Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-04-09
In THE Garden

In The Garden
! We have now reached the period when gar.
den work has become imperative II we dc9ire
to keep pace with the demands Of the yegotu-
ole kingdom
! 1t is to be presumed ,hst. ~ this time tho
dsjriS alwoya to be Found in th0 garden 10 car.
" spring. from The pruuirgs. TaEings and
.rg. pings, have beru gathered into beOls md
J9'n.d. aad the ashes scattered over the sc!.
S.oulj this uot yet have been icue, 10 time
j.. 10 hr lest.
il ia to be presumed Also that the Rasp.
berries. Guoscberres and Currnuts have been
curc:ully attended to, the former pruned, and
tied np 10 the stakes ard the stakes driven
,lrnly into the ground, which should be done
while tha ground i3 moist; and the latter
thnncd out, and portion Ct the old wood
removed. The soil about the roots OF all
should be forked over, turning under the
mnichlng which was applied last year, aud
rcmoriug all grass aud weeds. by the first
Of May d new mulcuing should bU applied Of
deceyed leaves or long manure. 1.-THE goose
berry is il danger OF mEdew, moisten the null
ching with strong salt aud water, applied from
watering pot.
The Strawberry Beds should have their
winter covering removed ut once, II not al
ready done. leaving ns much Of manure remain.
us can TO usel with convenience; the SOL.
should then be carefully forked over or stirred
From the time when the fruit is set until 1t
shall begin to color, the beds should be daily
cOpiUusly waered in the absence OF rain.
! Grating of the'pear and. Apple, where the
sgions have been previously cut and preser-
we'd, can continue to be performed until tbs
/ first of June. Special care should be taken
that the wax is Of the proper consistency
not too hard to crack IN the cold winds OF
! sprirg, or soft to run n the hot suns OF sum-
mer. IL is good way TO supervise the gratis
once or twics during the season and re-waX
any Of them which may have cracked open,
or the wax in any way displaced. If air or
water gets 10 the tongue OF the graft II is
gone.
Never let grass or weeds biud your fruit
trees. ForkinC over the ground foot or two
round the trunk. twice u year, will repay tbs
cost an hundred fold Try this season 10
save your Pium5 by the jaring process, every
morning for two weeks, laying over the ground
u sheet and burning all the curculio that may
be catched. 1t has been followed with grcu.
success by many persons. '....
Your Asparagus beds are Of course dress.
ed-the long portion Of the manure removed
aud ell the rest nicely forkcd in. Early in
april, not later than tho 10th or l2th, apply
o good doso Of common salt TO the beds,
completely covering the ground. There need
be no lear oil It's lpluTInE the plants on tho
contrary il is the best manure TINT cAn DO
applied 10 the Asparagus, which lie u murue
vegetable but it will be death 10 everything
else with which il NAV come in contnct.--
, X cen il foot away from YOUR box.edrinp.
As TO vegetables. peos, earv. medium,
and late for a succession NAV now be- plaut4d
, rhev NAV be mt ia this order: 2. Extra ear.
( ! "; ?. Early Frame 2. Dwarf Blue Imperial:
> 1. Large White Marrowf.t ). Tom Tnano
( very dwarf: 6 Victoria. Onions, white i. tLs
. best Ls,,,,cs.l Esrly Curled Si,psjan sovp
5 ,hic..ly ia bed for eaiin, youug;2 Early
Cabhove tho standard yarietv for bead,p,,
superior to auv 3. Cur,sd India. which is a,,c
. fna. both 10 Gs bedeed in single plants.-