Novi mber U. l'.'il 



HORTICULTURE 





Fruit and Vegetables under Glass 



OLEANtNO l\l' RENOV \ I [KG 1 \ l: I ■> \ IM 



l . . December Lsl 



earliesl iould uovi be I 

 cleani d and n novated read u I awaj as Deo 

 , omes in. Pol \ ines are somi I - Btarted through 



nilicr. bul this is early enough for any in borders. 



The leaves having fallen, prune the laterals back to two 



in.-, not ba\ ing fi led their allotted spa e 



van have an extension of about three Eeet. A sharp 



is preferable to secateurs for pruning \ ines ; a 



cleaner cut is mad< with less liability to bruise the w 1. 



\- ,i ■!• ei ' against bleeding later on, dress all cuts 

 with "styptic," a special preparation for the purpose 

 obtainable from thi A little prevent i 



worth a lot of cure later on. A bleeding vine is one 

 of the most unwelcome things one could have. Some 

 times all efforts to staunch the wound prove futile 

 Eave the whole house thoroughly washed down — glass, 

 woodwork, walls, etc.; this helps to do away with any 

 pests or diseases which may have been prevalent during 

 the past season, as wel] as giving the house a clean ap- 

 pearance. Cleaning of the vines is a self-adjusting 

 duty. If during the past season they were clean — no 

 in. ah bug, red spider, etc., little scraping of the rod and 

 -pm- i- uecessarj ; the hand rubbed around them I" " 

 move an\ loose bark will suffice. On the other hand if 

 relent ever] bit of loose bark should be 

 removed, excavating the biding pests and making it 

 easier for the winter wash to do its work. Avoid scrap- 

 ing the vines down to the live tissues as that is very 

 injuriou — the vine in its natural state sheds us bark 

 naturally. A- will be seen by the foregoing notes 

 the cleanliness of the \ ines during last year's growth will 

 determine what the nature of the wmtcr wash shouli 

 If mealy bug, for instance, was troubL se a strong 



insecticide taking tare to keep it off the eyes while thor- 

 oughly working ii into all ii ces and holes. As an 

 ordinary preventive winter wash Gishurst's Compound 



Ee and effective. Rods can be washed more than 



with this if thought necessary. 



Any renovation of the border if not already done 



should be pushed on a Cow manure or other 



mulching must be carefullj sjoi off. If no surface roots 



are visible an inch or two of the top soil can be taken 



off and repla< ed with fresh loam. Ii is n i 



mIv if the border has to undergo an] 

 overhauling. Younger vines nol having the soil 

 extended to it- limit can have an addition if they haw 

 tilled up what they have with roots. Tin- i- similar to 

 making a new border, wit cli I will deal with in a later 

 issue, bleep the hous< as cool as possible until time for 

 starting; fivi oi m degrees of frost will be beneficial to 

 them, but do not allow it to enter the border. This 

 winter cleaning I have treated at length as it applies 

 to all vineries as their turn aes and much of next 

 n it. 



STRAW BEBHI1 - FOB FORCING 



Preparation must now be made for plunging 



to prevenl their bu the -"il freezes up. [f 



frame- and sash cai i them, plungi 



about one foot Eron iss Keep the sash off 



until verj severe v in. Should the fi 



be occupied with ike a temporary frame 



to keep thi about and some straw 



or other suitable material u b< handy to cover them 

 over in severe weathei 3 that the pots are kept 



and the li essed i 



betwi en i frost 



to work in. I applicab 



111 or 12 di it the 



BOOT l ■ I . i mm; II. 1. 1 BTRA I I D 



li> of Nov. v.. 1910, we wen- able 



picture of a pea ith a year's root grow I 



and the sane- pruned and ready to be covered witl 



Lbove is a picture of one of the same tree-, showing 

 the result of root pruning x e quantity of 



Sbrous (fe& and the break where each strong 



root was cut hack last year. This tree carried a good 

 crop last summer and looks promising for the coming 

 year. 



[NO Kill BARB 



ft ma ing rhubarb, but if the i 



lifted and subjected to a f^w frosts, there will be 

 ifficulty in g( I ii for Christmas. It ■ 



i — nihil that I should be iii a dormant i 



tion before starting. Maki sure era! Erostshave 



done this work befon commencing. Ii will pay to 

 furnish all earlj forced rhubarb with bottom 

 I £ some of 1 pip 



some hot bed mati stable manure and lea 



equal parts. P <ts on these, cover over with 



1 e - supply of water while growing, 



and keep a night I mpcrature of about 60 degrees. 

 Growth will be mor rapid if the _ uded. 



( See I'.r, p ■ - address i 



offering rhubarb r fori ing. i 





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