The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1850-03-20
From the American Frmsr. for March, 1850
Work in the Garden.

Work in the Garden.
If it is your wish to have good garden,
you must begin at once-go 10 work with
spirit, and pause not until all your prelimi-
nary labors are completed. To begin at
the beginning, you must commence with
Soacing Seeds.-lf you have no hot-beds
which you ought to have-select warm
border in your garden, facing the south,
cover it or 8 inches in depth with good
stable manure, dig it in and rake, then
spread thereon about inch in depth Of
mixture composed of parts Of well-rot-
ted manure, and'1 part ashes: rake thatin.
Divide this border thus prepared into COM
partments, and SOW portions Of several
kinds of early Cabbage, Cauliaoeer, Bro
coli, Tomatoes, Eggplant, and Lettuce
seeds, raking each kind lightly in and pres
sing down the soil with the back part of
the spade, so as to bring the earth in close
contact with the seed, and thus bring on
an early termination.
When the plants come up, it will be we'll
to wafer them occasionally with horse
dung tea, made by putting half bushel
of dung into barrel. filling it up with
water; the barrel to be placed in the sun.
Or you may substitute for this, decoction
of lb. of guaEo 10 10 gallons of water.
If the plants should become infested
with lice or other insects, or assume sick
ly hue, prepare mixture thus: pace or.
Of sulphur and gallon of SCOT in bag,
put the bag in tub, and pour thereon 6
gallons OF boiling water: when cool. wa
fer the nlants with the, deeoe!ion. This
will bear being filled up three or four times,
ard if judciously applied, will not only
rid the plants of the vermfn, but restore
them 70 healthful action, and cause them
to grow with vigor. The best time to wa
ter plants at this season of the year, is
about noon.
Early Peas.-You cannot well plant
peas TOO early; therefore, so soon as the
frost is out OF the ground, prepare bed
and plant few rows. At the expiration
of every two weeks, untilthe last of April,
plant few rows more, and you may in
sure to your family continuous supply
throughout the season. If you wish to
plant for market, the sooner you get them
in the better it will be so far as price is con-
ccrned. BY planting the early and late
varieties at the same time, the continuity
of supply may be reached.
Early Paiatoes You cannot get these
in too soon; the moment the frost is out ol
the ground, prepare your bed and plant.
Asparagus beds.-Treat these to good
dressing of well-rotted manure, fork il
carefully in, then rake; this done. sow sal,
over the bed so as TO freely whiten the
earth. Now if it SO happens that you
have no asparagus beds, add one to the
other appointments of your garden; ioI
besides being a saleable and profitable
vegetable to grow for market, it is one oi
the most healthful luxuries that ever graced
the compartment of a garden.
Rhubarb.-lf you have none of this
growing in your garden, procure one o
two dozen plants, set them out in richly
manured border, keep them clean, ant
they will supply your family with the ma
terial for making tarts throughout man,
years after the present; and, when thes
tarts are well made, will be as good a
those made from gooseberries or cranber
ries.
OnionS.-Sow onion seed early thi
month; the earlier the better; by August til
bulbs will be as large as those grown iron
sets, if the bed is kept clean.
Radishes.-Prepare good mellow soil
bed and sow radish seed. ~
| Strawberry beds.-These must be clean
ed off, manured, and the alleys between
the rows covered with straw. If you de
! sire large fruit, treat the vines to severa
waterings with horse-dung tea, as we have
advised in the case of early plants-or
you may use q decoction of guano-l lb
guano to 10 gallons water, TO be filled VI
two or three times. These waterings ar,
particularly serviceable when the vines arr
in bloom. Care, however, is necessary t,
: keep the nozzle Of the watering pot wei
; down, so as not to touch the flowers of tn
} plants, and thus avoid washing away tn
, farina of the flowers.
Go sebcrries, Carrants, Raspberries :
Manure these, keep them clean, and yol
may expect fine fruit. New plantations Q
( each should be made early this month.
i Celery.-P Prepare bed on warm Dor
). der, by heavy manuring and thorough rak
ing, and SOW some seed for early use.
q Roses and eo,ocring Shrubs Of all kinds
,fshonld besput out early this month,