Handy Book of Fruit Culture Under GlassW. Blackwood, 1881 - 357 páginas |
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... loam in preference to that which all gar- . deners know as a heavy and tenacious loam . That in which I have grown the best pines was taken from the surface of a rocky crag , and was very full of fibre . It should be collected and ...
... loam in preference to that which all gar- . deners know as a heavy and tenacious loam . That in which I have grown the best pines was taken from the surface of a rocky crag , and was very full of fibre . It should be collected and ...
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... loam , or that would rapidly hasten the decomposition of the fibrous part of it . Animal excrement has a tendency to do both , and on that account I never use it for the pine all that is added to or mixed with the loam is an 8 - inch ...
... loam , or that would rapidly hasten the decomposition of the fibrous part of it . Animal excrement has a tendency to do both , and on that account I never use it for the pine all that is added to or mixed with the loam is an 8 - inch ...
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... loam , and over all a sprinkling of fresh soot , which acts as a barrier to worms and affords a stimulant to the plants . In potting the suckers , place them sufficiently deep in the pots to keep them steadily in their places ; press ...
... loam , and over all a sprinkling of fresh soot , which acts as a barrier to worms and affords a stimulant to the plants . In potting the suckers , place them sufficiently deep in the pots to keep them steadily in their places ; press ...
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... loam through which water passes freely ; and the more firmly it is put into the pot the less water it holds in suspension , a point of no small importance in the growth of so succulent a plant 24 FRUIT CULTURE UNDER GLASS .
... loam through which water passes freely ; and the more firmly it is put into the pot the less water it holds in suspension , a point of no small importance in the growth of so succulent a plant 24 FRUIT CULTURE UNDER GLASS .
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... loam put on , pressing it firmly to the collars of the plant and the sides of the pot . In moving these plants it is a common practice to tie the leaves up for the sake of convenience ; but I would here say that it is a practice that is ...
... loam put on , pressing it firmly to the collars of the plant and the sides of the pot . In moving these plants it is a common practice to tie the leaves up for the sake of convenience ; but I would here say that it is a practice that is ...
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afternoon allowed applied atmosphere autumn bearing begin berries Black Hamburg bloom bottom bottom-heat buds bunches carefully Cayenne cold cold frames colour covered crop cucumbers cultivation damp DAVID THOMSON desirable dull early forcing especially feet fibry fire-heat flavour foliage frame freely fresh fruit are set fruit-bearing fruiting-pots garden glass grapes grow grown guano healthy heat inches increase insect keep lateral growths lean-to leaves light loam manure manure-water melons moist moisture month Muscat of Alexandria necessary nectarines night temperature peach peach-houses Phylloxera pine-apple pines plants plunged pots practice prevent produced pruning recommended red-spider remove ripe ripen roots season shade shifted shoots shut side soil soon span-roofed stem stopped strawberries strong succession suckers sufficient summer sun-heat supply surface swelling syringe thin thrip top-dressing trained trees trellis varieties ventilation vinery warm weather winter wood young vines
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