. Gardening for all. A handbook on growing vegetables and fruit, and the prevention & destruction of insect pests of the garden, ... Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture; Garden pests. Gardening for All. 87 The best site for the bed is a hard dry floor, in any of the before-mentioned structures, or a similar site in a sheltered position out of doors, if the ridge system is to be adopted. The best moderate size for a bed is one, six feet by four, but almost any size may be made, the size only being limited by the supply of material at command. An uniform depth of twelve inches is very favoura
. Gardening for all. A handbook on growing vegetables and fruit, and the prevention & destruction of insect pests of the garden, ... Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture; Garden pests. Gardening for All. 87 The best site for the bed is a hard dry floor, in any of the before-mentioned structures, or a similar site in a sheltered position out of doors, if the ridge system is to be adopted. The best moderate size for a bed is one, six feet by four, but almost any size may be made, the size only being limited by the supply of material at command. An uniform depth of twelve inches is very favourable for flat beds, and ridges ought to be about thirty inches high and three feet broad at the base when it is intended to make beds in that way, whether under shelter or out of Commence to form the beds by forming a layer of manure about eighteen inches thick, tread or beat this down quite firmly, then add more manure and treat it in the same way until the requisite depth has been obtained. A stick should then be inserted in the bed to test its temperature. When the heat has fallen to 85° or go° it may be spawned with safety. Spawning requires more care than is usually bestowed upon it. A dibber should not be used, because that makes a round hole which the piece of cake containing the spawn seldom fills, steam or vapour generates around the sides, and the spawn perishes before it can penetrate the manure in which it is intended to grow. The spawn should be inserted by raising a little of the manure with the hand and placing the spawn underneath,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Udale, James. Stourbridge, Mark & Moody
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