Cucumbers.--The plants for a winter supply of fruit should now be making
progress. Keep the vines thin and use every means to keep up a good
heat, with liberal admissions of air at all favourable opportunities, to
get them strong and vigorous against the winter months. Stop mildew by
dusting the leaves with sulphur.
Mushrooms.--Succession-beds to be made according to previous directions.
Give a good sprinkling to those in bearing, to produce a genial
humidity; and turn the covering material occasionally, to keep them
sweet and free from mouldiness.
Peaches.--When the trees in the early house are pruned, it is advisable
to cover the cuts, when dry, with white lead, to prevent the admission
of air and water to the wound. Wash the trellis, whitewash the flues and
walls, and make every part of the house clean. Dress the trees with a
mixture of soft soap and sulphur in hot water; to be well rubbed in with
a brush or sponge.
Vines.--Continue to look over the ripe Grapes, cutting out any decaying
berries. If the fruit is to be kept for any length of time, and if any
plants, through want of other accommodation, must be kept under the
Vines, they should be watered in the morning, using a little fire heat
in the day, with air, to expel damp before night. Whatever system of
pruning is adopted, whether the long-rod or spur, it is advisable, when
the brown scale is visible, to take off the loose bark, to wash them,
and the wires and rafters, with soft soap dissolved in hot water, using
a hard brush, being careful not to injure the buds; afterwards to apply
hot lime, made to the consistency of thick paint.