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    A Guide to All Aspects of Apple Growing for Amateurs
    A Guide to All Aspects of Apple Growing for Amateurs
    A Guide to All Aspects of Apple Growing for Amateurs
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    A Guide to All Aspects of Apple Growing for Amateurs

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    This vintage book is a detailed guide to growing apples, specially designed for the novice Written in simple, plain language and full of useful illustrations and invaluable tips, this guide constitutes a must-read for prospective growers. Contents include: “Stocks”, “Types of Trees to Plant”, “Soil and Planting”, “Feeding of Apples”, “General Hints on the Pruning of Fruit Trees”, “Pruning of Newly Planted Apples”, “Pruning of Established Apples”, “Pruning of Cordons and Espaliers”, “Pruning of Tip Bearing Varieties”, “Thinning of Apples”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit and vegetables.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateSep 13, 2016
    ISBN9781473354852
    A Guide to All Aspects of Apple Growing for Amateurs

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      A Guide to All Aspects of Apple Growing for Amateurs - Anon

      APPLES

      Forward in the name of God, graffe, set, plant and nourish up trees in every corner of your ground, the labour is small, the cost is nothing, the commodity is great, your selves shall have plenty, the poor shall have somewhat in time of want to relieve their necessitie, and God shall reward your good mindes and diligence.

      ‘THE HERBALL OR GENERAL HISTORIE OF PLANTES’

      JOHN GERARD, 1597

      IF the rose is our national flower, then surely the apple is our national fruit. While it is true that some—by no means all—of our popular garden roses are of continental origin, for example, Crimson Glory in hybrid teas and Albertine in ramblers, the number of foreign varieties of apples cultivated in Britain is strictly limited. Ribston Pippin (of French origin) is of fine flavour in October, but does not really compare with a wellgrown Cox’s Orange Pippin, nor are the American Jonathans and Winesaps as attractive to English palates.

      Why is the apple so popular? It is an accommodating fruit and is successful on a variety of soils. Like most fruits and, indeed, most plants (save water lilies, aquatic plants and varieties of Iris Kaempferi), it will not tolerate waterlogged ground. Bad drainage must receive attention at the outset, correction of drainage after planting being extremely difficult. Dry soils, on the other hand, can be improved throughout the life of the apple by mulching with manure and/or compost.

      Certain varieties of apples can be stored for long periods though some care is necessary if specimens are to be kept in sound, edible condition. With a suitable selection of varieties, apples may be enjoyed from July to the following April, beginning with Irish Peach and Beauty of Bath, and finishing with Winston and Sturmer Pippin.

      During recent years, science has helped to solve many problems incidental to the growing of apples and other fruits. The credit lies in the first place with Research Stations in Britain. The classification of root stocks by East Mailing and the research on the pollination of fruit trees by Mr. M. B. Crane of the John Innes Horticultural Institution, are outstanding examples. To commercial firms both in this country and overseas we owe some remarkable developments in the field of pest control. The insecticidal properties of DDT were first noted in Switzerland by J. R. Geigy, A.G., while in Britain the work on benzene hexachloride carried out in the laboratories of I.C.I, resulted in the introduction of their ‘Gammexane’ range of gamma BHC

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