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The Effect Of Protective Materials On The Overwintering Of Hardy Annuals, Candytuft And Stocks, Melvin S. Burningham

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Many hardy annual flowers will live through the winter if there is sufficient snow protection. Since snow cover is not consistent from year to year it has been suggested that hardy annuals planted in late summer and provided with some kind of protection before severe freezing begins will live through the winter successfully. Not only would this enable plants to bloom four to six weeks earlier, but would also enable gardeners to utilize flowers not commonly grown in northern Utah.

Some studies conducted at the Utah Experiment Station in Farmington have indicated that plants such as candytuft and snapdragons can …

Stoneville Horticultural Research Station : Ten Years Of Progress, Frank Melville

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE Stoneville Research Station is a tree fruit station situated in the Darling Ranges 25 miles north east of Perth.

Climatically it is similar to the Hills fruit districts adjacent to Perth and is suitable for the growing of apples, pears and most stone fruits.

Citrus fruits can also be grown moderately well.