. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. Fig. 172.—thermosiphon (heated frame) method of forcing chicory (with thehot-water pipes above the bed). a succession of chicons all through theseason it is necessary to make a fresh bed everymonth, (b) The forcing may also be done in awarm greenhouse, when the arrangement of theroots is the same as in the beds in cellars. In allcases the forcing must be done in complete dark-ness. Forcing in the Open.—Chicory may be forcedin trenches made out-of-doors a6 shown in. Fig. 173.—system of forcing with ho
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. Fig. 172.—thermosiphon (heated frame) method of forcing chicory (with thehot-water pipes above the bed). a succession of chicons all through theseason it is necessary to make a fresh bed everymonth, (b) The forcing may also be done in awarm greenhouse, when the arrangement of theroots is the same as in the beds in cellars. In allcases the forcing must be done in complete dark-ness. Forcing in the Open.—Chicory may be forcedin trenches made out-of-doors a6 shown in. Fig. 173.—system of forcing with hot-water PIPES ABOVE THE BED. fig. 171. The trenches are 16 in. deep and liyards wide, and the roots are plantedclosely together in rows, always at the samelevel. They are first covered with a 12 in. layerof light soil, and afterwards with a hed of freshstable manure. The manure must be welltrodden and 20 to 24 in. in depth. By this
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