Bücher von David Thomson

David Thomson's concise handbook explains how to grow fruit in greenhouses.

This vintage book is a complete guide to growing pineapples under glass, with information on different varieties, problems and benefits, pests and diseases, planting, harvesting, and many other related aspects. With handy illustrations, simple instructions, and useful tips, this volume constitutes a must-read for those wishing to grow pineapples under glass. Contents include: "The Pine-apple", "Pineries", "Varieties of Pines", "The Queen", "Smooth-Leaved Cayenne", "Black Jamaica", "White Providence", "Charlotte Rothschild", "Prince Albert", "Lambton Castle Seedling", "Succession Plants-Spring Treatment", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.

This vintage volume contains a guide to growing peaches and nectarines under glass, with information on selecting varieties, common problems, pruning, training, and more. Complete with simple, step-by-step instructions and a plethora of helpful illustrations, this is a guide that will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in growing fruit at home, and it would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Peach-House for Early Forcing'; 'Peach-House when Ripe Peaches are Not Required Before July'; 'Drainage, Depth, and Width of Border'; 'Soil'; 'Varieties for Early Forcing'; 'Nectarines for Early Forcing'; 'Late Nectarines'; 'Propagation and Selection of Trees' and more. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a new prefatory introduction on growing fruit.

This antiquarian volume comprises a comprehensive guide to growing figs under glass, with information on cropping, common problems, pests and diseases, pruning, watering, and everything else needed for successful growing. Written in clear, plain language and full of handy tips and useful infromation, this text constitutes a must-read for anyone interested in growing figs under glass, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: The Fig, Fig-House, Soil and Formation of Border, Varieties of Figs, Propagation, Time and Manner of Planting, Training and General Management, The First Year, Pruning and Pinching, Figs in Pots, Forcing and General Management, et cetera. This antiquarian book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.

This vintage volume contains a complete guide to growing melons under glass, with information on construction, draw-backs and benefits, diseases and pests, planting, harvesting, and all other related aspects. Easy-to-digest and profusely illustrated, this timeless guide will be of utility to novice growers, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "Growing Melons in Dung-Beds or Pits", "Sowing the Seed, and Management of Young Plants", "Training and Stopping", "Soil and Planting, etc.", Moulding Up-Temperature", "Impregnation, Watering, etc., "Culture in Melon-Houses Trained on Wires near the Glass-Form of House, Depth of Soil, etc.", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.

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