The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-04-14
agurultural,
From tie Genesee Fa,mer, Aprd.
horticultural Notes for the
MONTH.


If the weather continues as Gne as it
Is at present (AIaroh H. nearly all the
carl 3 garden crops will have been planted
before this number reaches our readers.
Early peas, onions, carr It's, cabbages, eau
!idOwers, lettuce, radishes. celery, &c,
will have been sown on the warmest soil
in the garden. If not, they should be
sown Immediately, or at least as soon as
the ground is in working condition, bat
pot till then. II not already done, few
early potatoes should be planted imnledi-
ately. BY keeping them in warm place
ior few days before planting, they will
start earlier. Peas, if possible, should be
planted in single rev, as they then get
more light and neat, and produce earlier
and more abundantly. 1t this cannot be
done, plant in rows four feet apart or five
feet, with a row Of early cauiaowers or
cabbage between them Some English
gardners plant peas in hills from three to
five feet apart, according to the variety,
i've or six peas to each hill. They are
poled like beans. The amount Of seed
necessary depends on the variety; the
early dwarf kinds require about 30 peas
to each lineal foot; dwarf marrowfats, "a;
tall marrowfats and all of similar habit,
u, The small sized peas should be
planted p inches deep; the large sized
81 inches. Do not tread them IA, espec-
tally if the soil is at all wet or heavy
Early Kent, Champion Of England, and
Knights Daoorf Narroae, sown at the
same time, will ripen in succession. The
Champion Of Ei,gtoad is delicious pea,
end very productive.
LIMA BEANS PLANT on warm, dry
foil, in hills four feet apart Th1 soil
should be as rich as possible Slick
pole about ten feet long in each bill, and
plant five or six beans around it. This
is better than polling when the beans are
up, as the operation is apt 10 disturb the
plants. Three plants in "A hill are suf-
cient, If cold, vet weather comes, and
the plants die, plant again Immediately.
STRING BEANS are sown in drills like
peas. They should have warm soil and
sunny situation. One pint of beans will
plant row fifty feet long. Ii more than
one row is needed, make the rows two
feet deep.
ONIONS AND CARROTS should be sown
in rows one foot apart. The former de-
light in rather heavy loan; the latter
in loose, deep, rich soil The Eary
iStort-horn is the best carrot for table use
1t may be eaten when quite young, and
should consequently be sown thick, aud
thinned out as wanted.
PARsNEPs AND BEETs. Sow in lows
two feet apart, and thin out to twelve
inches in the rows.
CABBAGE AND CAULIFLnWERs Sow
on warm border or gentle hot bed. Sow
thick, so as to have plenty for the fly aud
enough for yourself, and thin out and
transplant if too thick They are always
better for transpanting before finally set
ting out. The same remarks apply to
celery and tomatoes.
RAsPRERRY CANES, if they have been
covered, should be taken out and tied to
stakes. The canes should be shortened
back, leaving them from two to lour feet
long, according to strength.
ASPARAGUS BEDS should be slightly
forked over and manured
The HoT, BED will require careful at
tention this month Ii too cold, some
fresh, warm horse dung should be placed
round it. The cucumber vines should be
pegged down, cutting out all but the
strong and fruitful vines. These should
be trained SO a2 to cover all the space
say from twelve to fifteen inches apart
AS soon as the fruit is set, and begins 10
smell, the vines should be pinohed Of two
leaves above the fruit. By the time the
first cucumbers are ready to cut, the vines
will have pushed out again and foruled
new fruit, which will grow rapidly as soon
as the other is removed Unless the vine
is very strong, not more than one cucum-
Der should be left on at time.
The celery, tomatoes, egg plants, &c,
sown IN boxes in the hot bed, should be
removed to cold frame, or if the wealth
er is very warm, to sunny border. In
transplauting, care should be taken to
disturb the roots as little as possible. They
should have gentle watering, if necessa-
rv, with water of a temperature of above
600. They should be set out in rows
four or FIVE inches apart, and remain here
till the ground is ready for their final set
ting out.
TO insure good vegetable garden, the
soil cannot be too rich. Rapid growth is
desirable. 1t is better to manure ia the
fall; tut if this has been neglected, the
ground should now be spaded and heavi
ly manured with rich. woll-rotted dung
and be careful to thoroughly Incorporate
IL with the soil.
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