June

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791

Source: The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
Status: success · extracted 11 days ago
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Ingredients (16)

Thinning fruit

thinning particular sorts of young wall fruit, where set in clusters ↝ Kiwi fruit, raw [Other fruits and fruit salads]
Thin apricots, peaches, and nectarines, where too thick or in clusters, thinning out the smallest, and leaving the most promising, singly, at moderate distances, saving the apricots and nectarines thinned off for tarts. ↝ Apricots, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
Thin apricots, peaches, and nectarines, where too thick or in clusters, thinning out the smallest, and leaving the most promising, singly, at moderate distances, saving the apricots and nectarines thinned off for tarts. ↝ Peach, raw [Peaches and nectarines]
Thin apricots, peaches, and nectarines, where too thick or in clusters, thinning out the smallest, and leaving the most promising, singly, at moderate distances, saving the apricots and nectarines thinned off for tarts. ↝ Nectarines, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]

Pruning and training

shoots of the year
shoots of the year
regular placed side or terminal shoots ↝ Bamboo shoots, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
present year's summer shoots ↝ Taro shoots, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
side shoots and terminal ones ↝ Bamboo shoots, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
superabundant shoots ↝ Bamboo shoots, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
some side shoots ↝ Bamboo shoots, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
shoots of the year

Watering

late planted trees that still shoot reluctantly ↝ Seeds, breadnut tree seeds, raw [Nut and Seed Products]

Bird protection

the finest sorts of ripe fruit ↝ Kiwi fruit, raw [Other fruits and fruit salads]
particularly the wall cherries
occasionally, standard of some best kinds

Instructions (8)

General tasks

The fruit-tree business this month comprehends principally that of summer pruning or nailing, which now becomes general in all wall and espalier trees, in the shoots of the year only, to displace the irregular and superfluous, and train in the regular and necessary shoots in proper order to the wall and espalier.
Also will be required, thinning particular sorts of young wall fruit, where set in clusters; and in watering late planted trees that still shoot reluctantly.

Specific fruit pruning

Begin the summer pruning of the earliest shooting kinds of wall-trees, as peaches, nectarines, apricots, vines, cherries, plums, pears, apples, &c. to displace the fore-right and other ill-placed shoots, and nail in all the regular placed side or terminal shoots to the wall.
From fig-trees advanced in the present year's summer shoots, prune out the ill-placed branches, and nail the side shoots and terminal ones close to the wall.
Thin apricots, peaches, and nectarines, where too thick or in clusters, thinning out the smallest, and leaving the most promising, singly, at moderate distances, saving the apricots and nectarines thinned off for tarts.
Currants trained against walls, and espaliers, &c. divest of all superabundant shoots, to admit the sun to the fruit, but retain some side shoots in the most vacant parts, and trained in close to the wall, &c.
Gooseberries and currant bushes in standards, if very crowded with shoots of the year, prune where thickest, to admit the sun to ripen the fruit with proper flavour.

Bird protection

Cherry-trees in ripe fruit defend from birds, the finest sorts with nets; particularly the wall cherries, or, occasionally, standard of some best kinds.

Original Text

the year, particularly those emitted from the old wood, where not wanted, and the weak and unfruitful straggling shoots in all parts.
Wall-trees defended when in blossom and setting their fruit, should now have all the covering discontinued, and removed away.
Thin wall-fruit, as apricots, peaches, and nectarines, where set too thick, or in clusters, retaining the most promising fruit at moderate distances, from three or four to five or six inches asunder.
Water new planted fruit-trees in hot dry weather, giving each about a watering pot of water once a week or fortnight, during this month, or till they have taken good root.
JUNE.
THE fruit-tree business this month, comprehend principally that of summer pruning or nailing, which now becomes general in all wall and espalier trees, in the shoots of the year only, to displace the irregular and superfluous, and train in the regular and necessary shoots in proper order to the wall and espalier; also will be required, thinning particular sorts of young wall fruit, where set in clusters; and in watering late planted trees that still shoot reluctantly.
Begin the summer pruning of the earliest shooting kinds of wall-trees, as peaches, nectarines, apricots, vines, cherries, plums, pears, apples, &c. to displace the fore-right and other ill-placed shoots, and nail in all the regular placed side or terminal shoots to the wall.
From fig-trees advanced in the present year's summer shoots, prune out the ill-placed branches, and nail the side shoots and terminal ones close to the wall.
Thin apricots, peaches, and nectarines, where too thick or in clusters, thinning out the smallest, and leaving the most promising, singly, at moderate distances, saving the apricots and nectarines thinned off for tarts.
Currants trained against walls, and espaliers, &c. divest of all superabundant shoots, to admit the sun to the fruit, but retain some side shoots in the most vacant parts, and trained in close to the wall, &c.
Gooseberries and currant bushes in standards, if very crowded with shoots of the year, prune where thickest, to admit the sun to ripen the fruit with proper flavour.
Cherry-trees in ripe fruit defend from birds, the finest sorts with nets; particularly the wall cherries, or, occasionally, standard of some best kinds.
JULY.
THE principal business in the fruit-garden this month, is to give the most diligent attention to the operation of summer pruning

Notes

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