Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-03-12


cannot be got in too early therefore, asI
soon as the frost is out of the ground, Sc
lect bed of mellow dry loan, manure it
moderately with wel-rotted manure, then
dig it in we'll and pulverize it thoroughly
with the rake. To put your garden grounds
in the best possible order, it is necessary
that the spade-man take but small slices at
time, that he sink his spade up to the top
and rake every three feet, so that he may
not press the earth down by treading on it
after he has dug it, in the act of raking it
with his rake. Many dig the bed all over
before they commence raking; but this
practice is altogether wrong, is as sIovenIy
as it is injurious, and should never be per-
mitted. The bed being prepared, have it
laid off in drills three and half feet apart
and two inches deep, for the early varieties,
(the large marow-fats should be planted in
drills 5 feet asunder). Your drills should
be made broad, SO as to enable you to drill
in the seed thick; cover about two inches
deep, and your work for the present will
have been finished. AS it is desirable for
every family to have continuous supply
of peas, it would be we'll to plant marrow
fats few days after the early varieties, and
at the expiration of two weeks, to plant a
second crop of the same kind. By adopt
ing this plen, your family may be ensured
in mess of peas throughout the season.
delicacy which no gentleman's table
should be without. Let no one fear that II
is too early to get in his peas, as there is
no danger from frost-in this respect we
speak advisedly, having grown them amidst
snow.
Cabbage Plants-If you were provident
enough to have provided yourself with a
bed of early plants, you may set them out
as soon as You can safely prepare bed for
their reception. But recollect that the cab
bage is a greedy feeder, and if you desire
them to grow luxuriantly, you must manure
your bed highly; the stronger the manure
the better, the faster will your plants grow,
and the earlier arrive at maturity.
Beans.-These generally are tender and
subject TO be injured with frost; there are
some varieties, however, which are not so
tender, and which may be planted at any
time after the middle of this month, as the
Windsor, the Magician and the Lisbon
The soil in which beans most delight to
grow is that in which clay most predomi-
mates. To grow them luxurantly it is ne
cessary that the soil be we'll MANFRED and
thoroughly pulverized. Make the drills 8
feet apart and drop bean at every inches,
then cover and press the earth around the
seed with the back of the spade, and the
job of planting will have been completed.
When they come up keep the weeds down
and the earth open, and in few weeks you
will be enabled to commence gathering them
for the tablslR
RadisheS.-Select warm, sandy border
with a southern exposure, manure, dig and
pulverze the soil, then sow your Radlsh
seed. To ensure a continuous supply 1t
will be necessary to repeat your sowlngs
every week or ten days.
Spinach.-This excellent vegetable can
not be sown too early this month. To en-
sure an early supply, it is necessary to ma
nure the bed highly.
Celery-Prepare bed on warm bor-
der, by heavily manuring it, deep spading
and nice raking, then sow Celery seed
Seed now sown will produce plants fit to-
be set out in May.
Planting Asparagus.-New beds of As
paragus may now be planted out. The
ground should be a deep, dry mould, which
must be trenched two spades deep. Before
being dug, it must be covered two inches.
deep with strong, well-rotted manure, the
dung to be buried in the trenches at least.
Is inches below the surface. The trench
ing being done, lay on manure 2 inches
deep, dig that in 10 inches deep, taking
care to mix the manure we'll with the earth,
and rake finely.
The ground being thus prepared, divide
it into beds feet and a half wide, with al
leys 2 feet between each bed. At each cor
ner of every bed, drive a stake firmly in, to
serve as mark for the alleys.
Plant rows Of asparagus plants in each
bed, 10 inches to be allowed between each
pIant-the outside rows to be inches from
the edge.
Strain a line along the bed s inches from
the edge, then make drill 6 inches deep,
in which place the plants upright 10 inches
asunder, cover the crown of the plant two
inches below the surface. In planting spread
out the roots.
When the plants come up they must be
kept clean of weeds.
Early Potatoes-Any time after the mid
die Of this month, you may plant early po-
tatoes.
Strawberry Beds should be cleaned of
all weeds, and the plants from decayed leaves
and old runners. This done, loosen the