17 JULY 1953, Page 17

Fertilisers

I have been asked for a prescription for feeding onions and have recommended the reader to buy a propriotory fertiliser. Expert gardeners feed their own crops with a home-made brew but the ordinary gardener, without a knowledge of the constituents of his soil, does well to buy a ready-made preparation which is balanced and safe, particularly when a first-class crop may depend on correct feeding.

IAN MALL.