. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 14 «^# 5Tie Florists' Review Skptembrr 25, MULCHING CHBYSANTHEMUMS. Is it advisable to mulch chrysanthe- mums in benches? Mine are planted in four and one-half to five inches of soil, with rotten stable, manure in the bot- tom of the benches. I hHve, a supply of blacksmith. shop manure which, though rotten, is still full of ammonia; would this be too'strong! I applied this last year about this time, and mildew followed shortly after- wards. Could it have been caused by the application of the manure? What is the proper night tempera- tu
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 14 «^# 5Tie Florists' Review Skptembrr 25, MULCHING CHBYSANTHEMUMS. Is it advisable to mulch chrysanthe- mums in benches? Mine are planted in four and one-half to five inches of soil, with rotten stable, manure in the bot- tom of the benches. I hHve, a supply of blacksmith. shop manure which, though rotten, is still full of ammonia; would this be too'strong! I applied this last year about this time, and mildew followed shortly after- wards. Could it have been caused by the application of the manure? What is the proper night tempera- ture for mums, when firing? Do drafts from the ventilators and open back doors hurt them during this and the next month? Is it better to keep the ventilators shut on the windward side on partly cloudy days, when the tem- perature is frona -50 to 60 degrees out- side? My houses run north and south, and west winds prevail. M. The advisability of mulching mums depends a great deal on the condition of the plants. If the roots are running all over the top of the benches, appar- ently hungry, a mulch is all right. I note you have rotten manure at the bottom of 3'our benches; too much ma- nure is apt to retain water in the soil, making it more or less spongy. A bet- ter way in this case, perhaps, woyld be to use liquid manure made from fresh droppings. The blacksmith shop ma- nure is strong because the hoof parings contain a large percentage of nitrogen, and if the manure is placed on top of the bench, this is in a large measure lost. A better way to use it is to put it at the bottom of the bench or to incorporate it in the soil when the sod heap is stacked up. The manure from a blacksmith shop is valuable on ac- count of the hoof parings in it, but one must be careful to eliminate the iron as much as possible. I had a dis- astrous experience once in using this fertilizer, and I have always blamed it on the fact that there was too much iron in the manure to be good for the plants. Mulc
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