Archive image from page 96 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 prepared manure, one part old plaster or mortar, and one part of ground bone, all to be well composted to- gether, will meet all the requirements. If the subsoil is clay, a
Archive image from page 96 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 prepared manure, one part old plaster or mortar, and one part of ground bone, all to be well composted to- gether, will meet all the requirements. If the subsoil is clay, a foundation of old brick and mortar is very desir- able to insure drainage. The border above this should be from 2 to 3 feet in depth. No trees or shrubs should be permitted to extend their roots into it, a very com- mon cause of trouble, and nothing whatever should be grown on it, although the temptation to try a few melons or some lettuce is often too great to be overcome, and 977. Even-span house, with the vines plunged in pots. these probably do a minimum of damage. In such a border, if properly supplied with water, the viue roots will remain at home, and not go wandering off into trouble. Where extra early work is not desired, no at- tempt should be made to keep the frost entirely out of the border during the winter, as this is apt to result in a heavy, sodden surface in spring. It is better to spade it up roughly just before winter and cover with a good coat of manure, permitting the frost to enter the ground some inches. In the spring it is dug over again and, when rakeil off, presents a rich, lively surface. The in- is to be covered with a coat of well-rotted iii;iTiun . niid spaded up and well watered at the time of â es. For niidseasou work, from February to do this in New York uTNiiii,' the vines nicely until 'li:i|ii u month or more later. 'â¢:uly (Jrapes can be brought iy, mill the later ones through iiiiiiilhs. It is much better to â rn (ir
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