Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-24
AGRICULTURAL.


Work IN the Gardca.--March is upon
us with its burly, drying winds. to remind
us that it is time to enter with energy upon
our labors in the garden, so let us take
counsel and go to work with ,oll, and en-
deavor to make our garden the example Of
the neighborhood.
So,Oing seeds.-Select warm border,
well protected, facing the South, manure
it heavily, dig the manure in carefully,
turning the slices with care, so as to cover
Il, then rake until every clod is thoroughly
reduced. Next divide it into small COM
partments by pressing the edge of a board
down from the front to rear, then sow the
following seeds:-Early Cabbage, of sorts,
CawliaoUcr, Broccoli, Tomatoes, Egg
plants and Lettuce, rake them lightly in
and pat down the ground with the back of
your spade, so as to compress the earth
down uponthe seeds and thus urge forward
their termination.
When the Plants come up, should the
ground be dry, make barrel ofhorse-dxmg
tea, by putting half a bushel Of dung into a
barrel and filing it up with water, set the
burrcl in the sun-this will bear being
filed up three or four times ; the plants
should at this season be watered in the fore
noon. Or you may water them with de-
5coction made with one pound Of Guanc and
10 gallons Of water.
Should the plants appear sickly or be-
come lousy, you may restore them to
health and cleanliness by preparing and
watering them with the following mixture,
viz tie up OF. Of foxr Of Sulphur and
hdlfa gallon Of SCOT in bag. put the bag
in tub and pour thereon five gallons Of
boiling water. Three or four waterings
with this decoction will drive away the lice
and induce the plants to grow vigorously
The bag containing the sulphur and SCOT,
will bear three or four filings up.
Early Peds-These cannot be planted
to soon after the frost is out ofthe ground;
plant, therefore, as soon as the ground can
be spadcd up and got in good order. Sc
lect warmly exposed bed manure 1t well,
dig in the manure and rake, then draw
drills BY line, North and South, with the
eve Of your hoe, 4 feet wide, 2 or inches
deep, drill in your peas tolerably thick,
cover and pat the earth down. To ensure a
continuous supply drill more in every week
or ten days during the month.
Cabbage and otherplants in your hot bed
must be aired every good day, in the mid
die Of the day.
! About the goth Of this month such plants
as are large enough may be transplantcd
out in the open ground where they are to
stand.
Beaas.-Bunch beans Of sorts may now
be planted.
RadisAes.-Preparc abed and sowradi- l
seed.
. Observation-Disclosures bed and
SOW some spinach seed, thinly in drills Il
inches apart.
Carrots, Parsn,ps, and Bets-Selec
good warm bed. manure it. dig it up ano
rake il, and drill in few rows of each O
the above roots. The manure should b
well rotfed. and the ground a deep high
mould, which must be dug full spad,
: deep.
n Small Salzadsse.Df all kinds, should, a
intervals of week. be sown.
C<sry-Prepse bed and sow eeler,
SD.
SiBrias Kale.-Prepare abed and sow
small patch Of these for sprouts.
gxs6eds-Newbeds ofasparagu,
should now be planted out, and the ole
ones manured and dressed with well rotted
manure, ashes, and salt.
Soscisg Asparagxs Seed.--Asparagu:
: Sod should be sowed early this month.
: - Qonnssw lsjous - renare = bed for on.