Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-29

*gardcn takes too much time, aud is too ex-
Pensive, for we hold it that il is the mt st prof
Liable part of every estate, where garden 10
properly cultivated.
With this brief introduction, we shall
proceed to briefly point out things that should
DC. attended to.
,n CABBAGE AND OTHER PLANTS.
II Ifyou have cabbage and other plans of
conslderable size growing in your hot beds,
the frames should be raised "verv day TO en-.
sure them for planting cut. Where the sea.
son is sufficiently advanced for the purpose,
Atransplnpt them ou: in bed for heading: but
be sure to manure the ground with liberal
hand, So that there may be no stint of food
SOWING SEEDS.
II you are not go fortunate rs to hnyc hot
beds and plants growing therein, us soon as
thY frost Is of the ground, prepare n
part OF a warm, well protected border facing
7 The South, manure it literally, dig the ma.
; --rs,,rerin spode deep, rake until the soil is
pfoPerly fine. This done. divide it into com.
- frtments, aud sow the following kind of
beds; Cauinowe., Broccoli, Tomato, Egg.
liant, Early Cabbage of different sorts and
lettuce, take the seca lightly in, then put tho
BED with the back Of the spade or shovel,
stTew mixture of equal purts of ashes and
plaster over the bed. Should the woather
: not De settled, place pine or cedar brush over
the bed, and let it roman until the weather
becomes settled
ASPARAGUS.
II you design raising asparagus pants with
we" 9f setting out a new bed, prepare a
place. on your border, by lnunurng highy,
NSlgglns in the manure q spade deep, raking
vi perfectly fine, then SOW the seed in drills
~ inches apart, inch deep, cover and put
the top Of the drills with the back of spade. |
when The plants are up and growing they
! must be kept free from weeds.
GREEN PEAS.
As soon as the frost is cut of the ground,
and the earth can be advantngoously worked,
prepare a bed ny monurng, digging and ra.
KING ana put IN few rows Of the earliest va !
rleties OF green peas: at intervals of 7 or 10
pfdays, put in a few rows more in order that
your supply of tender pens msy be con ,nu-
s,Sus.
~ BEANS. ..
IL hssoon as the frost il gone and the soil
can be properly wrought, manure a plat Of
ground, dig and rake il. and put in a few |
'"ws-cf Windsor beans for early use.
LETTUCE.
ifyou have Lettuce plants in your hot bed,
you may set them out for heading as soon as
the weather il settled
RApIsHEs.
Rsdishes mry be sown as soon as the fros,
isout Of the ground.
sast EARLY TURsns.
When the weather becomes settled and the
frost has departed. prepare bed by mnnurinp
IT freely with well rotted manure, euano or
psne dust dissolved in sui phuric acid, dig il in
deeply, rake well, and sow early Dutch Tur-
mp seed Alter sowing the seed, ruke them
,ibLsatiy, and put down the earth wi the
i~tack OF a shovel or spade, and dust the bed
feely with mixture comprised of D parts
ashes parts plaster, and part salt
When the p ants first come UP, dust them
In early morning with mixture of parts
SCOT nnd one part flour of sulphur. Repeat
this each morning early until the plants yet
into the rough leaf, When the plants begin 1,
60 bulb, thin them ont SO as to stand 10 inch.
es apart, and you may look for good crop of =
turnips.
Onions.
Ifyou wish to grow good crop of onions
hom' the seed, manure bed with well rot =
ted manure or gunno, dig il in spade deep, =
and rake finely, lay of rows inch deep, / 4
loot apart, and drill in your onion seed thin. Q
~, cover the seed thinly. and give the brd a
Tree dnsting OF "a mixture composed OF six Il
''arts nshes and parts plaster. When the n
Suiona GENE up, aud are large enough to bo O
"hinned out, thin them out 30 as to stand 4 h
saehes apart in tho rsws; keep the bed clean; !,
'sHcg MOI cover or disturb the bulbs, and YOU !,
-fi bare fle developed onions a, harves, .
Y ! Gallery. t.
ks soon as from the ubsence of rros, you q
l;sf work the ground WE'LL manure oil your +"
order, dig the manure in, rake fine, and
oyF celery seed IN drills inch eeep i2 inch. .
terart cover the seed, and put thom down o
~ fhe back ofa shovel or spade, to grow
4 anu or sn early crop Of celery. Keep the =
Z stan free from weeds. t'
RnusARn. !.
Prepare bed and SOW RhuSab or pic ~
Aa.' seed. ia
f3 HoRsE RADIsH. o
III you have not bed Of this excellent and q
3diincntal root. select moist not wet spot, ~
4 pure it well with well rotted manure or .
fno, dig Il IN finely, and set on, plo', the :.
DIS 70 s;and six Inches apart. !n rows oCI ~
vsItesn inches apart. W
'esa BosEcoLr OR CURLLD KALg. ~
ssds she latter part of the month SOW on
slse plants for full crop. le
RRIEs, CUHkAxrs, RAsBgRaIEs. W,
fsse up, dig in little well rotted yo
Sguspe,1ound the roots, Without an
~, tbsn rake the ground and top. TO