Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-03-12

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/ March WoRK IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN. The
operations in this department must depend upon
the weather. If the weather be mild, then pursue
the following, but if cold and backward delay pro-
Iportionably
Gardeners should never sleep while the sun is
up.p--Buist
Finish all work enumerated for last month not
already done.
Artichokes-Dress plants by the 9Th, if mild.
Sow seeds in moderate hot beds, if not already
done. Plant out suckers from old plants
Asparagus-Sow seed !; plant out two year-old
plants force and dress beds as directed in No 2,
vol L, under the article Vegetable Garden.
Balm-Plant; Basil-Sow.
Lima Beans-Start in DOORS in sods reversed in
boxes in time to plant out after frosts; they are
tender, and must not be exposed until settled wea-
ther.
Early Windsor and English Long Pod Beans
Plant soon as settled weather. They more
hardy than Limas, but the leaves will suffer by
frosts-are inferior in quality.
Beets-Sow; Borage-Sow; Borecole-Sow
early; Broccoli-Sow; Burnet-Plant Cabbages
PLANT out and SOW early in hot-beds for safety
If settled weather in April, may SOW outdoors;
Early Carrots-Sow.
Caulihowers-Pick out from frames-give air
freely to those protected, and prick out early
spring, raised in April.
Cress-Sow; Corianda-Sow early Corn Salad
Sow ; Garlic-Plant; Horse Radish-Plant; Sea
Kale-Plant or SOW /; Leeks-Sow; Lettuce-Sow;
pick out and @plant from frames Mushroom Beds
Make; Nasturtium-Sow.
Onons-Sow.
Plant out small onions pips; plant seeds thick
ly to raise pips for next years use. Plant large
onions to raise seed. Potato and tree onions plant
Parselv-Sow
e, croff TlIaO
the Mammoth Nutmeg Potato-they are the ear
hest as we'll as the best potato known. If these
cannot be had, plant early kinds, or if your seed
be of late kinds least plant them early, as both
early kinds, and early planted late kinds, are less
liable to the potato disease than late planting.
Sweet Potatoes-Planti in hot-beds, to getsprouts
for setting out.
Pennyroyal-Flant; RaGishes-Sow; Rhubar5-
Sow and plant Rochambole, Rosemary, and Rue
PLANT Sage-Plant; Salsify-Sow; Savoys-
Sow; Succory-Sow; Spinnach-Sow; Tansey
and Tarragon Plant out; Thyme-Sow Toma-
toes-Sow in hotbeds; Turnips-Sow; Worm
wood-Sow.
The reader must be aware that as the above IS
written some DAYS in advance of the dates referred
to, we cannot PREJUDICE what the weather may be,
and until the ground be free from frost and its re-
currence is at least doubtful, the paintings should
not be venturcd upon.
so as to lose no time in making your sowings and,
above all, plant out those roots, &c, intended to
produce seed before being injured by sprouting in
the cellars.
Hotbed-Look we'll to your hot-beds, and give
air every fine day. Cover them warmly at night,
and regulate The temperature with strict reference
to their contents thus you may give air even at
considerable loss of heat to cabbage, lettuce, &c,
whereas the egg plant sash only be raised with
proprety while The heat of the outside air is suf-
Gent to prevent the temperature of the bed from
falling materially.
Bridgeman says, and truly, "Egg-p plant seed will
vegetate freely without substantial heat If these
plants get the least chilled in the early stages of
growth, they seldom recover"
Cold Frames-These plants which have been in
cold frames all winter, and not yet planted out
should be fully aired and left uncovered, oven at
night unless heavy trosts be feared. These plants
will be more hardy and earlier than those raised in
hot-beds, Mapes's Working Farmer.