. Mushrooms : how to grow them : a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure . Mushrooms. 44 MUSHROOMS, HOW TO GROW THEM. changes of atmospheric temperature and moisture, and to drying out. In midwinter they may be all right, but as spring advances and the sun's brightness and heat increase, the susceptibility of the beds to become dry also increases. In Frames in the Greenhouses Mr. J. G. Gard- ner has a range of greenhouses some 900 feet long—the longest unbroken string of glasshouses that I know of— for the forcing of fruit and vegetables in winter; grapes, peaches, nec
. Mushrooms : how to grow them : a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure . Mushrooms. 44 MUSHROOMS, HOW TO GROW THEM. changes of atmospheric temperature and moisture, and to drying out. In midwinter they may be all right, but as spring advances and the sun's brightness and heat increase, the susceptibility of the beds to become dry also increases. In Frames in the Greenhouses Mr. J. G. Gard- ner has a range of greenhouses some 900 feet long—the longest unbroken string of glasshouses that I know of— for the forcing of fruit and vegetables in winter; grapes, peaches, nectarines, figs, tomatoes, cucumbers, snap beans, peas, lettuce. This range is divided into sev- eral compartments, to accommodate the different varie- ties of crops, also so that some can be run as succes- sion houses. In order to make the most of everj'- thing, market-gardener-like, he doubles up his crops wherever possible, and for this end he finds no crop more amenable and profitable than mushrooms. It. Fig. 13. Wide Bed with Pathway above. matters nothing to him whether the house is cold or warm, he can grow mushrooms in it anyway, and in order to be master of the situation he makes his mush- room beds in hotbed frames inside the greenhouses. By attending to ventilating or keeping close, or covering up or leaving bare, he can properly regulate the temperature. 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 Falconer, William. New York : Orange Judd Co.
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