In Door Garedning by William Keane (tools of titans ebook .TXT) 📕

a mild, regular bottom heat, which is of the greatest
importance in early forcing. Those who have good established trees, in pots, may now start them
in a moderate heat. Air to be given liberally in favourable weather, and the syringe to be used
freely over them morning and evening. The surface soil to be stirred up and kept open, and a
supply of manure water to be given previous to starting them. The trees in the late houses to
receive whatever pruning is necessary, and to be cleansed of every particle of scale, and
afterwards washed with a composition of soft soap and sulphur. All bast ties and insect-haunts to
be carefully removed.

PINES.—During the continuance of severe weather, dry fern, straw, &c., will be necessary, in
addition to mats; such coverings will be of more service than maintaining strong fires to keep up
the temperature. When a supply of fruit is required throughout the year, it is sometimes
necessary, at this season, to subject some of the plants to a high temperature to start them into
fruit. A few of such as are most likely to fruit soon, to be put into a pit, or house, by themselves,
where a temperature of from 60° to 65° by night, and from 70° to 75° by day, with about 80° of
bottom heat, will be the most certain treatment for starting them into fruit. The other plants can
then be supplied with a moderate temperature until the beginning of February; by such treatment
a succession of fruit will be prolonged. Do not suffer the linings of dung-beds to decline, keep
up, if possible, a temperature of 50° at night, and 60° by day, with a little air at every favourable
opportunity.

POTATOES.—Plant some sound, whole sets, singly, in three-and-a-half-inch pots, to be placed at
the back of a Pine-pit, or in any other place where there is some heat, they will, in due time, be
useful for planting out in the exhausted Asparagus-frames or pits.

RASPBERRIES.—When a few early dishes would be considered a treat, if some canes are taken up
and planted in any vacant spot in the Peach-house, they will be found to bear fruit abundantly
with common care. It is a more certain method of obtaining fruit than by potting them.

VINES.—When started and until the buds are fairly broken, endeavour to keep the points of the
shoots nearly on a level with the lowest part of the Vine, and if that should not be found
sufficient to induce the buds to start regularly throughout the whole length of the Vine, the rod
should be bent so as to bring the most forward buds to the lowest level, and elevating those that
are backward. A moist atmosphere to be kept up by sprinkling the floor and paths, and by
syringing the Vines lightly every morning and evening until the leaves begin to appear, when the
supply of moisture will not be so much required. Introduce a lot in pots to some house, pit, or
frame prepared with leaves or manure, if not done as advised last week. At first, Vines in pots


are most useful for early work, as they, in many places, save the established Vines in houses,
from the hazardous operation of early excitement. Increase the temperature slightly when the
buds are beginning to swell, or are starting a little. The fermenting material in the house to be
stirred up occasionally. This fermenting material should, if possible, consist of a large proportion
of leaves mixed with the dung, to prevent the steam from the latter discolouring the rafters and
sashes; and if the vapour is likely to be too strong, a thin covering of sawdust or old tan will
prevent any injurious effects. If the roots are outside the house, and had been covered before the
commencement of frost, as advised, some more dung and leaves should be added to keep up a
genial heat in the border, the good effects of which will be soon evident in the progress of the
Vines inside. When the Grapes are all cut in the late houses, the Vines to be pruned immediately,
and the cuts to be covered with white lead.

Transcriber's Notes:

Irregularly hyphenated words have been left as they appeared in the original. A few minor
puctuation errors and omissions have been silently corrected.

The following typographical errors have been corrected:

Original

Emendation

[unclear] to leave one-third more

but to leave one-third more

If green fly makes it appearance

If green fly makes its appearance

a compatively dormant state

a comparatively dormant state

but if such is neccessary

but if such is necessary

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