. The harvesting and storage of dahlias. ed against and can be usuallyprevented. Exceptionally valuable roots should beindividually inspected once a month throughout thewinter. The amateur has the exceedingly helpful advantageof not needing to cut up his clumps until late commercial grower who has large crops must startdividing soon after January begins. Some growers findstorage of the cut up (divided) tubers in closed woodenboxes prevents any damage by drying out. Exclusionof air, an even and low temperature, should be consider packing in cocoanut fibre refuse an ex-ce
. The harvesting and storage of dahlias. ed against and can be usuallyprevented. Exceptionally valuable roots should beindividually inspected once a month throughout thewinter. The amateur has the exceedingly helpful advantageof not needing to cut up his clumps until late commercial grower who has large crops must startdividing soon after January begins. Some growers findstorage of the cut up (divided) tubers in closed woodenboxes prevents any damage by drying out. Exclusionof air, an even and low temperature, should be consider packing in cocoanut fibre refuse an ex-cellent method, others regard finely divided sawdust,sifted and dry leaf mould, or screened peat, or sand,desirable. Commercial growers often build a specially de-signed storage building, or cellar, of concrete, whichensures evenness of temperature. Wooden bins withmovable partitions facilitate separation of the varie- fa r tt r X n S> > -1 X! m D 3 -n po 7T C X) K9 H ^ C 5 x s & > X H t r > 0 z 0 H o 2^ K G 2 H rt 2 a rr:.
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