Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-05-29
Asparagus.

VIII yo9 please tel me through our "a
ps-. ths RarAi. where can ct Asparagus
roots. and At What price. Also when they
should De set Outflow the ground should
be prepared-and bO~ cultivated 20 grow
well. and much Oblge yO1r end.-MEs.
IL. Murray. ORLEANS Co. y. \.
Asparagus roots can b. obtained AZ sny
Of our nurseries At about - per hunslred-
To raise plants from seed it uaust be sO~n
early IN spring. in drills. an inch OF SO
deeP. and the rows eishf~en inches apart.
The lest ground for III. SEED. Is light.
ricA. loaay soil Az soon as the Plants are
Up. The groand mnst be well worked. As.
Parasus may DC sorn in almost any soil. II
we'll drained. vet the most suitable Is a
hghf, deep, sandy loan. This should be
dug deeply, about two feet. and plenty %
manure Incorporated with the sol 4 piece
OF ground 6i;een feet BY twenty. will pro-
duee enough for almost any family. This
should be divided into three beds. four fert
vide. leaving an alley eighteen inches vile
between each bed. and making three beds
four feet WIDE and twenty feet long. T~o
such beds will Be ample cor a small family.
Al tins stage Il would be well 60 SOW on tke
beds abosi hall an inch Of salt. and rake IL
M The Asparagus Is naturally a marine
plant. and Is very fond Of salt. Now draw
a line lengthwise along one Of the beds.
nine inches from the edge. and cut trench
on the outside Of the line. SIX inches deep.
and IN this irrnoh set the plants. nine OF
ten inches apart. and 80 deep that when the
trench = covered. the crowns q the plant,
VIII be about two inches below the surface
OF the bed. A the plants are pat Ia. draw
little earth over them. so a. 20 secure
them IN their places. Having finished oue
row. cover them and rake of evenly. and
proved 70 make another furro- onr foo;
from the frSt. and plant a. before. This
plan vii give four rows 70 the bed. The
beds wall rvquirs no care the 6rst sumner.
bet simply 10 destroy the weeds. and this
must be done carefully. 90 As not 20 iniu-e
the plants. II salt was sown pretty freely
before planting. the weeds viii not he
troublesome II not. salt can b, sovrn over
the beds any time during the sumner.
Enough salt 70 kiIi every weed vii be otslv
4 nice relish 70 the Asparagus. In Novern-
bcr cover the beds With thre~ inches Of rot
tel manure. In the spring tlis nav br
lightly dug in With fork. earr being had
no; 10 20 deep enough to iniurc the
crowrs.
The second spring. Il the eulsiva,or Is
very an1ions for Asparagus. the strongest
can be cot. though most gardener recon
mend leaVing them uRtOs-hed until the
third year. We ~oali not hesitate. how
evrr. 10 cot moderately the secoad season.
q 80 hal no other way 70 get this delicious
NeSctable. Al the carr the beds vii r.
gaI-v after this. Is 70 cut down t.e oil
stalks. pm mp the weeds .ad cover With
lasr ai' every fali. ~hicb shoall be forked
o. On a. .rlns. After the rnanu-r T. fork
ed i". rake AT loose stones. rou-l manure.
a.. into the ai'eVs GIVE every se,.o..
in ,ae s-ria-. ares-ius OF saii. An A.
flrf-a- ''.-'l. d proP~riy t-vaicJ. VIII keep
iH good coalition bong SINE. We lave
seen Stem loa1'cn or dftevu years oil.
Proilr'ns bountiiaily. Il should be cot
close 10 the ground. before the head BE-
comes loose. AM vii generally Be abost
SIX inches high. rRGrsl New Yorker.