The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-30 00:00:00

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GARDENING WORK FOR TUE WEEK.
RITCHIE, GARDE,.

EvaitY spare pies° of ground must now be trenched.
up in readiness for plantmg Brussels Sprouts and early
S troy,. The detached leaves from Csbbage beds in
bearing should be censored and trenched-in, not left to
wittier and rot amongst growing crops, forming a harbour
For slugs and other vermin. Asparagus b,sis ire likely
to meet with a severe cutting this year an amount of
the Liteucts of other vegetables, and should, therefore,
be librrilly supplied with etimuisnis in the shape of
liquid armors and salt. Tee witting, how Liver, must be
gradually leesened. Keep the be Is free freer weeds,
and discontinue entirely the cutting of young beds. A
few drills of Cap, Broccoli may be so wn in light rich
soil, to be thinned out and ic-pt standing. The trenches
which have been prepared to- early Celery should u 'sr
be planted without delay; lift the plants from the
nursery bed with • good ball of earth, plant then at •
foot apart, using • trowel or smell fork in preference to
a dibb'e, and give them a liboral simply of water, and
after they have started into growth plenty of liquid
manure poured upon the soil from the spout of a watering.
pit without the rose. II from drought the tops require
treshening, a sprinkling of pure water Ls best. Prick-
out late-sown Celery, and keep all young advancing
crops well supplied with water. Thin-out young seed-
ling Cucumbers and Vegetable Ilsrrows on ridges, and
see that transplanted uses do not want for water; -
tilt the glasses for the admission of air, and
sl.ut down close in the evening. Liberal applications
of liquid manure must be kept up to Usaliflowers
ill order to have then flue. Continue at
regular and short intervals to tie-up Lettnoes for
blaw:hing, and thin-out all advancing crops of the
varieties ot cabbage Lettooe, which are always best left
to perfect themselves where sown ; cud if small sowings
are kept up at short intervals transplanting will be
superfliww. Continue to keep tho surface well forked-
up amongst the growing mops of Peas cud Beans. This
is at all times attended with the une.t beneficial results,
as it inereases their prosinativoness, and by keeping
them in a vigorous-growing state assists gristly to ward
off the injurious effects of mildew, which too often
Mita .ks the latesown ones- This may be accounted for
on the supposition that pulverising the soil, besides
exposing it more to atmospheric influenee, has • great
effect in retaining moisture about the roots daring the
dry weather, which, together with baldness of surface,
is generally supposed to be favourable to the production
of mildew, If this begins to show itself • very weak
solution of salt and water sprinkled over the tops will
check its progress. Kmp up suatessiond sowings of
Radishes, Lettuces, aud Salads, which require to be
sown often now In qnantities proportioned to the
demand ; the north side of a sloping honk is the beet
situation for these sowing; let those who doubt it try,
and they will soon be rionvinised-, Continue to make
suocessiocal sowing of Turnips, and dress both these
sod other crops likely to tis infested with the fly with
charcoal dust when they are in • wet state.