Originally published in 1903, this book was written by a master gardener who won prizes for his amazingly big and delicious table grapes. If you want to grow great grapes in your own backyard, what better than to learn from an expert, using old fashioned, organic methods!
Contents Covered:
- Preface to First Edition
- Preface to Eighth Edition
- Preface to Tenth Edition
- The Grape Vine
- Shape and Size of Vinery
- Atmospheric Heat of Vinery
- Bottom-Heat
- Ventilation
- Construction of Vinery
- Subsoil and Drainage
- Coverings for Borders
- Composts Suitable for Vines
- New Method of Preparing Young Vines for Planting
- Young Vines for Planting
- Season for Planting Vines
- Various Ways of Planting Vines
- Treatment of Vines First Year after Planting
- The Second Year's Treatment
- The Fruiting Year
- Pruning Vines
- Grafting and Inarching Vines
- Fruiting Grape Vines in Pots
- Selection of Vines
- Rival Systems of Vine-Culture
- The Diseases Vines Are Subject to
- Red-Spider
- Rust on Grapes
- Mildew on the Vine
- Warts on the Back of the Leaf
- Air-Roots on the Vine
- Scalding
- Stocks for Tender Vines
- Packing Grapes
- Keeping Grapes After They Are Ripe
- Amateur's Vinery Calendar
- Experiments with Vines
- Vine-Roots
- Open-Air Culture
- List of Vines
- Notes on Celebrated Vines
- The Phylloxera Vastatrix
| Format: | PDF Digital Reprint, e-Facsimile |
| No. of Pages: | 112 |
| Page Size: | A4 (210mm × 297mm) |
| Download Size: | 34.7 MB |
