The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-04-18 00:00:00

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GARDENING WORK FOIL Tag WEEK.
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As aeon as therptinciptt crops ITS in the ironed, and
the supply a dung for the season has been wheeled be
the main queer°, sr m ,ed to make good any pert of
the edgloge not in order, either (supposing thy are
Box) by liking the whole up and replicating, or 'tiding
up such Weeks as nity here occurred during the pate
wagon. Thrift an I similar edgings require hieini no
and replanting every two or three years. Although
Bon edgings I. oh neat. and help to 1111. 1•IT a kiteleiet
Odin, yet s forming • berhour for slugs, he, en.l
prom the betted reesir which even with the beht care
Box always requires, I decidedly weft r stone or earth-
enware for bordering, for though more upend cc in the
first place, it will in a few years repay for the additions,'
outlay, besides giving an appearance of stsbilty. After
the edgings ate put in order turn "twee or regravel the
walks, and after rain let them be well tolled till they
again beoorne firm ; the garden will than present
thwaghout the season a clean, welloegulat-d appear.
anoo, premising that the quarters as well as the minor
paths and alleys are keps In an equally cent state for
which purpose place weepers at each intersection of the
paths or walks, or, in fact, wherever they may be
necessary. As won as young Asparagus is from 3to 6
Indies high let new ptantations be tried,. let a sowing
of all the winter and spring Br mai he made forthwith
Cape Breeden and Catiliflowers tor Michaelmas may,
however, be sown • week or two later. Sow Siker,
BAti when Itla required. Prick out Celery for suocession
crops, andlattend well to tho early plants with water
and if they are under glass see that suffisient air is given
to keep them stocky. Celery is best ker. in • rapid-
growing state; the manure should be fat and rich, and
there should be plentifol applications of liquid manure,
with a small portion o( salt dissolved in it. Keep the
sufsoe deeply stirred amongst the open rows of Cauli-
flower', and look out for alugs ; continued toeing and
surface-stirring greatly disturb them, and will now be
continually necessary for all advancing crops. Sow
succession of Born Carroll—lndeed, sow a bed of them
every month from January to September. This is the
best way to be independent of the grub. The Carrels,
Onions, and Parsnips, just coming up may have the
teeth of an Iron rake reused among them to loosen the
redacts. Ridge Csicembers ahonid now be forwarded.
See that Capsicum, Basil, Knotted Majorette, Vegetable
Marrow, and Tomatoes, are in a proper state of for-
wardness for planting out when the time arrives. A
few Kidney Beans may be soon in a box of sandy soil
and placed in a cold pit or other convenient place for
protection, to be transplanted after'• time.
fatllx GaltDalt.
The &shedding of Peaches and Apricots should be
proceeded with ' • this should never be the work of a
nomad ammo. but should be put into the heads of one
who thoroughly understands the principle on which he
weeks, for it is • delicate operatics°, and will require all
his powers, at thought and observation to do it well,
:sad must be serried on through several weeks, even up
to the final disbuddieg and thinning. The most expe-
ditions way is to emomenee from the centre, and take
.wrery shoot as it semen, not leaving it till all that is
.roptised is does ;at that time • quick practised eye
-aosestooted is the work, will see in a moment whet tel
des so that there weed be no hesitation. If any of the
early Plummer* expending their blooms, it would be
well if • little proteetion amid be afforded them at
night for a time.
nun= GLIM.
The *mealtime" of out! drying winds. and
Damietta' bright sunshine, will have been trying to
large-deed evergreens that have been recently trans-
planted, and the attention and expense in watering,
se., which they will have reqeired to carry them safely
tht, may probably convince many persons of the tin-
propriety of removing large plantain thewhiter or spring.
At all events, those who have an opportunity of j
between September and whiter or spring-trans:int!
shrubs and trees, will agree with toe that early in
autumn Is the best time for offsetting the removal of
plants of any size. Nothing but the most careful
attention will save those which have been recently
transplanted, and besides keeping the root. regalerly
moist, watering the pleats overhead with the garden
engine towards evening will be necessary in the ease of
such as may appear to be auff,ring from the drying
weather, and every plant should be examined daily and
carefully, so that nothing may be allowed to suffer
through neglect. Take advantage of the present
favourable weather for the destruction of weeds, km, to
get shrubbery and iterbaosomt borders °leaned ; indeed,
It will be advisable to run the Dutch hoe over them, if
merely to lighten the surface. Bedding plants must
not be rash'', exposed for the present, as the weather
we are expesienotog would 500/1111 tesetually dry the
tissues of plant" which have been growing in i moist
rather warm atmosphere. The season is however, far
s- advanced, and the proems of hardening should be
commenced as soon as the weather will admit, but far
the present shade slightly during bright sunshine, and
ssi expo*" freely to air gush plants se are well established,
°artfully avoiding sold drying currents.
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