneficial. It must be remembered that if the ash is not required for immediate use; it should be collected and stored in a dry place.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 July 1941, Page 3
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