How to Build 
Healthy Soil with 
PEAT MOSS 
Peat Moss literally gives soil new life—by 
adding pure, weed-free, spongy, 98% 
organic vegetable matter. It opens up the 
soil, admitting vital air and moisture, and 
acts as a reservoir for plant food, releasing 
it to the roots as they need it, Thus, it 
insures maximum return from seed, fer- 
tilizer and time invested. 
Peat Moss loosens heavy soils . . . gives 
substance to light soils , 
loam-like texture 
crusting. 
- . gives all soils 
prevents surface 
FLOWERS, BULBS 
Mix well a 2 to 3 inch layer of moist Peat 
Moss into top six inches of soil, Add plant 
food and (except for acid-loving plants) 5 lbs. 
of agricultural lime per bale of Peat Moss. 
VEGETABLES 
Spade a 2 inch layer of moist Peat Moss into 
top 6 inches of soil. Add agricultural lime 
(10 lbs. per 100 sq. ft.), except for root crops 
like potatoes, turnips, carrots, etc, 
ROSES, SHRUBS, TREES 
Dig large hole so roots can spread freely. 
Mix 3 moist Peat Moss with 44 soil (by bulk) 
for fillback. Settle soil in filled hole by soak- 
ing. A 2 inch mulch of moist Peat Moss will 
doubly ensure sturdy growth. 
EVERGREENS 
Plant broad-leaved (Azaleas, Camellias, 
Rhododendrons, etc.) in a 50-50 mixture of 
moist Peat Moss and soil. For cone-bearers 
{pines, spruce, hemlock, etc.) use 4 Peat 
Moss, 4% soil. A 2 to 4 inch mulch of Peat 
Moss improves appearance. 
LAWNS (new) 
Mix 1 to 3 inches of Peat Moss into top 6 
inches of soil. Rake in plant food, sow grass 
seed, roll (in dry weather), and water gently. 
LAWNS (established) 
Topdress with 4 inch Peat Moss and rake it 
in well every six weeks, To renovate poor 
spots, work 2 inch Peat Moss into soil, add 
fertilizer, reseed, and water well. 
INDOORS 
House Plants: Mix 1/3 Peat Moss to 4% good 
loam, A pinch of plant food helps if yellow- 
ing of leaves develops. Bulbs: Fill container 
with Peat Moss. Keep moist, For tulips use 
1/3 Peat Moss, 1/3 loam,, 1/3 sharp sand. 
COMMERCIAL 
Propagating: Use a 50-50 mixture of Peat 
Moss and sharp sand. Transplanting: Mix 
lz moist Peat Moss with 24 soil, Lining-out 
beds: Use soil mixture containing 25% Peat 
Moss for deciduous stock, up to 100% Peat 
Moss for Azaleas, Rhododendrons, etc. 
ANYWHERE, STORING 
Use Peat Moss any time to improve poor 
soil and maintain good soil, Store and ship 
bulbs, roots, fruits, vegetables in Peat Moss, 
It is light, absorbent; it insulates and pro- 
tects. 
As a Summer Mulch — When plants are 
growing well, after cultivating soil, mulch 
around them with 1 to 4 inches of moist 
Peat Moss. This will keep down weeds, 
make further cultivation unnecessary, keep 
the soil moist and cool, and the roots vig- 
orous, and give your plantings a neat, well- 
groomed appearance, 
As a Winter Mulch — Peat Moss is a splen- 
did insulating material. It prevents root in- 
jury by soil-heaving (alternate thawing and 
freezing), After the first freeze, apply about 
2 inches of Peat Moss around all plants and 
hill up about 10 to 12 inches around the 
base of roses and shrubs. Apply moist to 
prevent blowing. In the Spring, Peat Moss 
can be raked off and used elsewhere as a 
soil conditioner. 
(Data by courtesy of 
Premier Peat Moss) 
PLANTABBS—Good for Every- 
thing That Grows 
A Rich Meal of Nitrogen, 
Phosphates, Potash, Plus 
Vitamin B’ 
Feed them PLANTABBS, If 
you don’t get lovelier plants 
and flowers, and a _ greater 
yield of finer vegetables, you 
get your money back. 
PLANTABBS are clean, odor- 
less, highly concentrated 
PLANT FOOD TABLETS 
which help produce _ sturdy 
stems, luxuriant leaves, strong 
roots and gorgeous blooms. 
PLANT FOOD TABLETS 'PLUS Bi: 
HYPON 
Grows Better Plants Faster 
In SOIL, SAND or WATER 
‘Simply dissolve and water , 
all your houseplants, garden § 
flowers, vegetables, shrubs or 
lawn. Produces stronger plants, . 
more and larger flowers and 4: 
fruit. Excellent for starting 
seedlings, cuttings, transplants. 
Clean, odorless, Won't burn 
foliage or roots if used as 
directed. Contains all nutri- 
tional elements complete and 
balanced—plus vitamin Bl— 
instantly available. Results sure, 
ores 
Guaranteed by 
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PLANT FEEDING 
The difference between a good lawn—or gar- 
den—and a poor one, more often than not, is 
A MATTER OF FEEDING. The best grass in 
the world can't give you a good permanent 
lawn unless the soil is fed, regularly and cor- 
rectly. Same way with flowers, vegetables, 
shrubs, trees. 
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Whether it's window box or a hundred acres 
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