A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine |
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Page 13
... be laid down . to remove it at once . But where bottom - heat is not so applied , and where the subsoil is of a cold , wet , ferru- ginous clay or gravel , it must be well drained SUBSOIL AND DRAINAGE . 13 SUBSOIL AND DRAINAGE,
... be laid down . to remove it at once . But where bottom - heat is not so applied , and where the subsoil is of a cold , wet , ferru- ginous clay or gravel , it must be well drained SUBSOIL AND DRAINAGE . 13 SUBSOIL AND DRAINAGE,
Page 14
... clay or clear gravel , concrete is not necessary . No rule can be laid down for width of borders : I think it is ample if the width outside the house is the same as that inside . The depth inside should be 3 feet ; immediately outside ...
... clay or clear gravel , concrete is not necessary . No rule can be laid down for width of borders : I think it is ample if the width outside the house is the same as that inside . The depth inside should be 3 feet ; immediately outside ...
Page 15
... clay , and 5 per cent of chalk , with an abundance of vegetable fibre , giving it the character of what gardeners know as friable turfy loam . When the sand is in excess of what I have indicated , it may be termed sandy loam ; when the clay ...
... clay , and 5 per cent of chalk , with an abundance of vegetable fibre , giving it the character of what gardeners know as friable turfy loam . When the sand is in excess of what I have indicated , it may be termed sandy loam ; when the clay ...
Page 16
William Thomson. or clay may be in excess . It may not be improper that I should remark here , that I have known fine vineries erected , and every preparation made calculated to pro- duce good crops of grapes , till the question of going ...
William Thomson. or clay may be in excess . It may not be improper that I should remark here , that I have known fine vineries erected , and every preparation made calculated to pro- duce good crops of grapes , till the question of going ...
Page 17
... clay nor sand being in excess of what has been indicated , and that it has been stacked for six months , so that the ... clay , which acts as a mechan- ical disintegrant , and keeps the particles of clay from B 66 getting too close ...
... clay nor sand being in excess of what has been indicated , and that it has been stacked for six months , so that the ... clay , which acts as a mechan- ical disintegrant , and keeps the particles of clay from B 66 getting too close ...
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