Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-10-02
GILLARn'S SOUTHERN GARDENERS
CALENDAR

/ JANuARY-Plant all kinds Of eyergreens,
either lrom Sips or roots Sow late peas and
beans; sow summer cabbage at The full Of the
moon; and parsley, at the change SOW spinach
| ur seed IN bed OF rich land, plant ont your art-
chokes, which wlII bear IN the fab, also, rose mud
uther trees for fruit or Ornament, except those Of
The orange Tribe, which are not to be removed uu.
! I'll Sptrg; all kind OF Towering shrubs may now
be removed.
FEBRUARY Sow all kind, Of early MELONS,
cucumber, kidney beans, squasies, asparagus,
radlshes, lettuce and garden crosses for seed -
sos lat" dwarf peas and on on seed at tho foil
Of the mooI, carrots, parsnIps and red bcets, IN
beds prepared as follows Lay quantity Of
manure III the beds, aud turn them up repeatedly
with spade, very deep make them about two
| feet broad, trench them in shallow gutter, IN
which drop your seed and cover and then let
| them To-. The middle oflbls month is proper for
grating in the cleft. Ifyour trees have not been
! pruned they must not be neglected now. Set out
! fig trees plant out hops and all kinds Of aroma.
tic herbs, set out cabbage, carrots, parsnlps, &c,
designed for the next years seeds, but they ought
| to have been hung up IN some dry place IN De
/ cember last. Plant lrish potatoes SOW oats and
reap IN June.
MARcH-.Wbat vas neglected IN The as month
ma be successfully done in this. Sow French
,eans, all sorts of MELONS, &C., loma,oe seed ,red
cope Tor picking; celery seed for next winter
Which L1ust be set oul when at proper sze, and
let grow all summer, when Il must be blanChed.
Plant another crop Of vines, rounceyal peas, and
,ranspIa. ut az omatIc herbs now trim orange and
lemon trees.
APRIL-.-SOw cabbage, sayory and caulehowei
seeds for ne 1t winter, but let them remain 10 the
nursery bed nil August; when the ram sets m
transplant them IN rich land, laying Their long
stalks in the ground up to the tops, leaving ou'
Only the leaves, from them you vii have early
cabbages and cdun'owers you may sci out the
sayory plants above r.1enoned when they become
the rght SIZE, and let them gro" all The summer,
as they will bear the heat without fotlns, winch
the Others will not do. You may SOW carrots aud
parsnps. but let it be IN the iull OF the moon-
| shape and water 10 get up the seed. Plant your
orange trees at the change OF the moon, water
| them until they take root You may now set out
all kinds Of eyergteens successfully
| MAY-This month IS chiefly for watering and
wedding as thing does well either panied OF
sowed, unless you shade them YET you may SO"
endine or cabbage for fall.
JUNE-Chp hops for drying, and eyergfeens II
they are much grown, but not otherwise, as The
heat will be apt to dry them too much II you
have lost the last moon for sowing carrots, you
may SOW Them now, but the beds must be shaded
and watered TO bring up the seed; after tic SEED
Is in he ground lay over them some wet straw
winch must be taken of at night aud pat on next
morning after they bayo come Up, shade mem
until they are strong enough 70 bear the neat oil
the sun remember to make the beds according
to directions IN February.
JuLY--This month IS only fit for wedding and
watering. If you have showers, plant renca
beans " the full Of the moon; they will require
the same pains 10 bring them up as IN the last
month Be sure aud waller every thing INTENDED
for seed, as much depends upon II, but II must Dc
! done only of evenings whilst the hot weather
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