Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-03-26
AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC
From the American Farmer.
WORK IN THE GARDEN.
MARCH.

Hol0t Qub uOH u6 uldl htS AAS
and forward his operations.
SowING CABBAGE SKEDs.-About the 4
goth OF this month cabbage seeds OF va
Jieus sorts may be sowed in warmly
lmualsd border facing the south, unless
tas season lhould be backward. Sow
both early and lale kinds IN order that
You may have regular succession Of
oabbages. Prepare the ground by ma
nuring, spadingit deeply and thoroughly
pulverizing it with the rake. The ground
being raksd we'll and made er,ectIy fine.
then make of the border into AS many
compartments as you may have different
kinda of cabbage seeds to SOW. The di-
vision of the border into compaitn. EMS
may be done with spade or by press
ing board down so as TO make diyij-
Ing line. Mark each division 50 that GU
may DO able ~ distinguish each variety
when they grow. Nix each Aiud OF seed
With asues 90 as 10 enable you to sow
them thinly. The seed being sown. SOW
ashes over them, rake the seed In and
compress the earth around them b: plac.
Ing board en- the border. or BY pattlng
the ground with The hack Of a spade o.
SHOVEL. In from six TO eight weeks these
the beds, in the open ground, for head
ing, should The season prove favorable.
PLANTING PEAs.-As early in the
M nth as the ground from the absence OF
frost. eau be prepared IN good condition.
plant peas. Aud to ensure continuous
supply, plant more every two weeks. dur
ing this mon and the next. II will not
be advisable to plant while the ground is
tough aud wet. v hen the peao are
about = inches high stick them.
BEASs.-As soon iu this month as the
grouLd is iu n condition tor being well
worked ahd PUT in good eondiuon, pre-
pare bed and plant them for an early
crop. and 10 ensure q continuous supply
tu IN others III intervals of Two weeks
during this and the next month.
SEWING AND SETTING OUT LEITCcE.-
As soon az tue weather is mild and 1oler-
ably warm you may cow lettuce seed
and repeat the sowing every Two weeks
during this and the succeeding month. Ii
YOU have lettuce plants ready Tor setting
out. you may transplant them in warm.
" exposed border soon as the ground
Is in a condition 10 be we'll prepared for
their reception.
SOWING made ID SEED~ no oOOh 90 IAS
ground is in a condition to admit OF be-
ing prepared. SOW Iadish seed. and repeat
tie operation every two weeks thereafter
during this and next month.
CARROTS AND PARsNIPs ANY time al
ter the middle Of this month drill IN pars-
I'D and carrot seed for early use.
SHALL SALLAD1NG.-Prepare warm
border and SOW small sallading fer SORTS.
CELERY.-Abous the 10Th Of this
month SOW celery seed on warmly ex-
posed border OF mellow earth.
Sow1Ee BEET SERD.-As soon as the
ground 10 in q fit condition to be well
worked, drill in u iew rows vi beet seed.
The red or blood beet is the best for gar
den or table use.
SOWING ONION SEED.-ln order to have
good we'll sized onions from the seed this
season, you should drill in the seed as
early this month, as the earth is in con-
dition to be well worked.
PLANTING ONION SErs.-Get your on
lon sets in as early this month as your
ground can be got in good condition.
planting OUT CHIvEs.-As early this
month, ss the ground is in condition,
plant out chives; they make good edg-
ing tor the Oolucrs 0t UeuS.
EARLY TURN1Ps.-As soon as you can
prepare the ground, SOW bed OF early
turnips; the best kind is the Early
Dutch.
SALsAFT.-Towards,the latter part Of this
month. prepare bed, and drill in salsa,
~ seed.
Sow1He PARSLEY SEED.-As soon as
the ground is in a condition to be worked,
make drills around your beds and boz
ders. and SOW parody seed.
Por AND MEDICAL HERBs.--The latter
end Of this month. you may set out the
sliYs OF hyssop, thyme, winter savoryr
rue. rosemary, lavender, sage and Other
herbs, or SOW the seed Of either.
:, RED PEPPER, TOMATOES, EGG PLANTS
Sow the seeds Of these in pots and for.
ward them in your hot beds early this
month. Ii you are not provided with
hot beds. place your pots in the wladows
of warm rooms, facing the south.
HORSE RADlsH-ChoOse an open situa
tion, a light. rich, moist soil. manure il
literally, trench in the manure two
spades deep, and dlbble in bed of horse
Iadish slips.
RHuDARB OR PIE PLAET.-Ear!y this
month is the time for setting out rhubarc
plants, aud Tor sowing the seed.
GARDEN FRUIT TREEs.-These shoulC
early this month have all the necessary
pruning done. and have some rotten ma
nure torked in carefully SO as not TO in
lure the roots, and then receive a top
dressing OF ashes.
GoosEsERR1Es AND CuRRANTs.-ThesG
should be pruned early this month anc
have dressing of we'll rotted manure.
New plantations should be made early.
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