Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-02-11
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possible in the drills, thin out 10 hVe
inches. Celery may be made very fine
by sowing it in rich ground and not
iranspIaniing; plant in March, drills
three feet apart, SOW as thin as possible
in the drill, and knoll or tranipie sbe
seed in, when up 10 three or four inch.
es, ihin oul TO eight inches, as the plant
increases in. size draw the earth 10 it in
clear dry weather. Cueumbers. squash>
as and melons, are not safe TO plent be-
fore April. Egg Plan, is very tender
and should not be planted before April,
in drills and ,ran>plan, as soon as the
plant is ,hree inches high, two feet;apart.
Early Corn may be planted the first Of
February, in hills four feet apart each
way, three hcrnells in hill; some
kinds Mil be eatablt in six weeks from
planning. Lpek is hardy, and may be
sow,h IN drills twelve inches apart, in
February. Lettuce may be sown broad
cast or in drills, any time from January
TO April, transplant as soon as the
plants bear moving. Okra is tender,
aud may be PLANTED about The lst April,
in drills three feet apart, and six or
eight inches in the drill. Onion is haI-
dy. but difficult 10 vcgetale, unless soak
ed twenty four honrs before planting,
SOW in drills u inches apart. three inch>
es in the drills, about the middle of
February, let the ground be rich and
mellow, and trample The >eed in, or
stamp board along tine drills after
planting there are no lircr Onions
made in the United States, Than are
/. aJe here from seed. Parsley is llar,
dy, slow in vegetation, and should be
soaked 36 hours beiore planting; il
may be sown in drills or on broadcast,
in February. parsnip is hardy, may
be sown in drills in February twelve
inches apart, thin out TO fitc inches in
the drill. Peppers are tender, should
no, be planted until April, p!aut in drills
twelve inches apart and transpIan, as
as the plants will bear it. English
Peas, the early kinds may be planted
in January, February and March, the
later kinds in March and April, plant
in drills two fees apart, drop the peas
thick in the drill: cover about one inch,
keep the ground mellow, and when the
peas ar, six inches high stick them; the
carly Dwarf kind need no sticking for
Fall Peas, plant the early kinds in .Au-
gust, and shade with straw. Radishes
& sllsify are hardy: and Ihay be planted
in February and March, in drills twelve
inches apart, and four in the drills; Sal
sify remaining good in the ground all
Winter. Spinage is hardy, may be
planted in February ,in drills eighteen
inches apart, in rich ground, aud Thin
out ten inches in the drill. Tomatoes
may be planted tie last Of March, plant
ii drills eighteen inches apart, and thin
out TO eighleen inches in The drill, they
can also, be ttansplanled. Turnips,
eaily kinds may be planted III drills in
February;and March, l22incbes apart,
thin OFT 10 6 inches in Tie drill lat"
Kinds, in July. august and September,
broadcast, except. Rutabagas, which.
should be sosed in drills three feet apari
q and thin out TO ten inches in lhe drill.
Button Onions, Onion Sels, Garlic,
Shalrois, &c, may be put in the ground
any tine from October to April.
'Fhc above directions are what my
own experience has proved TO suit this
climate, and If they are followed with
ordinary seasons, there wi be but few
failures in Gardening.
Yours truly,
Cu4r1.rs A PEhoDY.