. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. •jv- r .\» T June 18, 1914. TJic Florists'Review 13. FEBTILIZEBS FOB MUlM. Kindly tell us what manure or fer- tilizers to use in growing chrysanthe- mums. We cannot obtain a supply of barnyard manure near here, but can get pulverized cattle or sheep manure, as well as the artificial fertilizers. Are these as good? Which ones should be used, and in what quantities? W. M. E. S. If the mums have been planted in a good sod loam the question of barnyard manure is not of such paramount im- portance, though it is understood that the plants are always bett
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. •jv- r .\» T June 18, 1914. TJic Florists'Review 13. FEBTILIZEBS FOB MUlM. Kindly tell us what manure or fer- tilizers to use in growing chrysanthe- mums. We cannot obtain a supply of barnyard manure near here, but can get pulverized cattle or sheep manure, as well as the artificial fertilizers. Are these as good? Which ones should be used, and in what quantities? W. M. E. S. If the mums have been planted in a good sod loam the question of barnyard manure is not of such paramount im- portance, though it is understood that the plants are always better for a rea- sonable proportion of it; still, pulver- ized cattle fertilizer will serve the same purpose. We have always believed that sheep manure steeped in water gives us better results than when used as a top- dressing. The expert mum grower uses considerable chemical fertilizer in addi- tion to nature's product and sulphate of ammonia is possibly more largely used than any other one chemical. In previous years we have used consider- able nitrate of soda, but prefer today to get our nitrate in other forms. Ni- trate of potash, combining as it does both nitrogen and potash, is a valuable fertilizer. A safe proportion to use of any of these chemicals is one pound to a 50-gallon barrel of water, dissolving the chemical thoroughly before apply- ing it to the plants. There are various chemicals which are valuable in mum growing on account of their large per- centage of nitrogen, but which cannot be used extensively owing to their cost. Chemical fertilizers should not be used until the plants are well estab- lished in the pots or benches and then once a week is enough to start with, until the buds are set and we are getting into September. The subject of feeding mums is a comprehensive one and can- not be dealt with fully in a reply of this character. Neither can a grower, how- ever skillful he may be, tell another grower exactly how his plants should be fed. as local conditi
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