The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-04-21
vrGErAHEEs AND FRUIT GARDEN

vEGErABLEs AND FRUIT Gardens.
THB following extracts from articles in /
the April number of the Gardeners
Monthly are seasonable, and viii prove'
Interesting TO most or our readers:
Vegetable Garden.
Tomatoes, Egg-plants, Peppers and
similar plants, every gardener tries 70
get as forward as possible South OF
Philadelphia they may be out unpro-
tected ny the middle Of the month.
Here we seldom risk them before May.
The same may be said of Sugar Corn,
dwarf and Lima Beans, OlIra, Squash,
Cucumber, and Melons. no time can
be set for sowing these, except not tol
SOW I'LL the ground has become warm.
A few warm days often makes--us "fecl
like gardening but unless the ground
il warmed, the seeds will be likely To rot.
Here we SOW about the first week in May
Onions for seed should be sown IN rich
>esoil, but very thickly, so as not to become
larger than marbles. Very far North, !
where they perfect in one year, this adj
vice of course, is not intended. a crops
Of Carrots should be sown the end Of.
April In moist seasons the eariierL
crops are liable to run to seed.
Early York Cabbage sown last month,
or keyt over the winter, must now bel
planted out where there is a demandI
for GUNNER greens and 10 meet thisl
want, another crop of Spinage may yeti
be sown.
Bean poles may be planted ont pre-
paratory 70 sowing the Lima bean ins
May When bean poles are scarce, twoJ
OK three hoop poles, set into the groundf
one foot from each other. and tied TO !
gether at the top, make 80 good pole .
and perhaps better.
Dwarf beans should not be sownA
closer together than two inches. Iheh
Valentine is still the most popular; 4
kind called the Early Butter came intos
use few seasons ago, and is valuables
from the fact Of its having very littles
string even when nearly mature.
Peas should be sown every two weeksI
to obtain succession. There are few,
additions to the old stock among thel
early kinds: but in the later ones there)
have been some decided improvements
Harrison's Glory, Flack's Victory, and,
Fairbeard's Champion Of England, have
already got good reputation here.|
Somenew Marrowfats, that are dwarash i
are also improvements, At any rate IN,
that respect, OF which Climax, Alliance
and Bedman's Imperial, arc well spoken
OF. For those who have good sticks at
command, a six footer, called Leviathan
and one nearly as tall, Gen. Windham
has been introduced. Trants Evergreen
Pea was spoken mighty q Pr a CORES ]
pondent In the January number, and "a
offered Tor sale by our principal seeds
men, Judging by the inquiry we have had
for il, it would be found TO have ready
sale
Lettuce for second crop of salad
should be sown about the end of theI
month The Drumhead Cabbage isl
usually sown for q summer crop; butt
the old kinds Of Cos Lettuce would, mol
doubt be found very valuable, in richI
soils
IL Is not good plan to cut all the AS
paragus as soon as they appear fewi
sprouts should always be left 10 growI
from each, 90 strengthen the plants
Where Brussels Sprouts, Cape Broccoli, |
and Autumn Caulihower are desirable,s
now Is the time To SOW. They require;
the same treatment as the general Cab
bage crop.
Fruit Garden.
Fruit trees that have proved undesira
bic from any cause, may be re graftedf
with more favored kinds This is an ad
vantage with some y.,rieties-it takes ans
age, for instance, TO get the Seckel Pearl
into bearing condition from nursery
raised tree; but bg grating it on oney
that his already arrived nc years of dis-s
eretion,' the advantage Of placing a.
young head on old shoulders, in this way
~ soon maze manifest.
Buds that were inoculated last fall
should not be forgotten, but as soon ask
vegetation has pushed forth, the budss
should be examined, Snd ali other issuesE
from the old stock takoA away. It mays
also be necessary 60 mako n tie, in orders
TO get the young shoot Of Vic bud 10 gos
in the way from which you would not5
have it hereafter depart.
Above all, do not allow the month I'll
pass without posting yourself sfrosh on:
the yarioua methods recommended forl
destroyin insects, or preventing theiEs
attacks The advantage of a stitch al
time il never more decided than in the:
great struggle with fruit destroying in
sects