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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 28, 1957
Page
10
January guidance stresses sowing dates and methods for Brussels sprouts broccoli kale cabbage and related crops. It covers sowing beds thinning watering mulching and staggered varieties to extend harvests alongside notes on cabbages beetroot carrots cauliflower endive lettuce and potatoes for late frosts and autumn displays.
The article advises heavy mulching to retain moisture and cool roots for azaleas and rhododendrons. Use a deep mulch under these shrubs to suppress weeds and reduce root disturbance from cultivation. If leaves yellow, treat the soil with sulfur or a light aluminum compound, applying in thin spoonful amounts around each plant.
Turner notes pruning needs for ornamental peach trees after flowering to ensure next year’s blossoms. J.B. asks about drying gladiolus corms and storage handling. Advice discusses indelible oil use, chemical risks near other plants, and weed control through hoeing and forking with 2,4-D or T.C.A. as options.
An old advertisement lists hydrangeas of several colours and species, houseplants, fruit varieties, fertilizers, and garden tools with prices. It mentions lime, peat moss, cow manure, lawn fertilizer, sulphate of ammonia, potash, and rotary clothes hoists among other garden goods. The tone is catalog-like and commercial.
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