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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... Seeds and Seed Raising . CHAPTER XI . 73 89 CHAPTER XII . The Use of the Feet in Sowing ( III ) Gift of The People of the United States.
... Seeds and Seed Raising . CHAPTER XI . 73 89 CHAPTER XII . The Use of the Feet in Sowing ( III ) Gift of The People of the United States.
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... seeds of which are offered for sale . I have given only such as I have found most serviceable . Those who wish for a more extended list are referred to the seed catalogues . PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION . It is now seven years INTRODUCTION .
... seeds of which are offered for sale . I have given only such as I have found most serviceable . Those who wish for a more extended list are referred to the seed catalogues . PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION . It is now seven years INTRODUCTION .
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... seed in shallow boxes , which are made by cutting the ordinary soap boxes into three pieces , which gives us a depth of about two inches for soil in each box . We use any light , rich soil for the pur- pose , sowing enough seed in each ...
... seed in shallow boxes , which are made by cutting the ordinary soap boxes into three pieces , which gives us a depth of about two inches for soil in each box . We use any light , rich soil for the pur- pose , sowing enough seed in each ...
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... seed in the cold frames direct . This is done here usually about the 15th of February or 1st of March , in as warm ... seeds in rows about five inches apart , sowing enough to give about 1,500 plants under each three by six sash . He ...
... seed in the cold frames direct . This is done here usually about the 15th of February or 1st of March , in as warm ... seeds in rows about five inches apart , sowing enough to give about 1,500 plants under each three by six sash . He ...
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... seed , not more than a quarter of an inch , with some very light mold ; nothing is better than leaf mold and sand , patting it gently with the back of the spade . From the time the seed is sown , attention to airing , during the hot ...
... seed , not more than a quarter of an inch , with some very light mold ; nothing is better than leaf mold and sand , patting it gently with the back of the spade . From the time the seed is sown , attention to airing , during the hot ...
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