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Asparagus

... Asparagus. Where home-grown roots are required for forcing. it is necessary sow seeds annually, and April the most suitable month for sowing, sayt writer in Gardrninti IHuttrat'd. Some gardeners sow the seed and allow the plants to remain after thinning ...

of Asparagus . .

... of Asparagus . . . On my jounleyings round many parts of ;he country I often wonder why people. whose gardens are fgoourobly situated, do net grow their own asparagus. However, rather than go to the little trouble it entails many prefer to pay high prices ...

Published: Friday 17 March 1950
Newspaper: East Kent Gazette
County: Kent, England
Type: | Words: 761 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Treatment of Asparagus

... Treatment of Asparagus The cutting of asparagus should by now have been discontinued, otherwise next year’s yield will be adversely affected. Weed the beds thoroughly, and give a final application of agricultural salt. If the crop is growing on very light ...

THE QUEENLY ASPARAGUS

... THE QUEENLY ASPARAGUS. - - The asparagus is described u the queen of vegetables. It is also said to be almost, a riodern vegetable in this country. The expense of early asparagus keeps it out of many homes, but for a little while before it disappears ...

Published: Saturday 06 June 1914
Newspaper: Westerham Herald
County: Kent, England
Type: | Words: 715 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ASPARAGUS IN LINE

... ASPARAGUS IN LINE It is not advisable in stnailish gardens to grow asparagus in a wide bed. It should be possible to keep asparagus free from weeds. and to be able to cut the gram without trampling on the soil. and this cannot always be avoided if ...

ASPARAGUS DISHES

... ASPARAGUS DISHES. Triply plated with pure silver on hard white metal. With strainer complete. Length 11 inches. 25/-, servers from Best quality silver plated Asparagus Dish with Length Inches long. Large Selection. Finest quality silver plated Asparagus ...

Published: Friday 27 May 1910
Newspaper: Kent & Sussex Courier
County: Kent, England
Type: | Words: 50 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ASPARAGUS ROOTS

... ASPARAGUS ROOTS. I:indon Giant, 26 and 4 - per la I. for pnivent planting. Connover's Colossal, the new American variety. 3 - and 6- per 100. CUCUMBEit and MELON PLANTS of the choicest kinds. SEA KALE ROOTS, 8 - to 16 - per 100. CLEMATIS, TEA Ito Sat ...

Published: Saturday 27 April 1878
Newspaper: East Kent Gazette
County: Kent, England
Type: | Words: 145 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ASPARAGUS IN AUTUMN

... ASPARAGUS IN AUTUMN. Weeds at this - season, owing to the dense nature of the summer growth, are apt to overrun the Asiaragus-Ird, but when the stems can be cut down it is easy to get at them. These weeds are beet hoed off and cleared away, and if dry ...

Forcing Asparagus

... Forcing Asparagus. Thb roots will now force more readily, especially those which have been prepared for this purpose, and whose tops ripened off early. The late frosts will have induced a more perfect state of rest if the crowns i*re exposed the air. ...

Asparagus in Autumn

... Asparagus in Autumn. Weeds at this season, owing to the dense nature of the summer growth, are apt to overrun the Asparagus-bed, but when the stems can be cut down it is easy get at them. These weeds are best hoed off and cleared away, and if dry weather ...

ASPARAGUS DISHES

... ASPARAGUS DISHES. Triply plated with pure silver on hard white metal. With strainer complete. Length inches. 25/-, servers from 6/6. Best quality silver plated Asparagus Dish with grid. Length inches long. 30/- Large Selection. Jm!, a 111 I 1 Finest quality ...

Published: Friday 03 June 1910
Newspaper: Kent & Sussex Courier
County: Kent, England
Type: | Words: 58 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

CrmNc Asparagus

... Asparagus. Many gardonors continue cutting the finer growths of their Asparagus almost as long as there are any, leaving only the very smallest heads, says writer in the Gtirdcntrs Chronicle. This treatment must necessarily result in weak crowns. I cut ...