September 30, 1911 



HOMICU LTU RE. 



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Fruit and Vegetables under Glass 



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The hoi weather of August ami earl] Septembei was 

 Btrawberrj plants growing in pots, and 

 in main cases growth was no! so rapid as it ha- been in 

 the lasf f.'u weeks. Cooler days and evenings with 

 heavy dews air welcomed by thee ture-loving 



plants. Ever] encouragemenl mus en them 



now ini", are growing and there arc yel a few 

 left Eor them Prick up the Burface -oil 

 peril d n mm ing an\ dead or useless fi 



and runners. Non thai the pots are filled with 

 ding with qui ag manures (liquid cow 



eep manure is fine), will assist the plants to build 

 up a nip crown which is essential if good ber- 



ries air to he had later. Never allow the pots to be- 

 c ■ real dry. Syringe the plants morning and after- 

 noon in tine weather taking care that they are dry again 

 before six o'clock. 



VINERIES 



Vineries which have had a crop cleared oiT should 

 he thrown wide open, any shading which may have 

 been used on the glass removed and the vim- given 



rt unity to ripe n up their wood. Any growths 



which have hcen allowed to "run" to encourage root 

 action can ooi I ack, as also can laterals 



which bore no fruit. !'■■ so doing the base i 

 plumped up and this is what we look for when pruning 

 on thi m. Many good eyes, per force, 



have to be pruned away and this is when 

 the long-spur system try to gel one on us, bul by short- 

 ening some of the laterals hack now a good basi 

 is obtained. Should the foliage he at all dirty it is 

 a good plan to syringe with some approved insecticide 

 ly. This will great!} facilitate the winter clean- 

 ing. A- long a- the foliage lasts hosi well every 

 ing in fine weather. This helps to heal ofl 

 and also encourages the buds to swell. 



PEACHES AND NECTARINES 



Am new tiees which it is contemplated to plain or 

 use as pot trees should be - and ordered al once, 



if this has not been already done so. In previous issues 

 HOBTICI in re has givi to listing varieties suit- 



able for early and late use and also a combination for 

 succession in one house. These lists ha i com- 



piled after watching and studying a qua] of varie- 



ties growing under ordinal, greenhousi ns in 



■ a. Yet there may be meritorious ones om 

 but these mentioned will be found good enough to fill 

 the bill in their various classes. Where pot trees are 

 grown, pots and potting material should he got in 

 readme--. Half-dei am, lime rubble and char- 



coal constitutes a good mixture. A little lime nibble 

 mixed in with the borders as root pruning and reno- 

 vating is proceeding is good. Procure and store all 

 ble of this valuable asset. 



IfEXONS FOR CHRISTMAS 



Melons sown September 1st will now be established 

 in the beds. Keep a moist atmosphere and syringe 



twice daily on all fine day-. This is the greatest pre- 

 \enii\e again-! red -pider which later on will be trouble- 

 -, mi, . if allowed leeway, when more fire heat has 



used, ' which are made after thi* 



should be grown throughout in pots. 



Man k d made u ly, but by 



mce there is plenty of time to have one 

 bearing for Christmas. Gel as much fresh horse ma- 

 iiuiv from the stables as possible al one time, so that 

 your heap is a© umulated in a is an 



advantagi a res i yenly. This heap should be 



placed under cover in a cool place and spread out to a 

 of one foot and turned over each morning. 

 and night, taking oul any long straw as you proceed, 

 the manure to dry a little and also even 

 the heating properties. Each day the manure will be- 

 come quite hoi and in turning so much ammonia will 

 be lost until a uniform temperature is maintained 

 Probably it will take a week or ten days to attain this 

 stage. Ex] only teacher as to when a bed 



is ready to be made up, but look for the manure to be 

 the same each time of turning. Before trans- 

 fen ing to benches add a little fine soil to the manure 

 i- a preventive of over-heating. Make as firm 

 and finish with an even surface. By means 

 proper th the temperature of the 



bed gradualh, will touch 100 



or. 1H» and then recede. When it has gone 



down to 85 -pawn, breaking the bricks 



into pi '■ of a small hen's egg and press 



the manure firml . around each piece. In about a week 

 M days when the temperature has gone down to 

 aboul 70 cover the whole surface of the bed with about 

 an inch and a half of rirgin soil and press gently down. 

 Keep a moist, atmospheric temperature of 55 and in 

 about six weeks a first cut should be made. 



WINTER lettuce 



Winter Lettuce will now be growing nicely in the 

 frames. Keep the surface soil w r ell cultivated and a 

 sharp look-out for caterpillars and other insects. A 

 fine spray over mornings and early afternoons will be 

 beneficial. Keep protection handy in ease of sudden 

 frost coming down. Succes.-. ugs for growing on 



in vegi uses can be made at intervals. Keep the 



-s and give plenty of air. 



BEANS 



Dwarf or bush beans are appreciated through the 

 winter months and are easily grown in pots or benches. 

 The La profitable, finer beans being pro- 



duced with less i rouble. Fill the benches with good 

 rich soil and scoop out the rows an inch deep and 

 eighteen apart; this allows for a double row to be 

 -own. Insert the seeds singly, about two inches deep. 

 As the seedlings come through draw the soil about them. 

 Syringe well to keep down spider and maintain a night 

 lerature of 55 to 58, with the usual advance by 

 day. By making a sowing every week or ten days a 

 supply can be kept up the winter through. 



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