Horticulture, 10 Lectures
by John Wright
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781150829734
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...F the flies are hovering about the crops. These applications prevent the deposition of eggs and also act as manures. If the ground among onions is covered with brewers hops or lawn mowings, the small maggots cannot travel through them to the plants. Early horn carrot seed sown early in July produces clean roots because the hatching period of the maggots has passed. For the same Fig. 19.--Celert Fly (tephritis) And Maggots (enlarged) Eating Out The Tissue Of The Leaf. reason autumn sown onions are usually free from maggots, while spring sown crops may be ruined by them. 9. Slugs And Snails.--Remedies: 1. Lime water. Pour water at the rate of 3 gallons to a pound of lime in lumps, as fresh from the kiln as possible, stir, then let stand and use the clear lime water through the perforated nozzle of a can, as if giving the crops a good watering. This should be done an hour after dark, when the slugs are feeding; it will destroy all it reaches and do no harm to the crops. Day applications are of small service. 2. Dust the crops at night (after dark) with fresh lime, soot, or wood ashes, or all combined; these dressings destroy slugs and fertilise the ground. 10. Wireworms.--Remedies: 1. Spread fresh gas lime on bare land in the autumn at the rate of 4 cwt. per square rod, a ton per rood, or 4 tons per acre, to remain for 6 weeks, then well mix in the soil. If it cannot be applied before February, use about half the quantity and work it in a few days, or a fortnight before sowing or planting. 2. Salt, 7 lbs. per rod, two or three months before cropping. 3. Many wireworms may be caught by burying pieces of carrot, potatoes, or squares of fresh turf, with sticks thrust through them for withdrawal every two or three days. The idea that wireworms...
| ISBN-13 | 9781150829734 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1150829737 |
| Weight | 0.38 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 108 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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