Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, 1896-7, Vol. 20 (Classic Reprint)

Name: Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, 1896-7, Vol. 20 (Classic Reprint)
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By W. Wilks

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Excerpt from Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, 1896-7<br/><br/>I adopt the plan of placing pieces of tough fibrous loam or peat when planting and surfacing around the stem of the plants so as to encircle each plant this prevents any super?uous moisture settling at the base or collar of the plants through watering and syringing during the season, which so often pro duces canker, thereby causing the death of the plant and loss of the crop. From 2 feet 6 inches to 3 feet apart is a good distance for house work, and for pits and frames one plant placed in the centre of each light will be sufficient, as this distance allows the plants to extend without the growth being crowded Â a most im portant point to be considered. Regulating the growth Â Train the plants to a neat stake until the trellis is reached; rub Off all growths as they show from the stem below the trellis train the growths right and left and allow the leading stem to grow up without stopping to within a foot of the top. If the side shoots are likely to be crowded, pinch out some at first sight, as the Melon will not endure thinning so severely as the Cucumber; therefore the growths should be stopped and thinned early enough for those remaining to just cover the trellis with well-developed foliage and no more.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 534
Release Date:: 2018-10-10
Publication Date:: 2018-10-10
Publisher:: Forgotten Books
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 1390012182
Weight:: 708 g

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