December 12, 2009
The new season’s work begins about March 1st, when the tubers must be taken from the sand storage and potted up, according to size, in a 3- or 5-inch pot. Use a plain, heavy loam without adding either sand, leaf-soil or manure, but a little sand may be placed on the surface of the soil [...]
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December 8, 2009
The hardy water-lilies give no trouble in winter as they are simply left outdoors where they grew. They take care of themselves! Natural ponds must obviously remain undisturbed; artificial ponds can have some water drained off, and in places where the winter cold is likely to be very intense, the plants can be covered with [...]
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