The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-11-16
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How 80 FsSos sss3l Gaisc C l-sOii,
A great s,Auy pr,t, le complain ihE they
eau never have goud kjtciien garden, be-
caase ihoiaofl ~ noi adapted 70 gardening
purposes. ln either Instances, farmers com
plain that noxious weeds are 80 numerOus,
that il is alioost impossible 10 have a decent
garden. Those persons who mako this
latter excaise aiIrn tifat i Is out of tlIe
question 10 enbdne noxious woods, as they
will grow in spite Of all that eau bc done ;
and the more manure ono applies the larger
the crop Of weeds Such people usually
allow an sb6heant crop OF weeds go "a
scod, in their gardens, every season; aud
the result is that, Whatever Is pliutcd,
weeds cover the entire surface OF the
ground as thick as they can stand. This
alone is sufficient to deter almost any one
from engaging in raising vegetables in a
kitchen garden. oveuio linrtud extent
But, when the soil is not adapted to garden.
ing. and is overrun with noxious weeds,
such employment becomes doubly discour.
aging.
The question then arises, what shall be
done in order to make gardening payl Il
the soil is not what it should be, il must be
improved. IL the ground is at all Inclined
to be wet, or If the soil rests on heavy
and impcrvious aubsoil, all Efforts 70 make
o good soH will avail nothing, until tho
ground is under-drained. lf the subsol is
30 porous that wator will not be retained
on the surface, for two or three days, after
q heavy shower, understanding will not bc
essential. Almost any intelligent person
may determine with certainty, whether
ground may be improved or not by under.
draining Ii the soil bakes in hot weather,
or appears heavy aud sticky when powed
and does not crumble when plowed or
spadcd, the whole should be uudordrained
with drains not more than forty feet apart
Those who have had 10 experience IN
understanding, will be surprised to see
what a wonderful effect is has both on the
productivcness of the soil aud the tempera-
iure, aud also the earliness Of the period of
working tho ground and putting in the
seed. Thousands of gardcns have mover
been profitable, because the soil was always
too wet. But the proprietors never dreamed
that an excess of moisture was the lunla
mental cause Of want of satisfactory sue.
cess in their efforts at gardening.
Tho next consideration OF Importance is
tempering the soil, Ii the ground is heavy
aud compact, haul on corucobs, saw.dust
turning shavings, chip manure, or sand
muck, alluvial swamp mud, peat earth ~
sods from the roadside. AL such sub
stances will render heavy suil more aut
more porous, and thus greatly increase ts
productiveness On the contrary, II the
soil is light and quite too porous, dressing
of aGmiuous, or calcarcOus eartlh spreaO
on the surface in late autumn, an alower
80 dissolve during the winter, wi exert ;
wonderful salUtary influence in improving
the productive power of the soil tor any
kind of vegetables, llowors or small fruits.
Tho next thing, aud the one quito rs i'm
porlant as any other, is plowiug, spa ling
or thorough pulverizatiou by some moohan
ical means. 1t the garden is sufficiently
spacious to admit tcam aud plow, Ia,
pulverzllion can Ice pcrl)rlned moro cx
peditiously and economically with n tenn
A good team will bc able to draw plov
cutting narrow furrow shcr, for few
rods, ten or twelve inches deep Tken b,
hiiching the team to n sutsoil plow, AT ever,
round tho soil and subsoil may bo prett
thoroughly broken up for eighteen o
twenty ipchcs deep. But especial pa n
should be taken 10 adjust tho pl0w 10 cu
not over six inches wide Narrow furrpy
slices will make thorough work. Further
more, this mode ot pulvGrl2ltion Will kecl
the best soil on the surface, which Is n poin
OF eminent hnportapoe, as the lue maul
is always essential TO aid the germiualo
OF small seeds, and the hxtuiant growth q
tender plants,
II the labor is performed with tho hlnl
spade, the ground should bc doublc-spadee
by commencing on ono side of the plot AM
removing the outme soil, one spit deap, tu
four or more feet wide. Then spade tn
subsoil one full spit ia depth. Now, thro,
back the sol on the spadod subsol an,
lay another course Of subsoil bare, whic
may then be spaded like the first cours,
IN this way garden lnAybo spaded wit
comparatively little labor. We have bee
accustomed to prepare garden soils in thi
manner, aud always fonul that The tim
was well spout, and our llbors were abu'
dainty rewarded by the great Increase {
crops the.next season.
Onc thing further will bs essential whic
is liberal dressing of lorlil,aors. Waot,
stable manure or commercal irrtillzers at
employed, il ia hettcr to apply them
late autumn, spread broadcast and coYcrc
with thin stratum of soil,