Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-21
AGRICULTURAL.
Farm, Garden and ACKNOWLEDGMENT
lions aud for the Season
the Gardeners Monthly
FRUIT GARDEN.

From the Gardeners Monthly
FRUIT GARDEN.
In those sections of the country which
have passed winters cold and spring
winds, general planting will commence.
i is best, however, not 10 be in a hurry F;
cold winds are very hard on spring
planted trees. Whenever planting is
done, always shorten in most Of the last
seasons growth. 1t is through these
much Of the evaporation takes place that
dries up and kills q tree before the new
roots are formed. Let it be a rule ReueT
TO plant q tree WithOuf pruning It. Some,
who get most Of their horticultural
knowledge in their closets, viii object to
this, rs opposed to theories taught by
professors. Never mind. Plant two
trees e together; prune n severely,
and leave the other unpruned. You will
not afterwsrd feel it a disgrace to be
dubbed q practical gardener"
Never plant on q cold, windy day, and
do not plant fruit trees on a poor, thin
soil SubsOil, drain and enrich, cannot
De kept too prominently before the
planter. If the trees grow too iuxurI-
antly to bear well after this, il is easily
remedied. We can plant dwarf trees, or
root prune, or practice summer pinching
and training. The last can only be done,
successfully, by experts. Where skill
can not be employed, dwaring and not
pruning will be extensively used.
VEGETABLE GARDEN.
In the middle states the work for Feb
ruary will, for the most part, consist of
preparations FOR future operations, and
particularly for dealing with the manur
question. All those kinds that are grown
for their leaves or stems require an sbun-
dance Of heterogeneous manures andit is
useless to attempt vegetable gardening
without it. To this class belong cabbage,
lettuce, spinach, etc. The other class,
which is grown principally for its seeds
or pods, las beans, peas, etc. do not
require much manure OF this character
ia fact, they are injured by il. II causes
too great q growth Of stem and leaf, and
the earliRess-a great aim in vegetable
growiDg-is injuriOusly affected. Mineral
manures, as wood ashes, bone dust, etc,
are much better for them. For vegeta-
bles requiring rich stable manure, il is
better that they have it well rotted and
decsyed. Nothing has yet been found
50 well fitted for the purpose as cold hot
bed dung; though, TO the smell, no trace
OF ammonia remains in il.
In managing the vegetable garden,
the highest excellence should be aimed
at. This is the chief source Of pleasure
IN q garden. If one can take no. pleas
ure in his garden-f the watching Of
the beautiful process Of nature in fur
nishing him fOOd-and the many les
som they teach him, which be in q
thousand ways can so p~lessurably and
prsftably apply, ave no charms or at
fractions for him, he had better give up.
gardening, for, assuredly, in most cases,
uran 70 n~fnnfu-nfnG in nma hunRraa in
stances, the market-gardener will bring
the vegetables 20 HE own door cheaper
than he can grow them. Amateur gard
ening should, primarily, be pursued for
the lessons il teaches and the pleasure
Il affords; when il ceases 10 do this il
should be abandoned.
One Of the most interesting parts Of a
vegetable garden is hot bed for starting
seeds early. The end Of the month viii
be time enough for those who have not
command Of q large supply Of stable
manure, s. the very low Temperature we
often get at the end Of the month, soon
absOrbs all the heat the hot bed possessed.
It Is, in any event, best to put I'D the
beds in the WRrmest and most sheltered
spots we can find, and to keep cold
winds from the manure, by covering it
with branches Of trees or mats and the
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mats at night. Tomatoes, egg plants,
peppers and cucumbers are the first
seeds to be s0wn this way. Cooler
frames can be got ready for eaulifiOwer,
lettuce, beets, celery and early York
cabbage, q little Of which may be sown
about the end Of the month for the ear
lest crop. The caulifOweT is a particu-
lar vegetable, and 40 expense spared to
get them In perfection will be regretted
when ones efforts are successful.
In the open air, should the weather
prove favorable, as il often is about the
end Of the month, peas and potatoes
may be planted. Frost seldom gets deep
enough in new dug ground to iniurethem
sfter this date.
In the more southern states the gar
dener viii lose no time in getting in his
potatoes, oeets, carrots, parsnips, peas,
spinach, radishes, lettuce, onions and
salsafy. These should be the first crops
put in after the season breaks 10 FOR
good. The earlier they are in the bet
ter. Asparagus, rhubarb and horse
radish s beds may now be made.
Asparagus roots are generally pin
neted too thickly to produce fine shoots.
they starve one another. A bed ~
five feet vide should have three rove
and the plants set about eighteen inches
apart. A deep soil is very important. As
the ~suceuient stems require every chance
they can get for obtaining moisture.
About four inches beneath the soil is
sufficient to plant them. Rhubarb also
requires a deep, rich and moist soil.
Horse-radish beds are best made by
taking pieces Of strong roots, about one
inch long, and making a hole about a
foot or fifteen inches deep, with a dibbie,
and dropping q piece to the bottom OF
the hole a clean, straight root wHlthen
rise up through the soil Crowns or eyes
are better than pieces OF roots, where
they can be had-and a rich, elayey soil
better than a light, sandy one
About the middle or end Of the month,
or still later in the north, say the middle
OF March, celery and late cabbage may
be sown. Here, we usually SOW the
second week Ia March.
In the northern states, broccoli and
caulifiOwer, when Owl in March, as
recommended, do not head early enough
ia the fall. 1t should be sOwn about the
time Of early York cabbage, in the hot
bed, during this month.