The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-02-20
AGRIG'uITURAL. A
WHAT CAN he RAISED FROM A
SMALL GARDEN.

| VIZ know . gentleman in this city who
has small gasden which, after business
hours, he takes special pleasure in c'lltivat.
| ing with his own hands. A part al tho
garden near the house ia devoted 20 1owrrs.
| The remsipder is cultivated as vegetable
\ garden. The latter, by actual admeasure-
| fncnt, contains 23l square yards equal to
! little over ~ yards square, OF about the
I tNrnticth part Of all acre.
Ths is very small garden, and it would
! seen, impos.ihie ~ obtain much from II,
But the tae; ia, few. people have any idea
/ how much small plot Of ground can be
. riado to produce in a single season hy good
| cultivation and . judicipus, succcss,on OF
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! thing which our friend raised from hiB little
| Garden Suffice II to say, he had enough to
/ supply hiS owA table during the season
J with the choicest vegetables, and to present
! An .ytra wcl.gTOwn specimen occasionally
to his frienis and he has now in the cellar
a goud supply Of celery, aud acme cabbage
\ rarrots, beetS, etc
;. As soon ~ the weather would prcnit IN
= the spring he sowcd, on warm southern
! border seeds Of caulillowcr, cabbage, lettuce,
! radish, red pepper, mustard and crcS5. Later
! IN the season, he eowcd on this same border
cucumhcrs, melons, etc. 10 occupy the
| ground after the other crops had been eaten
or transplanted. Along the whole length
=, of the border, which il IS yards long. he
/ planted a row of early Lent peas. From
! this he had several meals 10y the 10Th oi
June and the peas ware then removed, 10
make way for the cucomhcrs and melons,
which by this time were beginning to run
He also trained some tomato vlartB against
the tight board fence.
Five rows Of dwarf peas, each 10 yards
long, were also set out on another plot, and
between the rows caultowcrs and cabbagcs
were planted. The peas produced well, aid
as soon ar they wcrG removed, trenches
,rere dug, and celery plants st out between
the rows Of cabbagcs, in the place previous
~ occupied by the peas. Some OF the cab
ha:es, were cut early, and the stalks pro.
irc,d a second crop Of email heads, two,
three and four on each stalk. Late cab
hage plants were also set out in the place
occupied 10y the early Paris cauliilowers,
au thus = few good heads were obtGinrd
from between the rows pt celery.
Let ug cnumcrate. There were oh this
little plot which would ordinarily have
been devoted eNcusiveiy 20 the peas, first,
u full crop Of peas; second full crop OF
eurl, calhagea and caultlow third. q
iull crop Of celery; fourth. good crop Of
secoud heads Of cabbage, and ftth few
large heads OF late cabbage between the
rove Of celery. Five crops in one season
eul nH weN oroWn'
On another plot, 10 yards ~ids. he hac
two rows Of early Shorthorn Tots. tive
-nws of onions, one row o! parsneps, twr
rows Of hoeia, and one row OF vegetable
oysters. Then row Of early Farir cauli
Towers and next trench OF celery and th
remaindeI CT the plot was occupied will
melons and cucumbers. The latter, on th'
one side Of fcclerJ trench and the cauliiiower
OIL other, were OF in time to allow the celcr!
to be esrthed up.
There was not poorly grown vegetable
in tho garden. The Garrots ware 1owl
quito thick. and tbinnod out AZ they so
largo enough for the table. IN this way
tho family, consisting OF six persons had
! full supply during summer. and there were
over two bushels 20 but i'll the cellar in til,
autumn, So of the bectS and onions. The,
we're thinued out M wanted for table. an,
there were enough heets left for winter us,
and plenty Of small onions for picking
We had over 100 head Of caulitiowcrs, ant
cabbages too numerous 70 mention. =
Cueumbers enough to est. 10 pickle, anC
give away. us had at least y hundred
good. ripe, delicious melons, tew for man
goes ds had hundred and twenty large
tine, well.blanched sticks Of celery, aud e
many more. planted later, that may be class
ed Is fair to good"
We have not msntioned all that our trien'
had in his little garden. hut enough &c shoN
how much can be be ehtaiuod from te,
sauare rods of earth. lie nsed 10 harl
yard manure AZ all. but gave tho plants
liberal dressing Of superphosphate of lin
and sulphate of ammonia. He attribute
his success, however more 10 thorouS
cultivation than TO these artllicia' fertilizer:
The ground was we'll spaded i'll the sprin!
and constantly hood during the summer
hoeng being our trcud's recrea,gpn OIL
his delight Geg:sec fdrmcr.