Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-05-13
NEW MODE OF REARING ASPARAGUS.

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The asparagus seed should be sown from
the middle of March TO the last of April in
a rich spot, mot too much exposed to the
midday sum- one inch deep, and the seed
one inch apart; after they come up to be
kept clear of grass and weeds during the
summer, by hand wedding, TO be dug up the
next fall or spring--(I prefer the spring, as
the roots do not grow during the winter,
if set out in the fall, and are liable to be
killed by severe winter)-and set in beds
prepared as follows Dig out the size of the
beds nine inches deep--cover the bottom
three inches deep with rich mari, (Which
has been my practice, though believe that
oyster shells half burned will be as good, as
ii is intended as a lasting heating manure to
protect the roots in winter, and force the
vegetable early in the spring then put
three inches deep Of coarse stable manure,
then three inches OF rich earth. This brings
the beds on level with the surface of the
earth. Next lay off the beds in rows eight.
cen by twelve inches apart and put single |
eye or spre in each spot where the lines in
tersect, and cover them three inches deep |
with rich earth. Plank the sides of the |
beds, as this prevents grass and other roots
from running into the BEDS and also keeps
the outside roots from being exposed by the
sides of beds washing away The beds
should be kept clean by hand wedding, and
a'l the earth and manure used in making
them, should be perfectly free from grass,
roots and noSious weeds. In the fall OF the
year, after the seeds have matured, cut the
tops off close TO the beds, (beng careful that
not single seed is left to vegetu,e on the
hplc fhCv bav al do,
MS the space they occupy should contain, :
and II additional roots are suffered TO form
nom year to year from the falling Of the
seed every fall the beds will soon be SO
much clustered with roots that the vegetable
must degenerate, at least in size and length, I
rs the new roots form near, or on the sur {
lace. Some prevent this by burning, but 7
hink the best way is to pick them off by I
hand, before the ball that contains the seed c
breaks. You then top dress the beds with q
coarse stable manure, let it lie on all winter,
md in the following spring rake Of the
oarsest part, and fork in the remainder. be-
ng careful that the fork does not touch the b
cots. Pursue this course two falls, and o
arly in the third spring, before the beds are 81
orked up, put on two inches of light well y
otled manure-fork it in with The stable p
manure, then put on from three to four in. u
hes deep OF clean sand from the river shore d.
nd you Will cut in the month of April the dt
est vegetable we have in Virginia ..
'ould not give my beds for the balance of
~ garden. think there is much in the
ina oil seed obtained mine from ~ York
they were marked "Giant Asparagus" n
The cover of sand is important on several an
counts ii being great absorber Of heat NJ
nc moisture, so soon as the vegetable gets Al,
lroneh The soil, it is hastily thrown through (
lie sand TO the surface in bleached tender
ate, and the cutting from day to day is u,
lore uniformly OF the same tender delicious -
age,able. The sand also prevents grass
ON growing on the beds, which obviates
e necessity Of so much hand wedding du-
ng the season for cutting, by which the =
IDS frequently become trampled, and the ~
getabe that is about TO come through the adj
riace mashed down, which not only de- ass
'oyes the spires that are so trapped on -
the gardener in the process OF hand Az
eeding but, | think, Injuries the roots. n
he sand should be laid in the ALLEYS be. Gl
cen the beds in the fall, when the beds m
about TO receive the top-dressing of stable -1'
ter TO keep them warm through the win r.
! and when the sand is about to BIZ re. "'
iced IN the spring, ii should be passed 80
rough sieve of such size ms will not let 'os
? balls THAT contain 'he seed pass through. ca
his will be a~oIher means of preventing 90
, seed Com vegetating on the beds I
ieN Is a practice very prevalent with gar -
'ers 10 plant lettuce, radishes, and other
ny vegetables on the beds this should VI
yer be done, and particularly with radsh- "
as they have long root that extends TO ON
roots OF the asparagus, and must serious of J
interfere with them CT
frequently cut asparagus from three 10 Go
and hall, and once | cut a spire six -
hes in circumference, and from five 10 II
NJ inches long it could have been cut his
ger, out 1t is never tender near the root. pers
Correspondent Of Farmers Register. prev
10 DRIVE BUGS FROM VINEs.-The raw Bra
IS oil the yellow striped bugs on cucum.
ana melons, may be effectually proven
by sitting charcoal dust over the plants Esc
repeated two or three times the plants Ap
be entirely free from ANNOYANCE. There =,
q the charcoal some property so obnox.
to these troublesome insects that ,bey h
from 1t the instant il is applied -.
eetiOns for raising Tie Chinese Mulbeyyv Gust
Trees from Seed. good
oak the seed &c hours in warm wo,er wher
II IN rich garden soil, in drills two feet
RI and about as thick as beet seed.-cov.
ut one fourth of an inch deep, and press wv
SOIL by stepping on a smooth board w