George Washington Papers

[Diary entry: 11 October 1768]

11. Sowed Apple Pummice in the New Garden—from Crab Apples.

sowed apple pummice: The pomace, a residue from cider making, contained apple seeds that would produce seedlings to use in grafting.

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    [Diary entry: 11 October 1768]
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    Washington, George
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    11 October 1768

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    “[Diary entry: 11 October 1768],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-02-02-0003-0030-0005. [Original source: The Diaries of George Washington, vol. 2, 14 January 1766 – 31 December 1770, ed. Donald Jackson. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1976, p. 106.]