The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-08
Asrifutturat,
From The american Ftrmer.1
WORK IN THE GARDEN.
APRIL.

PLANTING OUT CABBAGE PLtNTs.-Trust-
ing that you have been providcnt enough to
have sccuredl yourself supply of cabbage
plants, we shall proceed to give you directions
for transplanting them. In the first place.
select bed ofgood lcamy soil, put on it we'll
rotted manure, to the depth Of 3 inches--ari-
NAL manurc-dig it in at least a spade deep.
taking care to mix it well with the soil as the
spadng progresses. Rake the ground every
now and then, and be sure to have it Of fine
filth. When your ground is dug and raks 3D.
treat it to top-dressing, freely administered
OF mixture comprised of three parts ashes,
one part plaster, and one part salt. Then
set your garden line 2 feet from the outer
edge Of the bed, north and south; along your
line plant out the cabbage plants q feet apart
for the carly kinds, and feet for the late
ones. Your first line of cabbagcs being plant
cd, place your garden line feet from the first
and set out your second row, and SO continue
until your bed is filled
WITHDRAWAL OF THE PLANTs.-Grca at care
should be Observed in withdrawing the plants
from the seed bed; garden trowel is the b, st
tool to use, though VIC have raised them with
a kitchen casc-knife, at times, and at others,
with piece of single, fashioned into the
shape of a trowcl. Before raising them, have
piggn or some other vessel ready, in which
there is mixture ofmould, SCOT, and -four Of
sulphur-say gallon Of fine mould, pint of
SCOT, and ounce of -four Of sulphur, reduced
to the consistchce of cream, with water. As
the plants are withdrawn from the seed bed,
place them in The mixture up to the leaves.
SETTING e. M PLASTs.-Makc hole
with dibblc,Andd of hard WOOD or with
trowcl, large enough to admit the roots ofthe
plants easily, hold the plants up straight with
the left hand, ana bring the earth in contact
with the stem with the dibble or trowel, with
the right one see that the plant is firmly fix
cd, and proceed on in this way until your bed
is finished
The plants should be set out as soon after
rain as possible, and if drought should
sepcrvcne, they should be moderately watered
every second day, until they take root and
begin to grow vigorously. An occasional
busting with plaster, or plaster and SCOT, in
the dew of the morning, has an excellent e.
feet in encouraging their growth.
PLANTING BEETs-A general crop of beets
should be drilled in any time during this
month. The soil should be deep, light
mould, which should be literally manfred
with well rotted nutritivc manure; the manure
must be dug in a full spade deep and thor
oughly raked. This done, lay off drills Is
inches apart l inch deep; then drill in tho
beet seed very thinly, cover the seed with the
rake, and press the earth down over the seed
with the back of the rake, or shovel. Then
topdrcss with mixture of G parts ashes,
part salt, and one part plaster.
When the plants come up, and are fit to be
worked thin them out, so as to stand 10 or l2
inches apart in the rows. Keep the earth clean
| of weeds--nevcr permit any to grow around
the plants, until, by their leaves, they shade
the ground, keep the Garth at all times open
to the influence of sun, air. dew and rain, and
you will have accomplished all that is neccs.
sary for their culture.
ToMAToEs.-Nanure a plot in a warm
border, manure literally, dig in the manure
spade deep, thoroughly pulverize with the
spade and rake. When brought to fine filth,
SOW tomatoes seed tolcrahy thick, rake them
in lightly, top dress the bed with mixture
Of parts ashes, l part plaster, and salt one
part; then pat down the ground with the
back or shovel, or roll it with garden roll
err. If the seed be sown within the first or
ten days of this month. the plants will be
ready to be set out from the goth to the last
of May.
MAUNRE FOR GARDEN FRUIT TREEs.-Make
a compost, in the proportion Of load ofmarsh
mud, or some kindred substance, S bushels of
ashes, 2 bushels bone.dust, l bushel of salt,
and l bushcl of plaster.
Form the heap, layer and layer about, SHOW
cl the whole over, so as to mix the several
substances thoroughly together; let the whole
lay i'll bulk three weeks, then rc-shovcl the
heap over again, and apply one bushcl of the
compost to each tree, spreading, it under il rs
far as the limbs extend, digging it in about .
inches deep, so as not to injure the roots; then
rake the ground. To expect good, fair fruit
without giving food to the trees, is one of
those things we should never look for with
any hope liberalization.
GoosEBERRIEs, CURRANTs, RAspBERRIEs.--
If not before done, prune these, and give them
dressing as recommended for fruit trcss.
Do this within the first ten days of this month.
In digging in the manure, be careful not to go
so deep as to injurc the roots-two inches
will be deep enough.
GARDEN PEAs.-Early this month plant d
few rows of Peas, and at intervals of 10 days
throughout the month, put in more, so as to
secure a succession of fine, crisp, delicious
peas.
BEANs.-Plant beans early this month, and
put in more, at intervals of 10 days, SO as to
secure successive crops.
LErrucE.-If you have lettuce plants large
cnouph to TRANSPLANT. set them ont in n we'll