 ... seasons. If any tillers or shoots appear from the bottom of the stem, they should be carefully removed, as they diminish the nourishment which should go to the main stem. A fourth hoeing and earthing up, at the time when the seed begins to swell,...  Food for the million, maize against potato - Pàgina 136per Amicus curiae (pseud.) - 1847 - 80 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | James Erasmus Methley - 1850 - 106 pàgines
...ready to expand, they are hoed a third time, to kill weeds, and open the surface of the soil slightly. In many countries they sow or plant various vegetables in the intervals between the rows of maize, which may be done after the last hoeing. After the seed is set, it is customary, in some places, to... | |
 | 1851 - 498 pàgines
...ready to expand, they are hoed a third time, to kill weeds and open the surface of the soil slightly. In many countries they sow or plant various vegetables in the intervals between the rows of maize, which may be done after the last hoeing. After the seed is set, it is customary in some places to cut... | |
 | William Lewis Rham - 1855 - 522 pàgines
...the nourishment which should go to the main stem. A fourth hoeing and earthing up, at the time when the seed begins to swell, is useful, but seldom given,...climates cucumbers and melons are often raised there. In Carolina, where they hoe their maize only twice, a running weed springs up rapidly, called si/ntiierisma,... | |
 | 1867 - 528 pàgines
...when the seed begins to swell, is useful, but seldom given, for fear of unnecessary expense, lu njany countries they sow or plant various vegetables in...except they be dwarfs, are not so proper, as they shade tho maize and prevent its maturity. In warm climates cucumbers and melons are often raised there. In... | |
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