Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-08
From the American Farmer.
WORK IN THE GARDEN
MARCH.

WORK IN THE GARDEN.
MARCH.
Every farm house should have garden oil
suitable size I" supply every member Of the
'sm'ly OF The owner Of i. end those dependent
on him, full supplies Of vegetables al oil sea
sons OF the year, md we are very sure, the t,
independent Of the Injuries which we'll
appointed garden vouchsafes, the degree OF
comfort which it ensures, true economy die
tases ,hst every homestead should have it.
Therefore, let no one excuse himself for not
having one, by saying The cultivation of q
garden takes too much time, and is TOO ex-
pensive, for we hold it ,hs, j, is the most
profitable part Of every estate, where q gar
den is properly cultivated.
With this INSTRUMENTATION, we shall pro-
coed TO briefly point GU. things ,ha. should
be attended to.
CABBAGE AND OTHER PLANTs.-If you
have cabbage and other plants of considera.
BILE size growing in your hot.beds, the
frames should be raised every good day to
ennre them for planning out. Where the
season is sufficiently advanced for The pur-
pose, transplant them out in the bed for
heading Blu, be sure to manure the ground
with liberal hand, so that there may be no
stint of food.
SOWING SEEDs.-If you are not so for,u-
nate as TO have hot beds and plants grow
ing therein, as soon ss the frost is on, OF
the ground, prepare part of q warm, well
protected border facing the South, manure
il literally, dig the manure in spade deep,
rske until The soil is properly fine. This
done, divide j, into compartments, and sow
rhe following kinds of seeds Csulflower,
Broccoli, Tomato. Egg plant, Early Cab
bage of different sorts, and Lettuce, rake the
seed lightly in, then pa. the bed with the
back Of the spade or shovel, s,rew q mix.
tore Of equal ports Of ashes end plaster over
the bed. Should the weather not be settled,
place pine or cedar brush over The bed, end
let it remsin until The weather becomes SET
lied.
ASPARAGUS If you design raising as
parsgus plants with view Of setting out
new bed, prepare place on your border, by
msnuring highly, digging in the manure
spade deep, raking ill perfectly fine, then
COW the seed in drills 10 ten inches apart.
inch deep, cover and pa, the top of the drills
with the back Of spade. When The plants
are up and growing, they mus! be kept free
from weeds.
GREEN PEAs.-As soon as the frost is
out of the ground, and The earth can be ad-
van,sgeously worked, prepare bed by ma
nuring, digging and raking end pu, in few
rows Of the earliest varieties Of green peas
al intervals cf7 or 10 dsys, pu. in few rows
more, in order that your supply of tender
peas may be continuous.
BEANs.-As coon as The frost is gone,
and The soil cen be properly wrought, ma
nure plat OF ground, dig and rake it, and
gu, in few rows of Windsor beans for car.
IS use.
LET1ucE.-lfy you have lettuce plants in
your hot bed, you may set them on, for
heading as soon as The weather is sc,lled.
RADIsHEs -Rsdishes may be sown ss
the frost is out Of Tie ground,
EARLY TURNIps-When the weather be-
comes settled and The frost has departed,
prepare bed by msnuriog il freely with
we'll rot.ed manure, guano or bone dust dis
solved in sulphuric acid, dig j, in deeply rake
well, and SOW early Dutch Turnip seed.-
After sowing the seed, rake them in lightly,
and pat down The earth with the back Of a
shovel or spade, and dus. the bed freely
with a mixture comprised of parts ashes,
9 parts plaster, and l part salt.
When the plants first come up, dust them
in early morning with mixture of S parts
500, and one par. -four Of sulphur. Repea.
This each morning eally until the plants get
into the rough leaf. When The plants be-
gin 10 bulb, Thin them out so as to stand 10
inches spar', and you may look for good
crop Of .urnips.
ONloNs.-lf you wish to grow good
crop of onions from the seed, manure bed
with we'll ro,,od manure or gusno, dig it in
spade deep, and rake finely. lay off rows
inch deep, foot apart, and drill in your
onion seed ,hinly, cover the seed, and
give The bed free dus,Ing of mixture
composed Of six parts oshes and 2 parts
plaster. When The onions come up, and
are large enough to be thined out, thin them
out so as to stand 4 inches apart in the
rows; keep The bed eileen, but do not cover
or disturb The bulbs, and you will have dne
developed onions at harvest time.
CELERY.-As soon as from the absence
Of frost you can work the ground well, ma
nu,e bed on your border, dig The manure
10, rake fine, and sow celery seed in drills
/ inch deep, IL inches apart, cover the seed,
and pa, them down with The back of shovel
or spade, to grow plants for an early crop
of celery. Keep the plants clean from
weeds. ..... ...
RHuBARB.-Prepsre bed and SOW Rhu-
barb or pie plan, seed.
HoRsE RADIsH.-If ou have not bed