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Literary
May 5, 1790
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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From an English paper: Due to mild winter, gardens abound with voracious grubs that devour grains, pulses, and vegetables like peas, cabbages, and lettuces. Recommends strewing coarse saw-dust around stems and along pea drills to protect plants from grubs, slugs, cold, and wet.
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GARDENING.
From an English Paper.
Owing to the extraordinary mildness of the winter, the gardens and other lands surprisingly abound with the kind of grubs which in the summer change to the flying insects called cock-chafers. These grubs are exceedingly voracious, devouring all sorts of grain and pulse, both before they have germinated, and when in leaf—they are equally destructive in the kitchen gardens, entirely eating thro the stems of young plants close to the earth, particularly peas, cabbages, brocoli, cauliflowers, borecole, lettuces, endive, &c. In short, there is scarcely any vegetable in family use, except onions, leeks, garlic and shallots, that they will not greedily devour. The best way to preserve plants from these destructive animals, is to strew saw-dust, the coarer the better, about their stems, the asperities thereof being so offensive to them that they cannot creep over it. To strew saw-dust along the drills of peas, soon after they have broke ground, so as slightly to cover them, is an effectual method to preserve them from slugs and grubs, and also from being injured by cold or wet.
From an English Paper.
Owing to the extraordinary mildness of the winter, the gardens and other lands surprisingly abound with the kind of grubs which in the summer change to the flying insects called cock-chafers. These grubs are exceedingly voracious, devouring all sorts of grain and pulse, both before they have germinated, and when in leaf—they are equally destructive in the kitchen gardens, entirely eating thro the stems of young plants close to the earth, particularly peas, cabbages, brocoli, cauliflowers, borecole, lettuces, endive, &c. In short, there is scarcely any vegetable in family use, except onions, leeks, garlic and shallots, that they will not greedily devour. The best way to preserve plants from these destructive animals, is to strew saw-dust, the coarer the better, about their stems, the asperities thereof being so offensive to them that they cannot creep over it. To strew saw-dust along the drills of peas, soon after they have broke ground, so as slightly to cover them, is an effectual method to preserve them from slugs and grubs, and also from being injured by cold or wet.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Agriculture Rural
What keywords are associated?
Gardening
Grubs
Cock Chafers
Saw Dust
Plant Protection
Mild Winter
What entities or persons were involved?
From An English Paper.
Literary Details
Title
Gardening.
Author
From An English Paper.
Subject
Preservation Of Garden Plants From Grubs Due To Mild Winter
Key Lines
Owing To The Extraordinary Mildness Of The Winter, The Gardens And Other Lands Surprisingly Abound With The Kind Of Grubs Which In The Summer Change To The Flying Insects Called Cock Chafers.
The Best Way To Preserve Plants From These Destructive Animals, Is To Strew Saw Dust, The Coarer The Better, About Their Stems, The Asperities Thereof Being So Offensive To Them That They Cannot Creep Over It.