The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-03-21

bed, you may set them out for heading as
loon as the weather is settled.
R~ADIsHEs.
Radishes may be sown as the frOstis out
Of the ground.
Early TpRNrs.
When the weather becomes settled and
the frosthas departed. prepare a bed BY
.manuring It freely with well rot,ed manure,
guano or bone dus: dissolved in sulphurie
acid, dig itin deeply. rake well. and SOW
early Dutch Tarnip seed. After sowing
TIE seed, rake them in lightly, and pat
down the earth with the back Of a shovel or
spade, and dust the bed freely with a
mixture comprised OF parts ashes 2 parts
plaster, and / part salt.
When The plants first coms up, dust them
in early morning. with a mixture Of 5 parts
scot and one part flour of sulphur. Repeat
this each morning early until the plants get
into the rough leaf. When the plants be-
gin to bulb, thin them out SO as to stand
lOinohes apart, and you may l3ok for a
good crop Of turnips.
Onions.
If you wish to grow a good crop of Oh.
ions from the seed, manure a bed with we'll
sotted manure or gnano, dig it in spade
deep, and rake finely, lay off rows ! Inch
deep, i foot apart, ana dril in your on,
ion seed thinly, cover the seed thinly, cev'
the seed, and give the bed q free busting
Of a mixture composed Of six parts ashes
aud 2 parts plaster. When the onions
come up, and are large enough to be thin,
ed cut, thin them out SO as to stand 4 in
shes apart in the rows; keep the bed clean
but do not cover or disturb the bulbs, and
you will have fine developed onions at har-
vest time.
CELERY.
As soon as from the absence of frost you
can work the ground well, n a bed
oil your border, dig the manure in, rake
fine, and SOW celery seed in drills ! inch
deep, l2 inches apart, cover TIC seed, and
nat them down with the back Of a shovel or
spade, to grow plants for an early crop Of
celery. Keep the plants free from weeds
RqupARR.
Prepare a bed and SOW Reublrb or pie
liant seed.
HORSE RADtsH.
Ifyou have not a bed of this excellent
and continental root, select a moist, no
wet spot, manure it well with well rottedI
manure ar guano, digit in finely, and SCI
out a plot the plants TO stand six inches
apart, in rows Of eighteen inches apart.
BoREcoLE or CURLED KATE.
Towards the latter part Of the month
SOW seed to raise plants for a full crop.
GoosEDERRIEs, CURRAN7s, RAsDFgaiks.
Trim these up, dig in . little well rotted
manure, OF guano, aronnd the 70 OTIS, with
out injuring them. then rake the ground and
top dress with a mixture Of 3 parts ashes
aud / Of plaster.
CARRors AND PARsNIPs.
As soon as the earth can be well wrought
manure a plat with well-rotted dung, or
guano; dig it in deeply, rake fine, drill il
a few rows Of carrot and parsnip seed, cover
and dust the bed freely "ith a mixture Q
3 parts ashes aud one Of plaster, for al ear
ly crop. When the plants are big enough
thin the carrots out, so as to stand 4 niche,
apart--the parsnips 8 Or 8 inches apart;
the rows of.the carrot should be 70 inches
apart, those of parsnips 10 inches apart.
EAKir PorAroEs,
A bed Of these should be planted as soor
as the frost is out Of the ground, and the
soil is susceptible of being worked.
ASPARAGUS BEDS.
About the latter end Of the month, forl
in some well-Fotted manure. or guano, and
give the bed a dressing ofa mixture ofthret
parts ashes | part salt.
New BEDS DE- ASPARAGUS.
AS soon as the frost is out of the grounL
is the time to 50. out new beds Of asparagus
Let your manure be wei! rotted, dug in
deep-say two spades deep-the bed fne
ly raked, then lay on another dressing o
manure, dig it in a spade deep, rake fine
then plant out the plants 10 inches apart
in rows IL inches apart. Then give III,
bed a dressing Of a mixture formed Of six
part ashes, 2 parts salt. Keep the be,
clean through the season. The plant.
should be Two years old.
SOWING BEET SEED.
Sow bIood-red beet seed as soon as Tx
frost is GU of the ground. Manure will
rotten dung or guano, dig it in a spade deer
make drills I inch deep, 10 inches asan
der, aud SOW the seed.
LEEKSJ GARLIC ".
These should be set out as soon as the
~frostis out Of the ground.
STRAWBERRY BED.
If not already done dig in some we'll
rotted dung, or guano, .trew a mixture Of
8 parts ashes, | part plaster, over the bed,
and place straw or tan, or both between
the TVS. In time Of draught water freely,