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March 28, 1822
Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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A method discovered by a gentleman in Bienenberg near Prague to protect fruit trees in blossom from spring frost, using a straw rope around the trunk connected to a vessel of spring water.
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From the Messenger of Peace (a German paper published at Northampton, Penn.)
Translated for the Union.
To protect fruit trees when in blossom from the frost.--A gentleman of Bienenberg, near Prague, has discovered a method of protecting fruit trees when in blossom, from the operation of the frost, which frequently in the spring destroys the finest prospect of a fruitful harvest. His plan is very simple. Round the trunk of the tree he wraps a rope of straw, one end of which with a stone fastened to it, is conducted into a vessel which is filled with spring water, and placed at a small distance from the tree. One vessel will answer for several trees, or the rope of straw may be so extended as to encircle several before its end is placed in the water.
The vessel must be placed in an open space, where it will not be shadowed by any branches of the tree. This precaution is particularly to be attended to, in regard to those trees the blossoms of which appear nearly at the same time as the leaves, they being most liable to suffer from the frost.
Translated for the Union.
To protect fruit trees when in blossom from the frost.--A gentleman of Bienenberg, near Prague, has discovered a method of protecting fruit trees when in blossom, from the operation of the frost, which frequently in the spring destroys the finest prospect of a fruitful harvest. His plan is very simple. Round the trunk of the tree he wraps a rope of straw, one end of which with a stone fastened to it, is conducted into a vessel which is filled with spring water, and placed at a small distance from the tree. One vessel will answer for several trees, or the rope of straw may be so extended as to encircle several before its end is placed in the water.
The vessel must be placed in an open space, where it will not be shadowed by any branches of the tree. This precaution is particularly to be attended to, in regard to those trees the blossoms of which appear nearly at the same time as the leaves, they being most liable to suffer from the frost.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Fruit Trees
Frost Protection
Straw Rope
Spring Water
Agriculture
Where did it happen?
Bienenberg, Near Prague
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Bienenberg, Near Prague
Event Details
A gentleman of Bienenberg, near Prague, has discovered a simple method to protect fruit trees in blossom from spring frost: wrap a straw rope around the trunk, with one end fastened to a stone and conducted into a vessel of spring water placed at a small distance in an open space. One vessel serves multiple trees; extra care for trees where blossoms appear with leaves.