The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-06-08
aarden Work for the Month


All the vegetables are. Of course. in
their perfection by this time, and but
very little is to be done in that line, ex-
cept wedding, hoeing and. perhaps, wa
tering. This latter operation, however,
should but seldom he resorted to. except
is very particular cases for. whenever the
soil has been trenched or SUBSIDIZED. there
will be but little necessity for watering.
But rccd5ay, h0cHg, and frequent stirring Of
he 0frt1cc should now he attended to.
Mulching is also an operation. highly
beneficial to all plants, though. but sell
dom practiced in the vegetable garden.
In fact almost everybody goes in for the
''least labor system, and considerit "too
much trouble to mulch vegetables but
try it once, and the result. if properly
done, will be to evident too admit of any
doubt Of its beneficial influence. In fact,
all vegetables are improved at least one
hundred per cent. 10y mulching; any
thing like litter, straw. wilted weeds.
spent tan, chips and chip-mould. forest
leaves, saw-dust, rotten wood. ANYTHING
that will operate as a non-conductor OF
the heat, and protect the seriace soil from
the scorching rays of the sun, will an
swer the purpose. and save a great deal of
hoeing.
OF course. the spring crop of vegetables
Is in fine order, but we ought to raise
vegetables. that will come into use in sue
ccSsiOn, and this can be done bv proper
mulching, and in some cases by shading.
This latter is especially necessary for rails
ing cabbage plants for a crop of winter
cabbage. If the seed for this purpose
was not planted last month, as directed.
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cauliflower and broccolo, to be treated in
the same way.
Snap-bcans may now be planted for sue
CessiOn. and if some saw-dust, or other
mulching. is scattered along the row.
where the beans are planted, they will
come up without any difficulty. Toma-
toes, for succession crop should be plant
ed out, and will comein after the spring
crop is exhausted. If rutabaga is to be
raised, and it ought to be, the seed should
now be planted and every way treated
like winter cabbages. Ii rutabagas are
not to bc tranSplanted, the seed can be
sown next month and treated like turnips.
If the drouth is severe, and you have
to resort to watering. do not sprinkle a
little on the surface. but give a thorough
soaking at night, and apply the hoe next
berry patch all the runners should be- kept
of, az fast as they appear. Some eminent
strawberry however. are now
following a different system: they suffer
all the runners to grow, and plant a new
patch every year. considering it easier ia
plant new patch than to cultivate prop
erly an old one
In the orchard the fruit will now dror
from the trees, and small shoats should
be turned in, 10 devour the fallen fruit
together with the insects; but large hogs
should not be tolerated i'm any orchard.
In the fower-garden hyacinths are now
withered, and their bulbs should Ice taken
up let them dry for week in shady
and airy place. after which put them
away in boxes in dry sand until October
when they are 10 be planted again. Car
nations will now cease to bloom. and
though young plants will stand the sur
with impunitv. those. that have bloomed
will need shading. otherwise they are very
! apt to die out.