Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-03-18
AGlsfCULTUIfAL.
Work in fIse Garden.
MARCH.


latter part oftliis month you may. IN any
state snnfb Of The Snsquchannah. trans
plant your plant, IN the open ground. To
prepare them for this ,rnnSlilion from The
warm quarters 10 which they have been
raised the glasses Of your hoi beds should
Ne raisei every good day and the plants
We'll aired.
The ground in which you may plant
them oui.rhould be literally MANFRED y i,h
stable and barn-yard manure. deeply and
neatly dag. and thoroughly raked. and
then receive a free dressing, to be put on
broadcast. of a mixturc of ashes and pas-
ter. when vonr bed will lie prepared 10 re-
ccive The Cabbage plants, which should be
Set about y feet apart either why. Your
plants in. sow salt on the bed sufficient to
whifen the surface.
lfyou took our ad.ice las, autumn. and
set ont cabbage plants as we adj, isrd You
rs soon as the weather Incomes settled,
give your plants working, and dust over
the bed a rilSlure comprised Of 2 parts
ashes. part plaster and part salt.
Pcas.-As soon al The fro,t is out of
the ground. manure bed for peas. Let
the dressing of manare he folcrably libe-
raj, the spading be neatly done. to the fall
depth Of the spade. the ground well raked,
the drills be. made y fee, apart, 9 or 3
inches deep; drill IN your peas. cover.
and give the bed free lroadcasiing Of a
mixture composed Of 6 pnrts ashes and 2
parts plaster
In about ten days after sowing your first
bed ot Pens. prepare more ground ard
drill IN morc peas. so as 10 prolons your
supply ofihis delicaie and delicious vegc
table. BY putting IN a far yocs evers
Zen or fourteen days during hi. and the
two succeeding months. you may secure
n succession of peas throughout tie sea
son. without occupying a great deal Of
room in your garden.
When your peas begin to throw up run
ners. earth np aud stick them.
Beans Unless 'hr frost should contin-
ne 10 h"l,l the earth locked up, yon may
sow Windsor beans. about the mnllle Of
this month, or as soon fore, or after, as.
from the absence of frost, the soil can b,
put in good order Prepare the ground as
for peas. and make the drills 9 feet apart
To continued supply throughout the sea
son; plant few rows every ten DAYS
throughout April
Lettace.--lf you have lettuce plants, set
them out assoon MS thc'snil in u condition
TO be put in thorough order. Sow seed
Mt intervals of two weeks throughout the
In n
cris,, heads of lettuce.
Radiskcs.--.tadi,h srcl NAV be s,wn
in open culture any time after tho frost i.
out Of the ground aud the soil can he nnr
IN good order They delight in rich sand.
and should hc mipurrd with well roite
manure. and rcccivea top dressing rr ashe
Eariy TaraipS If you drsir,, to raise
the earliest tarnips in your mi ,hhorhooi.
either for ,ouromn liable, or To- m ,rkn--
and there - no vegetable. i hen raj Ell
really carly. " lich finds reader market
or better prcc-prt pare compost thus
3paiis horse dung. 2 parts coS dung =
parts asIies.and | part bunrcarth, mix the
whole iog,.hrr and h't II lay in bulk
from l0 10 y days. then give 10 your bed
--whiclrshould either be Deep rirh sand.
or a deep rich sandy -loam--a pretty tr,c
dressing oFthe compost, spad, il ii as deep
rs You can. then rake. AMI broadcast the
residue of your compost over your bird.
rake that IN; then sow your seed ihinly
Fake 1t in Lgkd7. then SON over YOUR bed
a dressing ci equal paris of plaster and
salt. on! finish Iy rolling with hight gar-
Ell roller. 50 sooa as tie tvrajps come
sp. 60 over vour bed With hasin Of Ash
oil IN one hand, aud Ia mp in the other.
and give The Young plants free sprinb
ling with the oil. Repeat this operation
three or four morningsin suece>si early,
and you will save your pIauts from The IN
and flea.
When the plants get few inches hieh.
thin them out. SO asto Stand Sor 10 inches
apari.aud give ihem.a t intervals of 5 or 0
days. three workings. in all, with the hoe.
and you will he rev ardc,l for Your l,l,or
by large crop. The Eariy Dafch Tur
nip is the best kind 10 SON nov.
SpiDack.-Every two or Three weeks,
throughout the spring. prepare bed. and
SOW few drills Of spinach seed. T,ke
care to DIN the seed in very rhinly. and
when the plants require il, work them
with the hoe, to keep them clean. and thin
them out So as TO stand about 4 inches a
par'-the drills | foot apart
Carrots and Pafsa ps.-Ahnut The midi
die of the month. drill in few rows of
seed of each of'lhesc excellent roots for
early use. The drills of the carrots should
he 2 inches apari-those of the parsnips
Is inches asnndcr. The Carrot plants
must lie thinned on, so as to stand four
inches apart-rhe Parsnips six inches
Each must be kept clean. and each should
be manfred with compos, of parts we'll
ro'ied mannre and part ashes. Top
dress the Carrots with a mixture of co,,al
parts ofsalt and pias,cr-thc narsnips with
plaster Letthls plaster be done in carly
morning
Beets.-Drill in few rows Of The sced
otthe Blood rcd beet; prcpar, the .ron,l
rs TOR the two preceding rnors-kcc,, H.,
earth clean. and thin the plants gu, So ms /,
sand from 10 IL inches apart. Du>,
them free in the carly stages oftheir srow,l,
with plaster and ashes, mixed in equal
quan'Iins
Small .Saliadiag Of all kinds may he
sown after the middle of The month. or as
soon as the frost is onI otthc ground. and
sho aid be continued to be sown al intervals
Of 2 weeks throughout the srason
Soariag AsParagas Secd-Asparagu~
seed should he soun as ca'ly this mouth
as the ground can he put in goo order
For the mode OF Preparing the ground.
&C.. see the paragraph above. under the
caption OF " C1lt,rafioa of dsParugvs."
ca on as soon as the ground can be well
worked.
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