Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-21
a wood about crardening.


How many of our readers have selected their |
seeds and made Ill the necessary preparation fol
gardening? The season is rapidly approaching
when garden seeds should be inihe ground. Many
require to planted early, latitude, that the
plants may be matured befure they are exposed 10
early frost. A
first and an important consideration in the for
nation of a Kitchen garden is d.
The SrrUATloN-It isperhaps better, all things
considered, that it should have gentle inclination
towards the southeast yet northern aspect is, for
some purposes. perhaps preferable. Some vegeta-
bles, such as culfowers, peas, spinach, &c, yield
more aopndantlya when not exposed 10 the direct
action of the sun.
Almoderate elevation is preferable to either hill
or valley. Convenience of access Should also be
duly considered. But the most important matter,
in selecting location, is as 10 sF
SoIL@This should be q rich sandy loan
depth of two three fcets desirable. If this cam
not be obtained, and stiff clay gravel soil is
lected, see to it that it is corrected by judicous
admiHture Of fine loam sandy soIlis improved
by the addition of lime plaster, ashes and vegeta
Bile manure; while stiff clay soil demands such
vegetable and animal manure as tends to tie sep
aration ofits particles. Hence the necessity of lit
ter, and other animal and vegetable matter. Lime
and plaster also operate favorably and charcoal is
esteemed by many as very fine fertilizer. 1t has
thepower of absorbing various gases from the at.
mosphere and readily yieldsthem TO growing plants.
But remember that manureti some kind is esSen-
tia TO the garden; with ii the gardener do every
thing; without it nothing.
DErTH AND MELLowNEss OF THE SoIL-ThiS
must be secured; it is The secret of all successful
gardening. The roots OF garden plants extend
themselves 10 great depth in the soil in search OF
nourishment. Their delicate horns have been ira
| ced 10 the depth OF several feet. Downing re
markS:-"I have seen the roofs of strawberries ex-
tend five feet down in rich soil, and these plants
bore crop OF irult five times large, and twice
as handsome and good rs the common product of a
| soil q foot deep" q.
| A deep loan has other advantages. 1t not only
permits the escape OF water after heavy rain, but
MI nlNS anHth
| nishes SIMPLY of moisture during protracted
drought. In fact the only soil suitable for the gar
| den is deep mellow loan. cold clay soil, of n
few inches in depth, resting upon clay substra :
tun, IL not worth the trouble and expenses of cul-
| tIvatiun. ...sss- E... $50 --a-- i. Z ..
! WArER-In the selection of site for garden,
1t iswell TO have reference 10 water. An album
dant supply of water is absolutely necessary Lou
don remarks, that:-"Many kitchen crops are iosl
or produced Of very inferior quality for want OF
watering. Lettuce and cabbage are often hard
and strngy turnipS and rrdiShes do not swell;-
onions decay; caulinowerS die off and, in dry
seasons become stinted or covered with insects,
even in rich, deep soils. Copious waterngs in The
evenings, during the dry SEASONS, would produce
that fuineSs ard succulency which we find in the
vegetabesin the Low Countries, in the Marsh Gar
denS at Paris, and i'll England at the beginning and
latter end of the season. Ilrrn.
/ SELEcTIoN CT SEEDs-Ancr you have gone TO the
expense and trouble of laying out and preparing
your garden, be careful in the selection of The
choicest seeds. Many of the seeds annually offer.
ed for sale worthless; they are either # an in
ferior variety, or have lost their vitality. This a
exceedingly yexatious TO the gardener, and We
know of 10 way of avoiding it but by kno ing from
whom you procure your seeds. Possibly an enter
priSng neighbor, or regular scotsman, may be able
supply you. lfn not, you are liable TO be deceiv
ed. 3
GARDEN TooLs-We need scarcely remind tn,
read that the gardener should be well provided
with The implements of his art. OF these, tn
spade, the hoe and the rake sre Indispensable
Others will be found valuable assistants, and il
then selection, much discrimination should be ex
ercised. And see 10 it that they are k, pit in con
spicious position, and at the same time kept brigh
and clean. Remember the old standard MAKING
'thaUe place. for every thing, aud euery thing in it
tpLace. Ohio Farmer