Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-04-06
VERMONT PHOENIX.
BrattIcboro, Friday, April 0, iS4s.
Gardening.

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bed seeds should be sown, and where hot-beds
have been properly guarded from frost in the
winter, seed may be sown as early as the middle
of March.
We have before called tho attention Of people
in this vicinity to the greatly increased value
which Railroad communication to market gives
to their land. This Is more especially and inn
mediately true of land devoted to gardening pur-
poses. On the line Of the New York aud Erie
Railroad, vegetables are sent to New York to
market every day, from more than a hundred
miles in the interior. car is appropriated to
tina, object, and one person makes it his chief
business to taks charge Of It. Tho vegetables
arc brought to the stations along the Road at the
proper hours, AID leh, marked with the owners
name. The narket-mAn takes them up, and
they are sent to n market provided for the pur-
pose, near the Depo, in New York. Here they
meet with ready sale, for the city people, be-
ing sure of always finding fresh country vegeia,
bles there, always resort to it in preference TO
the common markets. where they are liable to
be imposed Upon. The market-man, when he
does not buy Of the producer, makes bis return,
and charges commission for bis services.
Thus mrke, is found for ereyy product of
the garden. Nothing need be thrown away or
wasted. Every vegetable product has ready
market n, sane price in the city.
As soon Is those who reside and own land on
the line Of this Road, learn to what profit they
may turn their garions We shall have a yeget-
able car on the VI. and Mass Road, which will
run loaded into Boston every night and morning
during the proper season.
Hundreds Of persons living ten miles or so
from Boston, make a living, and lay up money,
by the products Of small gardens which they
carry 10 market themselves. The Railroad
brings US As near to market as they arc, and be-
sides, our land here does not cost one-tenth as
much.
Why, then, should not every mechanic and
laboTer who owns garden-p patch, raise no, only
his own vegetables, but some for market?
To take the greatest advantage Of the market
in the cultivation Of vegetables. it is necessary
10 start them in ho,-bed, and the supposed diff
hculiy and expense Of making hot-bed. detcrs
many from attempting IT, But in truth, hot-beds
sufficient for ordinary gardens ara easy and sim
pie of construction, and cost nothing but little
labor TO prepare them. lIot-bcds for the regu-
lar gardener, who makes gardening his profess
sion, nusi 10 larger, and require little outlay.
But hot-bcds sufficient for two or three acre
garden should not cost more than 10 or $40.
For ordinary purposes, the simplest contriv-
anee will answer, as the main object is to pro.
teci the vegetables from the cold nights and the
occasional cold days.
IL does not require though to be sure ii is
beucr-to have q sash made on purpose Take
any old window-sash. and having selected warm
part of the garden, protected against the north
and west winds, mark off place of the size Of
your sash, dig out ,ihe soil TO the depth Of about
two Rect, ana having Put m nbout eIght inches
of hore-stable manure, Gu up with good rich
soil. When you have done this, drive stakes nj
the corners and board II up, 20 that the north
side will be about is and the south side inches
from the ground. Board it up close, so that the
sash when laid on will be tight, and your ho,-bed
is ready.
Is not this simple and easy enough Try it,
and il you have old sash enough, you may pre-
pare as many of them as you hke-a half dozen
Of them might be prepared in one day.
Having prepared your beds, SOW in shallow
drills such vegetables as you wish to put forward,
among which should be lettuce, cabbagcs. celery,
cauliGower, broccoli and If you have space, egg
plants, parsnips, cress and tomatoes.
One row Of each (excep, perhaps lettuee) is
abundant for any ordinary garden. You will Of
course wish to plant some cuc1n5c;r ana niSlon
seeds, and ii you have room, beans, radishes and
beets.
cucumbers and melons that are to be trans
planted require considerable care, as they are
delicate plants. In respect to them, we are in
deb;ed for some good ideas to MIR John Burnhsm,
who has done much to cultivate taste for use
ful and practical gardening in this place. He
takes thin green sod and lays il below the hill,
covers il with soil, and plants his seed upon H..
Thin pieces Of board Of the proper length are
then placed around the hill, making box
When the cucumbers are large enough to trans
plant, they may be taken up without danger or
difficulty.
Peas should be sown mmediately--indeed,
they may be safely sown late in the fall, for they
are hardy vegetable, and not easily affected
by frost
Mr. Durham has also cultivated the sweet
potato very successfully, and we advise those Of
our readers who are fond of this vegetable, TO
try the experiment of raising il. Sweet pota-
toes for planting will probably be for sale here
in few days or they may be found in Boston
They must be planted in hoi.bed (and 1t is
time now, about three or four inches deep, and
the same distance apart In about four weeks
they will throw up sprouts. When these are
three inches long, cut them, and transplant the
sprouts into light rich soil, in rows, raised
foot above the ground, three or four feet apart,
and the plants about foo. apart in the rows.
Keep them clear of weeds, and the vines will
soon cover the ground. The sprouts left in the
potato will continue TO grow, and will furnish
two or three successive slips for planting It is
said half peck of sweet potatoes planted will
send OUT sprouts enough to yield, il planted, fl.
teen bushels of potatoes. II is singularity in
the production Of this vegetable, that unlike 9th
or POTATOES. the vegetable itself will never repro