Re: Cmas present

It's interesting stuff, actually. He warns about keeping the temps up because if frost "reaches the earth of your orange trees, it will cause all the fruit to drop off, and many times a great part of the leaves also." And he advises "Pine apples, which begin now to shew [sic] heads of fruit, must be carefully looked after, observing to refresh them frequently with water...."
On Dec 23, 2008, at 1:32 PM, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/ SCOSI wrote: 


Oh very cool! So what needs doing in the conservatory in January?

Cyndi


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Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 11:31 AM
To: Garden Chat
Subject: [CHAT] Cmas present

Bought myself a present this year, which just arrived. It's Philip
Miller's "The Gardeners Kalendar; Directing what Works are necessary
to be done every month in the Kitchen, Fruit, and Pleasure-Gardens, as
also in the Conservatory and Nursery." 11th edition; 1757. It's a bit
worse for wear but quite legible. Calfskin binding and good rag paper.
Altogether, it's in pretty good shape for being 250 years old.

Inland Jim
Willamette Valley
44.99 N 123.04 W
Elevation 148'
39.9" Precipitation
Hardiness Zone 8/9
Heat Zone 5
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 102 F [39 C]

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Inland Jim
Willamette Valley
44.99 N 123.04 W
Elevation 148'
39.9" Precipitation
Hardiness Zone 8/9
Heat Zone 5
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 102 F [39 C]

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