. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 16 The Florists^ Review July 5, CARRYING CARNATIONS OVER. It will he greatly appreciated if you Avill ;ins\vcr a (jiK'stiou on carnation e- at them.' Shall 1 cut Iheiii over for a second season. Many a Ncteran gr(i\V(>r has ti'ied and failed. AVhih' 1 feel conliilent that these fail- ures have, in most cases at least, oc- i'urred hecaus(> of failure to heed a few facts which are ]iatent to anyone who will take a secoiul thought, yet a little more skill and judgment are re(|nired in this oj)eratiou than in re- ]ilantiiig from the iield.
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 16 The Florists^ Review July 5, CARRYING CARNATIONS OVER. It will he greatly appreciated if you Avill ;ins\vcr a (jiK'stiou on carnation e- at them.' Shall 1 cut Iheiii over for a second season. Many a Ncteran gr(i\V(>r has ti'ied and failed. AVhih' 1 feel conliilent that these fail- ures have, in most cases at least, oc- i'urred hecaus(> of failure to heed a few facts which are ]iatent to anyone who will take a secoiul thought, yet a little more skill and judgment are re(|nired in this oj)eratiou than in re- ]ilantiiig from the iield. One of the most important factors is that you can- not cut haidx hard, in tlie heat of sum- mer. ;i plant which has Avorkdl hard Jill winter ami is pretty W(dl exhaiisti'il. .and expect Jt to hfeak from the hai'il Wood ami thii\e. This is the ino<t com- mon cause ot' I'ailui'e. The old iiiaxin), ' • \'ou cannot cat your cake anil h;i\'e it,'' .applies in this case. In oi'.ler to iiin jilaiits <i\cr the secon crop hv cutting the ]ilants while the wi'uther is yet ccunpa i\ I'ly cool, thus .allowing the to ri'co\ (U' anil a new start iiniler fa\oi-ahle weather condi- tions. 'I'liat means to s;iciilice at least thi' .lum- clop anil part of the May crop. Now for \iuir case. ^ i>\\ ;ii"e uji in C'., Avheie the temperature proh. uhh' does not rise high emuigh to lie o|ijiressi\-e to the I'.arnation. Assuming that to he true, if your jikants have not .a season's growth, so they are in good i-omlition as I' the --upporting, you might he ahle to run them right tlir(Uigh without mn(di dillicidty. sure the .supjioits \ou .are using will hold the plants erect during the tiext season. ;is on that will largely dejiend your success during the second season. Cii\e the hi'ds a muhdi of half rotted stable to prevent too evapora- tion, .after lirst sprinkling on ;i light a|i]dicat
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