Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-04-05
agricultural.
Work u, aFlc Garden.

He who desires to lay the ground
work Of a good garden, well supplied with
Vegetables, must delay no longer, but
go to work with will, and put in his
various crops To delay will be fatal to
all hope of seasonable supplies, if not
to healthful production of many kinds.
SowING CABBAGE SEED.-Prepare a
bed by manuring freely. digging and
pulyerizing thoroughly with the rake; ;
then divide it into compartments, and
SOW cabbage seed of early and late vari-
cites, in order that you may have con-
tinuous supply of cabbages, when your
early stock shall have become exhausted.
The seed should be mixed with dry sand,
or ashes, thinly sown, and the ground
patted with tho back of q shovel or
spades then busted with mixture of 5
parts ashes and part plaster. If in the
course of the growth Of the plants, which
often happens, they should be attacked
by lice, prepare decoction of SCOT and
sulphur, and give them a few waterings.
Make this decoction as follows: put a
quart Of SCOT and 2 OF. of -four of sui
phur into q bag, put the bag into tight
barrel, and pour over it 2 gallons Of boil
ing water whom the water becomes cool
fill up the barrel with cool water, and
give the plants few waterings with a
watering pot. The barrel will bear Gll-
ing up twice.
PLANTING OUT CABBAGE PLANTS. IF
you have been so fortunate as to have
provided yourself with cabbage plants,
you should seize the Grst occasion of a
rain during this month to set them out
In preparing the bed for their reception,
bear in mind that the cabbage is a heavy
feeder, and always thrives best when the
soil has been literally treated to manure,
and that the stronger the dose, the more
luxuriantly will they thrive. After the
manure is spread, it should be spaded
up to the full depth of the spade, and
regularly raked fine as the spading pro-
ceeds.
Withdrawing the plants from the seed
bed.-Before taking up the plants to set
out, have provided in piggen mixture
composed of half gallon Of fine mould,
pint Of SCOT, and 2 OF. of -four Of sui
phur; mix the whole well together, and
reduce it to the consistency Of paint. As
the plants are taken out of the bed,
place them in the piggen SO as to cover
the roots and stems, and plant them out
as usual. A sufficient quantity of the
mixture will adhere to the roots and
stems, to answer the douple purpose of
encouraging their growth, and protecting
them from the grubs that often cut off
cabbage plants when first set out. Give
the bed top-dressing with ashes.
GARDEN PEAs.-Drill in few rows
Of early peas the first week in this month,
and do SO every two weeks during this
month and the next, in order that you
may have continuous supply through
out the season.
BEANs.-Puti in few rows of beans,
and continue to drill in few more rows
every two weeks during this and the next
month.
LETTUCE. If your lettuce plants are
Of sufficient size, set them out to head
Be sure to SOW lettuce seed every two or
three weeks during the spring. to pro-
long your supply.
RADrsHEs. radish seed every
two weeks throughout the season.
SMALL SALApING.-The seeds of what
is termed small salading, of all kinds,
should be sown as early as possible this
month, and repeated every two weeks
for some months, in order to secure
continuous supply.
SPINACH Select an open bed or bor-
der, prepare it by liberal manuging, dig
ging spade deep, and thorough raking
mark out drills | inch deep, l. inches
apart, and thinly drill in, very thiuly,
seed of the rouni-laaved spinach, cover
with the rake, and pat with the back Of
spade Or shovel. When the plants
are up and Of sufficient size for that pur-
pose, thin them out 50 that they will
stand 4 or inches apart. Weed between
the rows with the hoe occasionally, and
between the plants with the hand.
CARRors, PARsvTps, BEETs.-If you
have not done so already, early this
month drill sufficient number OF rows
Of these roots to answer your purpose
CELERY.-As every garden should
have i'll it bed of celery, we seize this
occasion TO say that the seed should be
sown early this month.
EARLY PoTAroEs. If you have not
already planted your early potatoes, get
them in as early this month as possible.
Dig the ground full spade in depth
tlsen draw drills 4 iches deep and 3 feet
apart; spread stable or barn-yard manure
in the rows to the depth of 2 inches,
place your sets thereon, 10 inches apart
in the rows, cover, and give the bed a
free dressing Of Il mixture comprised Of
9 parts ashes, part plaster, and l part
salt. When the plants are up, and of
sufficient height to work, dress them with
the hoe, drawing up a small fat hill to-
wards the vines; give the vines dust
ing of the mixture described above. -
Give the potatoes two other workings at
intervals Of two weeks, at each of which
dust them as above Continue there
after to dust them with the mixture ev-
cry few days, until the vines are out of
blossom.
ASPARAGUS BEDs.-Sce to the clean
ing and dressing Of these, if not already
done.
sowIEo ONION SErD.--lf not already
done, drill in bed of onions, the earlier
done this month the greater certainty
will there be Of their making well sized
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