Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-08-19
YRTcULTURAL.
E;c77TN cARDEN-AUGUST.

and the next spring and early
s,ons as cabbages, caulifowers,
Srrats. spinach, and some principal
nted for late autumn and winter
"a In this month, digging vacant
reouired for sowing and planting
hi CROPS. All new planted articles
s,atered. and diligent attention paid
'.gtrction of the weeds before they
Il. or come to seed.
.+sus, which will be now all run to
n be- kept clean from weeds, which
tulture they will require till October
.nber, then to have their winter
u]iaower seed about the latter end
Snth. to stand the winter, in frames,
Ees and warm borders, for the early
.sral summer crop, next year; and
"A remark the above time, for if the
bwn earlier, they will button or run
A /: and if later they will not attain
npth before that season. If the
1 dry, OCCASIONALLY water them, and
K. he shaded from the midday sun.
'rp the former planted crops of Gel
Iatinp it every week according as
advance in growth. Do it moder-
both sides the rows, but be careful
+. >, I'm the hearts.
abers in frames, &c. may now be fully
+ removing the glasses. Picklers,
n the open ground, will now be in
lection. Gather those for picking
.5ung two or three times a week.
Ie weather continues hot, daily wa
5lants.
4, weather hoe various crops in rows,
beds, loosening the earth about, and
some of the stems Of the plants, to
s e their growth.
lbs, cabbage, and Silesia and brown
|.ttuces, in the beginning and middle
.bnth; and towards the latter end for
.iOnal crops the same autumn, and for
slpply, and to stand the winter for
'5ring and summer use. Plant and
iiuces of former servings foot dis
Is being now full Dubbed, and come
mature"growth, should be pulled up
heather, and spread in the full sun to
4 harden, for a week or a fortnight,
BY turning them to ripen and harden
for keeping. Then clear them from
IS part of the stalks and leaves, bot
es, any loose outer skins, earth &c.
house them on dry day.
winter onions both of the common
and Strasburg kind, for the main
b stand the winter to draw young
Zen, some for use in that season, but
ply for spring supply; and some Of
Amon onions also to stand for early
in summer. The common onion is
to eat, but more liable to be cut of
Fost than the Strasburg onion. This
ulbs and is of a stronger hot taste
other, but so hardy as to stand the
frost. The White Portugal Onion
nest sort for fall sowing.
( os may now be dug up for use in
upplies than last month, but princi.
! ly as wanted, for they win not vel
pod long, from their not having at.
fheir full growth.
an autumn crop of Radishes, both Of
|nmon short top and salmon kind
Pc turnip radish, both of the small
and the red, for autumn, and the
I crop Of black Spanish for winter
the last sown to six inches distance
the prickly-seeded, or triangular.
spinach, for the main winter crop
next spring that sort being the har.
stand the winter. Sow some in the
|ng and some towards the latter enc
ponth, each in dry-lying rich GROUND
= to the winter sun.
The last sowed turnips eight inches
IN the garden crop; but large sorts
or extensive grounds, must be thin
OF twelve inches or more.
Prtlcularly attentive to gather all seet
ripe before they disseminate. Many
Plll now be in perfection +; you mus
l, cut or pull up the stalks, bearing
Y. and lay them in the sun to dry
directed in July.-N E. Farmer.