Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-03-26
Garden W.olk for March.

Garden Work for March.
The work to be done in your garden
now claims especial attention. One of
the conditions Of success in growing
vegetables to perfection is thorough til
lage Another is high maturing with
rich and well rotted manure. On the
observalcy of these two rules depend
not only the qualityof the vegetables to
be raised but also their quantity. In
all garden operations, moreover, neat
hess and cleanliness are indispensable,
and in seasons of drought the growing
crops should be watered literally, the
best time for this being ut the close of
the day aud after the suns rays cease to
scorch the vegetables, as every drop of
water, when the sun is at its height,
acts as lens to burn the leaf on which
it rests.-The following matters claim
attention.
So cling Seed.-Choose a good warm
4, border facing the south and we'll protec-
ted on the north and west, aud then
prepare bed for the sowing the seed
Of such plants as are to be pricked out
aud replaDted on more extended area
when the proper season arrives Let
the bed be thoroughly dressed with well
rotted manure, deeply spaded, and raked
:. over until the soil is as light as it can
be made. When this has been done,
draw as many drills, half an inch deep
and six inches apart, as may be neces.
sary ~ receive the different varieties of
seed that are to be sown, These will
consist mainly Of the seeds of the Cab
huge, the Tomato, the Lettuce, and a
splinkling of Radisbes. Expert garden
ers will also add the seed OF Caulfower
aud Broccoli. When the plants come
up water them of an evening, in dry
weather, with deooctlon made by put
liug IA bushel or mere of rich stable ma.
.nure into hogshead or barrel, filling
the latter with water and letting it stand
III the sun to temper it.
Early Peas.-As soon as the frost is
fairly out Of the ground select Il portion
of the garden having warm exposure,
and drill in few rows of carly peas
make the drills four feet in double rows
apart aud three iGeLes deep. Sow the
peas thiekl y along the drills, cover them
well with earth, and pat down the soil
about them with the back of the spade.
When the peas are a few inches high
hoe earth to to them aud support them
With sticks.
Plants IN Frames. that these
have abundance Of air on warm days,
to prevent the plants from spending.
and water freely with tepid water Of
evenings.
Bunch Bcans--A few rows OF bunch
beans may now be planted
Fury sSpinaoh.--Make the soil very
rich with we'll rotted manure, dig il deep
and rake it well, and drill ia few rows
spinach, placing the drills twelve inches
apart and the seed about au inch deep
in the drill.
Carrots, Ptirsnips aud Bees.--For
an eaIly crop of these a warm portion of
the garden must be chosen. Fresh ma
nure ought not to be used for either
carro's.9r parsnips, although the soil
should be rich and deeply fpaded. For
beets, well rOtted mature is of advau.
tage, and also liberal dressing of refuse
salt, The rows for carrots should be
from ten to twelve inches apart, and one
inch deep; for paFsnips, fifteen inches
apart and for beets not less than eigh-
teen inches apart. Cover the seeds
with the back Of rake, and press the
soil lightly about them with tue spade.
Small SatadiRg,-Sow small sala.
ding at intervals of week apart
throughout the month. tt a.
Cele,y,-Prepare warm border for
seeding down to celery for transpanting.
Siberian Kaie,-Seect a small bed
and manure and prepare it vol, and
SOW kale seed for sprouts.
Asparagus. -Clean off the beds, and
fork into them solne well rotted manure
mixed with ashes, Then slrew the bed
hbera!y with refuse salt New beds
may also be set out this month, or the
seed may be sowu,
SoWing Onion Seed--Drill in onion
seed early this month.
Red PTpers 1T is gather too early
for peppers, but it the season promises
TO set in warm, q few rows for a first
supply may be seeded in well pro,ec-
ted border. ...
Edrly Potatoes.--Get these 10 as soon
as the frost is out of the ground.
RLabarL or Pie PidnL-These plants
lanay yet be set out, or new beds formed
for raising plants from the seed
Goossbe,ries and Cunans-This
month new plantations of these excel>
lent fruits can be made, or cuttings may
DE set opt 1t is also the proper season
early in the month to prune carefully
the bushes already in bearing, aud fork
in manure about the lEools.
RaspJsnyies. These ehould now be
trimmed AID shked The earth should
be looseped ubOnt the roots, aud tue
soil enriched with manure. t .r.l
SreEJerries. Strawberry beds now
1emnuI immediate uttant;oo III,