Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-03-29
GARDEN WORK FOR APRIL.

her flowers and early fruits, is at hand,
to gladden. us with the hopes of Spring,
and encourage us with a rich prospect
Of enjoyment for our labors. Old
mother Earth is ready to yield her in
crease, but we must be ready with the
fork, the hoo, and tho rake, to prepare
the soil and stir about the tender veg.
citation. South Of this tho principal
crop Of spring vegetables will have
been sown, and will now advance rap.
idly, giving abundant returns. Still,
sowing and planting are requisite for
regular succession of most garden
crors. Early York, and all the prin-
cipal varieties of early cabbage will be
ready for transplanting. The ground
should be we'll prepared and manured,
and it should be kept in mind that the
cabbage should never want for tho
proper nutriment, from the sowing of
the seed in the bod to the full perfec.
tion of the head and cabbage thus
grown is quito different from one
which is suffer cd to stand half it's time
wanting the proper nutrition to bring
1t to perfection. Sow Drum head and
Bcrgen's Flat Dutch for the principal
autumn and winter crops. Keep the
asparagus beds clean from weeds, as
they are very injurious. Those who
have given it proper attention may
now enjoy in perfection this delicious
and nutritious vegetable.
Plant thu principal crops of squash
es, cucumbers, and melons, tomatoes,
and beans.
Melons will 'cquire the ground to
be we'll manured with good, decom-
posed mature. Prepare the holes by
making the ground deep, rich, aud
light, BY the addition of some good
vegetable mould, and, after preparing
the bed by slight elevation, give a
light top dressing Of leaf mould or old
saw dust to prevent baking. Moth
ing is more injurious to these tender
plants than to permit the ground to
bake about the young plants. Stir
the soil about them utter every rain
and should tho bugs affect the plants,
put, carefully, little Peruvian Guano
around the plants.
Plant succcssional crops of beans
, from the beginning to the close of the
. month. Be careful in selcctiag good
kinds, such as are tender and sweet
This, however, is to be found out by
experience.
Marrowfat peas and late varieties
should be we'll worked and mulched
by covering tho space betwcon the
: leaves, rotten straw, &c. Apply this
fer a good season, and the crop will
:. continue much longer in bearing.
Plant Okra now tor the regular crop.
Onions Keep them cloan and we'll
hoed, and thin them out if too thick,
according to the use for which the
crop is intended. -.
Parsnipa, carrots, and beats, may
still be planted this month. The best
soil is a rich loan, incling to sand ;
but if the ground BE well and thor
oughly manured, ploughed or trenched
deep, and pulverized finely, they, will
succeed in any coil. We would not
only urge their cultivation upon the
gardener, but all who have noed' for
them should not omit sowing them as
food for horses, sheep, and cattle. =
They tend greatly to improve the
quantity and quality of both the but
ter and milk, and are healthy and nu-
J.. tritious. :,
Lettuee-This oxceIlont vegetable
will soon be in great perfection, If
grown upon soil previously made rich.
1 We grow it abundantly, not, only for
table use, bnt feed large quantities to
our pigs daily and we would suggest
: to our planters to grow a. supply for
this purpose, satisfied that that they
woutd be welI.preased With tie result.
i The flower garden will require con.
? stant care: and. attention This month.
See that nothing is left undone let all
!: be neatneas and order, for The. rose
), will yield you its first. sweet 'flowers..
!; Dalhias' can bo transpIanted. = Sow
, China Astors and other .eHoice annu-
ais. -: "a s. .,.tg - :. -: &
:, In'the otchafd' look to. .thss trees,
!, and if,any appear aranoa Of Tia 3o4ferrifI