The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-05-14
Garden Work.


Garden work.
Sowing Cabbage Seed. -If cab
bage plants have not been raised in
q hot. bed, and seed is yet to be
sown in the open air, select bor-
der having southern exposure, and
we'll protected from the north and
northwest winds. Manure the bed
heavily with rich, we'll rottcd ma.
nurc ; dig the plot over completely,
and rake the soil fine. Now SOW in
drills cabbage seed of such varic-
ties as may be preferred, to succeed
the earlier plants, of which we shall
speak presently. When the plants
come up, water them occasionally
Of an evening, especially in dry
weather, and if they are troubled
by the fly, give the bed light
sprinkling of -four Of sulphur, or a
busting Of SCOT if sulphur can not
be had. H g..
Setting out Cabbage Plants
Cabbage plants that have been
raised in a hot-bed can be planted
out. Wherever they are planted to
mature, the soil should be moder-
ately rich. Dig the ground over
carefully, rake all fine, and choos-
ing, if possible, moist, cloudy day,
set out the plants in rows running
north and south, three feet by two
and half feet apart. Ii, however,
1T the time Of planting, and subse-
qucntly, the weather should prove
dry, water the plants every evening
after sunset, until rain occurs.
Siberian Kale.-Preparc a bed
and Siberian kale seed for sprouts
during the summer. A bed of
twenty feet square, if well MANFRED
will furnish sufficient kale for a
large family.
Early Peas.-Continue to drill
in . few rows Of peas at intervals
Of ten days to secure a continuous
supply.
Beans. PLANT dwarf beans, and
continue to plant few rows at in
tervals of ten days.
Lettuce. PLANT out lettuce plants
from cold frames for heading, and
SOW lettuce seed every ten days for
further supply.
Radishes. Sow radish seed at
intervals Of week.
Spinach. Drill in a few rows Of
spinach seed.
Carrots and Parsneps. Sow car
rots and parsDeps for winter sup
ply.
Onion Seed.-Sow onion seed in
rich and we'll prepared ground.
Strawberry Beds.--Keep the
strawberry beds clean of weeds,
water them freely in dry weather.
Do not be afraid to water the plants
even when in blossom, provided the
Watering take place after sunrise.
The best top dressing for straw
berry beds is woods mould mixed
with small quantity of wood ashes.
Celery Seed.-Prepare bod and
SOW celery seed for tho general
crop.
Satisfy or Vegetable Oyster.
Drill in . few rows ofthis excellent
root. The soil should be light,
rich, deeply dug, and we'll pulver-
lied. Draw the drills ten inches
apart and half an inch deep. Drill
in the seed freely, as many will not
terminate. Cover with the back of
the rake and press down the earth
6rmly. The after-culture is pre-
cisely the same as for carrots, pars-
neps, and beots.
Parsley, Thyme and Sage.-The
seeds Of all these herbs may now be
sown.
Khubarb or Pie Plant.-Prcpare
= border having southern expos
ure make the soil fine and rich.
and sow the seed
Early Potatoes. The planting
Of sets for early potatoes can not be
deferred. They should have beer
planted three weeks ago.
Small Salading Sow seeds o.
small salading at intervals Of
week.
Water Melons--Prepare the hill
for the reception Of melon seed. 4
bushel Of we'll rotted manure vii
not be too much for each hill wher
the soil is poor. The soil best ad
apted to the growth Of melons is I
light sandy loan. The distance 0
the hills should be six feet apart.
Shrubbcry.--All kinds of shrub