Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-04-09
Soasonable Hints.

The Vegetable Garden claims the very
earliest attention. Just as soon as the irosi
is out OF the ground, 50 that it can DO work.
ed, place should be provided in the warm
est, driost par, OF the garden. sheltered from
the cold wind, by tight fence, II possible,
for Early Peas. Sow in drills. two inches
deep, the rows running east and west, IL
possible. II compelled TO plan, in an eI-
posed situation, the rows may be protected
by wide board, placed on edge, on the
north side. Sometimes We have placed panes
OF glass in front Of the board, with very
good effect. The Early Kent is good pea,
and can DO obtained at all seed stores. Early
potatoes should be planted as soon as the
peas are sown. Tho Early june is good
common early kind. and can be bought in
almost any ncighborhood. Every ono who
pretend, 20 have vegetable garden, should
am 10 have Peas aud New Potatoes. TT for
the table, in this section, by about the Goth
OF June, This we have no, failed 10 DO in
many years. The next thing will be to SOW
SEEDS ior tran'plantins such as clbhago,
caullower, celery and tomatoes, unless
these have been provided Tor in the ho; bed.
Lettuce should be sown about the first thing,
as frost will not injurc :hc plants. but Rad.
ishes should not be sown until the ground
become. warm enough 10 cause a rapid
growth. as they are hard aud worthless
when they become s,un,cd 4 dressing OF
coal ashes is grca, improvement to the
rali.h bed Spinach should be sown for
early greens as early as possible. and a
bu.hel or two OF Swcde Turnips, II planted
in drills, will furnish good supply of dne,
tender greens, and can DO removed early
enough Tor late crop.
\ soon as the hard fros;s are over, tho
Asparagus beds should bo pu, in good Or
der, by torking in the MANURE, and raking
them oG uicely. The covering. too, should
b, removed IRON the strawberry beds. The
old canes Of raspbcrries should be cnt away,
and the young one. cut back ami tel up.
If the new canes are strong, they may be
cut hack TO abou, four feet in length, bu, IT
weak, should DO cut shorter. When plants
have grown in one place for several years, .
good many canes will be produced from one
plant or stool. In this casl the weakest
should be cut out, allowing only four or five
OF the strongest 10 remain, and these must
be Gu, hack 20 four feet Tho common plan
Of training is simply to tie the canes to-
gcihcr, around a stake, about Is inches
from the ground, 50 ,ha, they may spread
at the top. Another plan is to place stakes
in the ground, and then attach wire or tar.
rel rope to them. Tho canes arc then
spread and fastened to the wire or roPos.
Still another plan is 10 have two parallel
rows Of stakes, with wire or rope, and about
two feet apart. On one OF these il trained
the bearing canes, and on the other the
young canes that will bear next year In
training. the objects to be kept in view are
sufficient, light and air for the fruit, and
convenience in picking.
Curran,s, goosebcrrics, and all such things
that make an early growth, should be trans
planted as soon as possible.
In the flower garden and ornamental
grounds. work can commence as soon as the
earth becomes settled AFTER frost. The
sooner turf is laid the better. All road
making, grading, &c., should be got on, Of
the way before active operations commence.
We might give many more hints, but these
will sugscs. others to every thinking gar.
dencr. Rural New Yorker.