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Garden Operations

... ground. Mulch round trees newly planted, to keep the roots moist. lKTCHEN G.ARDiEN. O(TDOoas.-Asparagus beds should now be slightly forked over, and if white asparagus is required, the beds must be earthed over four inches deep, but the green is so superior ...

Published: Saturday 23 March 1872
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 689 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

VILLA, ALLOTMENT, AND COTTAGE GARDENING

... . Commencing with asparagus, we'l ati say that it is usually so much appreciated that wherever it is prac- ticable a rather liberal supplyg'soould be maintained during the early spring months. There are two ways of forcing asparagus by those wv o have ...

Published: Friday 07 September 1900
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1662 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

GARDENIG OPERATIONS

... rhubarb, seakale, and asparagus roots iti forciug.pizs; if these are forced in the open groand, W linings should be turned occasionally, or renewed 5O i: a good heat be maintained; cover with mats or itads frosty weather. Giveair to asparagu as soon asthe o ...

Published: Saturday 15 December 1860
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 748 | Page: 6 | Tags: News 

GARDENING OPERATIONS

... last point of starvation before they will venture on them. Be sure to salt all asparagus and soakale beds- little and often is best. The time is approaching for planting asparagus; it should not be put in until 16 or inches high. Continue to protect blossoms ...

Published: Saturday 21 March 1863
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 733 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

GARDENING OPERATIONS

... should be wintered in a frame, and some of them should be potted in 5-inch pots for turn- ing out in spring. Beds of rhubarb, asparagus, and sea- kale should be cleared of their dead stems, &c., as soon as the leaves are ripe. Where the above are in request ...

Published: Saturday 30 October 1858
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 729 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

HOUSEWIFE'S CORNER

... Salt Ditto „ 010 „ 1 010 „ 0 0„ O 0 Eggs, per 124 „ 0 6 „ 0 0 Potatoes, pr.peck! 110 „ 6 1 2„ „ new, per lb. 6 „ „ 0 „ 0 Asparagus perl 1 6 I „ 1 4 00 ~00 Gooseberries „ 0 0 „ 0 Strawberries p glj 4 „ 0 „ 0 0 „ Rhubarb, per Ml ' 0 0„ 0 2., 0 0 „ 0 0 Cucumbers ...

Published: Tuesday 01 June 1847
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 321 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

HOUSEWIFE'S CORNER

... 1O..1- otatoew.; ?? 0pund..l 0 . Qo,. o o ?? ?? 0 . 00.80 Oooeeberrls ?? . . 0 .. O O 0..0O Foaj. ., peek .,0 0 0. ?? 5 8 Asparagus. ?? 1il *00 .. 2 0 ?? 36.S . . - 6 5. ucmbe e. ?? ak . , 04 .. . 08 . F MlbertO ?? IoQ 1 6 I 0 1 0 Oraeesssh , ao ?? ..O ...

Published: Friday 06 May 1859
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 373 | Page: 10 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN MISCELLANY

... consumnbig eigbt soles as graft- n, f twelve lamb eutlets, a joint of roast veal weighing I eight pounds, three kilogranmmes of asparagus, and f an omelette of twelve eggs, besides a Dutch cheese, I twelve pounds of bread, and 1-3 bottles of wine. At 2 the conchluion ...

Published: Wednesday 30 April 1879
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 399 | Page: 7 | Tags: News 

GARDEN OPERATIONS

... bottle, the bottom of which has been removed, over each head of asparagus as soon as it shows itself above ground. The bottle should be ?? loosely before being put in position, Asparagus thus treated not only de. avelops more rapidly than that which has ...

Published: Saturday 29 July 1876
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1384 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

Horticulture

... for an emergency in the way of prolonged frost, to have a small storoof roots of asparagus, seakealo, and rhubarb on hand for the purpose. Give bearing crops of asparagus plenty of air whenever favourable, as without this element the quality will be much ...

Published: Saturday 10 January 1880
Newspaper: Manchester Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1420 | Page: 15 | Tags: News 

HOUSEWIFE'S CORNER

... peck .. 010 .. 1 010 .. 1 Damsons quart ..0 4..0 U 0 6..0 0 Plums. .. 0 .. 0 0 0 0 .. 0 0 Peas $ peck .. 0 0.. 0 0 .. 0 Asparagus $ 100 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 8 0 .. 0 0 Cucumbers each .. 0 .. 6 0 2 .. 0 6 Peaches .. .. 0 0 .. 0 0 0 0 .. 0 Filberts ...

Published: Thursday 03 October 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 375 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

HOUSEWIFE'S CORNER

... pound .. 1 4 .. 0 0 .. 0 0 Bait Ditto . „ 010.. 1 4 1 2 ETC* V 194 .. 8 0 0 6 6.. 0 0 Potatoes $ ...

Published: Thursday 04 April 1861
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 347 | Page: 3 | Tags: News