Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-04-19
Garden Work for April.

SowING CABBAGE SEED.-Cabbage seed
should now bc sown in the open air. Choose
border with II southern cXposure-make
the soil rich 10y manuring it. Dig it over
thoroughly and rake. sWhcn ti.is is done,
and well done, lay off the bed in drills, and
SOW such varieties of cabbage seed az may
be preferred. After the plants come up,
and before they dcyclope their leaves, dust
them occasionally with flour of sulphcr or
with SCOT to keep off the iy In dry
weather, but only after sunset, water them
freely.
SETTING OUT GARBAGE PLASTs.-Plants
which have been forwarded in hot beds
should he planted out on any cloudy day
during this month. OF course, the ground
should he ready to receive them; should hc
made very rich. for the cabbage is gross
feeder and delights in ammoniacal munures
the finest cabbagcs being grown on land
that receives the waste of the barn-yard.
Let the soil he of II loamy kind: clay soil is
too heavy for the growth of cabbage, unless
worked fine with infinite labor, and set out
the plants in rows running north and south
3 feet 10y - feet apart. Should the weather
prove dry subsequently, water occasionally
of an evening.
SIBERIAN KALE.-For sprouts to he used
during the summer SOW bed 20 feet square
with Siberian kale.
| EARLY PEAs.-Continuo to put in n few
drills Of early peas at intervals of ten days
! throughout the present month.
DWARF BEANs.--Plant few rows of dwarf
beans at intervals Of ten days Choose if
possible that part of the garden which con-
| tains the most moisture in the soil.
| IETrUCE.-PlAnt out lettuce for heading
! from the cold frames, and SOW lettuce seed
in the open air for succession.
| RApIsuEs.-Sow radish seed AT intervals
of week during the month.
SPISACH-A few rows of spinach for
summer supply may he seeded now. The
soil should he made very rich.
| CARROTS AND PARsNIPs.-Sow carrots and
parsnips early this month for winter supply.
In the garden the distance between the rows
may bc Is inches.
| BIETs-The garden culture does not differ
materially from field culture, except in sub
stituting the spade for the plow and in closer
planting.
SowING ONION SEED.-Any one may grow
onions large enough for table use in single
season, if he will make the ground rich
dig it thoroughly and hoe about the growing
| bulbs frequently. The seed should however
be of the silver skin onion, and the seedin
must take place early in the month.
CEIERY.--Pick out celery plants that
have been raised in hot bed, and transplar
to q nursery bed, three inches apart ]
them remain in the latter bed for four or
weeks. Water freely and frequently.
SowISa CELERY SEED.-Prcpare
about the middle of the month, and
| celery seed.
Satisfy OR VEGETABLE OYSTER,
soil for satisfy is light sandy loan
and rich. Make the drills 10 inche'
and inch deep Scatter the secC
along the drills and cover with thi
The after culture is similar to that
for carrots and parsnips.
PARSLEY, THYME, SAGE, &c.-T
of all these excellent pot herbs ms,
during the early part Of this mont
RHuRARB OR PIE PLANT,-Sr
border with a southern expos
protected from Northwest win
very deeply-make 1t rich Wit
manure-pulyerize the earth
is possible to do, and drill
the rhubarb or pic plant
about IS inches apart and
depth,
EARLY PoTAToEs-T
late for planting ca'
work is yet 10 be {
plished at once.
/ SNALL SALAD
salading at int
the month.
! GRArE w
/ ing the grar
lie done ~