Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-07 | Page 14 | Weeds Gain When Lime is Misused

Weeds Gain Gair G When n Lime Is Misused B By MAUD Telegram Garden Editor The use of or lime in garden soils salts is often otten recommended by writers who only know gardens and conditions ot of f th lh the eastern states slates where sour soils oils abound Lime of oC course ourse sweetens such s a soil soli In Utah we seldom have sour soils ours usually being neutral or alkaline If It lime limes is s added to such a ti foundation many weeds are encouraged to flourish especially specially In lawns But It If you havea have hove a sour soil you can find tind out by sending ending a n sample to the state agricultural agri- agri cultural college at Logan a pound of f hydrated lime may be bo spread on each ach 50 square feet with good re re- suits Bone Is Fertilizer Bone meal is one of ot my pet fer- fer and I always recommend It Ito to o beginners at gardening because in n their young enthusiasm the they arc are arco areso so o eager to make plants grow like Jacks Jack's beanstalk that they use stronger amounts of the commercial commer- commer cial al fertilizers than is good Bone meal being slow in action is not harmful when overdone as arc are nitrate nl nl- rate of soda and sulphate of ot amin am am- in monia onla The finely powdered form of bone meal eal contains a small percentage of oC nitrogen but about 22 per cent of phosphoric acid Experts have found that about six months is occupIed occupied oc- oc in giving up all the properties properties proper- proper ties cs of oC fine tine bone meal I like it especially es es- for lawns because it cannot canot can can- not ot burn and it can carry no weed seeds eeds A pound to each 40 square feet Ceet is tho the usual proportion to use There Thero Is a coarser form of bone available also often oCten used b by poul pouT tr men which has hns a slightly higher percentage of nitrogen and the same ame of or phosphoric acid It is still slower in action than the fine bone and nd should be used preferably for diggIng in the soil soH than for spread spread- In Ing ng on l lawns ns Dried blood seems to go hand in hand ind with bone meal though dried blood lood Is Js a ver very quick fertilizer It Itis Itis is used extensively in greenhouses and nd might well be e experimented with ith by the amateur gardener for very ery special plants It is rich in nitrogen Use It at the rate of a pound to each cach 40 square feet Ceet or acid phosphate phosphate phate usually contains about 15 per percent percent cent available phosphoric acid and therefore is a valuable fertilizer which might be spread on the ground round at the rate of a pound to fo 50 square feet teet Ashes Often Orten Used Hardwood ashes which we often otten have from burned logs in the fireplace fireplace fire- fire place lace or outdoor bonfires contain a valuable amount nt of potash Such ashes should be saved always in a adr adry ary dry dr ry place for use around dahlias roses chrysanthemums and so 50 on b will burn the plants if they touch ouch them so must be spread in a little Ittle circle around the main stems and nd then lightly covered with soil On n lawns they must be used in late ate winter before grass growth has las begun None of these fertilizers should do away with the use of ot barnyard manure in the garden however This natural fertilizer adds something something some- some thing hing to the soil which all the chem chem- cals in the world cannot give They Improve the a a good old word whIch one seldom hears now but which has a world of meaning in it Remember this rule rule cow cow manure for or a sandy soil horse manure for a. a heavy clay dug into the topsoil these will improve it immeasurable immensurable I making tho the cold soil soU warmer holding holding hold- hold ing ng the particles of the sandy soil together increasing the water hold ing ng content and doing plenty ol ot of other good things besides adding plant food