Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1917 — Big Pots and Small Plants. [ARTICLE]

Big Pots and Small Plants.

One of the conimon reasons why house plants fail to flourish is overpotting—that is, the use of too large pots. The plant's health, if not life, is In danger from overwatering and a sour soil. This may seem strange to the amateur, who is apt to go on the principal "more soil, more food; more food, better plants.” The reverse is usually the case, as a matter of fact.