Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-22
GARDENS.

Our readers will find 10 another column, an
acc uni OF the recent interesting anniversary
meeting OF the Ho, ticultural Society of th,
state. And though that meeting was held in
Boston, and embraces many OF the first names
in I've commonwealth, we hope no one will con.
slider himself too humble or remote To be affect
ed by the objects of that association. People in
general are loo inatteniive TO that part Of do
mesiic economy which i: denominaied garden
ing. We do Mt mean by this term, any OF
the higher branches of this useful, as well as
ornamental art, but choose to confne our re
marks 10 the simple subject OF kitchen gar
dens.
Within our own observation, these have been
unwisrlv and nnaccou ably neglected by the
agricultural community. That which might be
easily made the NEST productive of profit as
" ell as luxury and oDfort OF any part of farm,
i, too often The most neg lected, and the least
profitable Every one Is by no meansa slug
gard, where the thorn and the thistle peep over
hin garden wall and the rank weeds choke The
few culinary vegetables which are left TO strug
gle there alter heing once committed to the soil.
Thr may he remarked of many good farmers,
and otherwise, prudent husbandmen. They
seem 10 consider their gardens as beneath their
notice, and unworthy oil any expense of time and
labor.
This NAV be true 10 certain extent il their
value is TO be estimated by what they actually
dispose of for money. which is ordinarily pro
duced in gardens. But II men regard their own
pleasure and comfor, as Of any value, and they
in fact pay large sums for the thing they call
pleasure, every farmer would hnd his garden a
source Of actual profit, and OF which, II he once
knew its value, he would not willingly be depri-
we'd.
The way in which many, and we might say
mos, gardens are managed, Ia to select favor
ed spot enrich the earth till il until il is Sufficient
" mellow, and then appropriate il TO the raising
NJ the 'beets. carrots, &c. Even these are soon
neglected, and by autumn, the crop Of weeds
yery far exceeds in quantity and luSuriance,
m. We getables with which they have been sui
fered to grow.
How few for instance, moi withstanding the
ease with which II may be done, ever think Of
raising sopply for their own families Of the va
rious Kinds OF melons which ripen in our eli
mate So with grapes, peaches aud plums, TO
say nothing OF the various fruit-bearing shrubs
that would grow and flourish in our gardens
,hev seem by kind Of common consent 10 be
eppr opriated to the palates OF the rich and Ink
urous alone, as ifthe palates OF the labor'ng
classes we're too obtuse to enjoy any bnt the
coarsest and cheapest Of Heavens boun'ies
While, in truth, nothing is wanting but little
attention on the part Of any one who owns q
garden of almos. any size, to produce, Tor ms
own consumption, what his rich neighbors pnr
chase in market, and literally to sit nnder hi:
own vine," and enjoy the luxury OF eating III
! fruit in pence.
Nothing is wanting bot little care in select
| ing the seeds and roots which he would cult
ysts, and in preparing the grovnd 10 receive
them. and afterwards bestowing such little at
tpntion from time to fine as every man has :
| in his power to bestow, TO preserve them from
injury, to enable any man who is the occnpan
! Ola quarter or half an acre Of tolerable goo'
soil, TO raise enough for his own consumption
of the common garden vegei abies for cunar,
PURPOSES, and at the same time competen
| snppiy Of most Of the fruits and vegetable
(which are now found only on the table, Of th
rich.
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