Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden : Entirely New and Greatly EnlargedO. Judd Company, 1909 - 376 páginas |
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... covering in . Drains so made have answered well for nearly a dozen years , and in sit- uations where no other material offers , they will at least answer a temporary purpose . But unquestion- ably , when at all attainable at anything ...
... covering in . Drains so made have answered well for nearly a dozen years , and in sit- uations where no other material offers , they will at least answer a temporary purpose . But unquestion- ably , when at all attainable at anything ...
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... covering over the top thor- oughly with sod , shavings , straw or some similar ma- terial , in quantity sufficient to prevent the soil from washing in and filling up the cavity . Cheap drains of hemlock boards are found to be very ...
... covering over the top thor- oughly with sod , shavings , straw or some similar ma- terial , in quantity sufficient to prevent the soil from washing in and filling up the cavity . Cheap drains of hemlock boards are found to be very ...
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... covering but the sash . In our locality we occasionally have the thermometer from five to ten de- grees below zero for a day or two together , yet in all our time we have never used mats , shutters , or any covering except the glass ...
... covering but the sash . In our locality we occasionally have the thermometer from five to ten de- grees below zero for a day or two together , yet in all our time we have never used mats , shutters , or any covering except the glass ...
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... covering at night . The sashes are left on until the middle of June , when the crop begins to be sold . The management of the Cu- cumber crop as regards airing is hardly different from that of the Lettuce , except in its early stage of ...
... covering at night . The sashes are left on until the middle of June , when the crop begins to be sold . The management of the Cu- cumber crop as regards airing is hardly different from that of the Lettuce , except in its early stage of ...
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... covering up at night , the seeds of Tomatoes , Peppers and Egg - plants , and the sprouts from Sweet Potatoes , can be forwarded with much less trouble in the cold frames than in the hot - bed . I am sometimes asked the question , how ...
... covering up at night , the seeds of Tomatoes , Peppers and Egg - plants , and the sprouts from Sweet Potatoes , can be forwarded with much less trouble in the cold frames than in the hot - bed . I am sometimes asked the question , how ...
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