The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-06-21
HINTS FOR JUNE.

Examine carefully your gratis and
lbudded trees. See that they are not
robbed of their due proportion of sap, by
shoots on the stock below.
IF you have trees that are shy bearers,
pinch off the terminal shoots when they
have attained about one half or two-thirds
their usual growth, in order to develop
the fruit buds for another season.
1t has been found a good practice in
young orchards just come into bearing,
to take off alarge proportion of the bios
SONS that may set, that they may bear
every year instead of every two years, as
is usual with the Apple.
The Apple tree left to bear freely, ex-
hausts the materials for a fruit crop elab-
Grated the previous season, and as there
is not usually time, after the r~ipening
: of the fruit, for its vessels to develop the
fruit buds for another year, before the
falling of the leaf; the consequence is,
that usually the Apple tree bears its full
crop every other year.
Cherry trees mature their fruit so
early in the season, that time is given to
elaborate the fruit buds ere cold weather
sets in.
Weakly and tender trees should not be
permitted to bear freely-for present
profit is purchased at the expense of fu-
ture health and vigor.
Mulch your newly-transplanted trees
and shrubs, especially those not hardy
and vigorous growers. Cherry trees par
: ticularly require it.
Treat your trees and shrubs as fairly
as any of your hoed crops; supply them
literally with well decomposed manure,
or better, with a good compost, spaded
or plowed in lightly; keep your cattle
from summer pruning or heating them
back; watch carefully to keep them clear
of insects, &C..
- IF slugs make their appearance on your
Cherry trees, dust them with dry eaustic
lime, Oh ashes, Jar your Plum trees
smartly every day or two, early in the
morning, and be sure to destroy, by fire
or boiling water, all the droppings there
from.
SCOT and ashes freely busted over your
melons and cucumbers, Will much pro-
mote their growth, and materially assist
in keeping them clear of bugs. When
your squashes have commenced running,
draw earth over the third or fourth joint
and press it with your foot; they win
: roo and perhaps save your fruit should
the parent vine be destroyed by the bug,
Keep your strawberry beds clear of
rgrass and weeds, and remember that
when swelling their fruit, they require a
liberal supply of water.
-llsSow peas and raddishes every two or
three weeks, fyou would nave a fresh
supply for your table.
Put your soap-suds around the roots
ofyour grape-vines, or pour them on your
or compost heap-in no case let
them be wasted Washyour trees with
ley of moderate strength, as high as you
can reach they viii soon show, by clean,
smooth bark, how we'll they appreciate
good treatment.
Hang walls of sweetened water among
your fruit trees. You viii be surprised
at the humber of flies and insects that
You may destroy, which would otherwise
prey Pouthe leaves and fruit.
In transplanting your cabbages, &C.,
be particular to take time and do it well.
You may not seem to make fast work,
but how much better it is that all should
make goodheads instead of only one-half
or o~ne-third.
Remember that all gardening aud farm
ing operations have their appropriate sea-
son, and can never be so proftably per-
formed as at the proper time.