An Asparagus: Its Culture for Home Use and for Market - A Practical Treatise on the Planting, Cultivation, Harvesting, Marketing

Originally published in 1901, this book contains a guide to the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history and botany. Contents: Historical Sketch; Botany; Cultural Varieties; Seed Growing; The Raising Of Plants; Selection Of Plants; The Soil and Its Preparation; Planting; Cultivation; Fertilizers and Fertilizing; Harvesting and Marketing; Forcing; Preserving Asparagus; Injurious Insects; Fungus Diseases; Asparagus Culture in Different Locations; Index

Author: F. M. Hexamer
Publisher: Obscure Press
Published: 11/04/2008
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781443738644