The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-08-12
Gardening for August.

! and become grassy. This should not
be- suffered. Beds planted in spring
crops, hut which have now given ont,
should ne cleared CIT. The ground
should he spadeu and turned over, and
: if possible covered with 4 heavy litter
| Of Old leaves. No weeds SHOULD he
allowed to go to seed. \ garden kept
clean one year can be kept clean the
following year with half the work
! Cabbage, caulihower and he,Iseeds,
where plants are wanted for transplant
ing, should he SnNu rs recommended
. last month.
People stlOu1d bear i'll mind that cab
bage plants from seed Sown in tho, lat
| ter part OF July ana August, will pro-
duce double the weight of cabbage nf
plants sown later in tho season. Plants
raised in July or August, and trans
| planted in September, in we'll pre-
pared beds in rich soil. thoroughly
cultivated, will always make large
rabhGg..S.
Tomato SEEDS can be -nwn YET, ior
! l he last crop. Plants raised from seeds
sown early this month will keep hear
ing till frost.
DUlin. Thu aud next month celery
seeds may he sowu.
CnalifiON'er seed Should t.r .i,,WIi ri
The end oI JulN. au.l in .Au"n@,. Trea,
the same ~ cabbage plants, h,iI when
they ar. :w.. or three weeks n!u II:
plan, tht!:, into another bed about
three. inches apart. THi~ Win secure
; strong plants. # cabbage are treated
tho Same they VIII hr,."n,r much
stonter and more regular ia size, than
those which remain in the seed bed till
the planting which is TO be i.nal.
The ground for caulihowcrs shonlu
hfa
duce little or no:hin" on soil hat i not
rich
If cauliftoWrf plants do NOT >H"'t,d
in Jnly or August, il j. u:..l,":-' 20 :snr
any seeds after.
Lady peas may now h.. pi::uttH nnt
will do well.
Pole and snap beans shoult bee plant
! cd now. They generally yield largely
if planted this month Ii intended for
challing. they should De. planted AT
once, - they can have time to mature
we'll, ana Then they can ne kept for the
next year without any trouble, n;
stated Last month.
This is the month |" sow ru,i, l.Apa
turnipS. Prepare ground for the
J.; fiat varieties al the t,1rnir. II The
ground il new ANA the -oa>on IA
vorable they viii succeed ii planted
in this month. II the ..Iutind il
new, it should be enriched with
bone dust, plaster, or well roited
manure. Fresh manure is not good 10
use. 1t viii make the turnip7 rusty.
Gronna should be prepared tn SOW
heels, carrOAs, parsley, lettuce, roqucttc
! and rGdish the latter end OF this month.
! If the wc<11her is not too hot and dry,
! these seeds generally will succeed Tt
; is hard 10 get lettuce seed 10 crow dur
ffaf fat he /
carry Off the seeds in q few hours after
, they are sown, before any can ..crni-
nate. ~ good plan to got plants is to
! InOiSteii Inc seeds, and then pui them
! in Il wet c:etti, place ii in 4 coot place,
and keep moist for about two days, ri
which t;i1lo tila seeds will commence
10 sproUt. I:Si.c some ,iry earth, sand
Or bran, mix Wen with the seeds, and
put n few drops Of coal oil on il; then
SOW it and give the bed n good water
| ing, and in twenty-fOur hours the seed
leaves will he above ground.
ShalIots can BE- planted during this
month.
The lartcr end of this n,onti, carly
! peas can be planted. but only the early
varieties. They DO equally a. we'll
and sometimes better than those plant
ed in the spring. They viii keep bear
! ing until killed by the frost.
! Tie mp grape vines that run u, this
season OF the year.
Haul manure tOa pit prepared ttr
| the purpose, and mix with muck,
; leaves, rotten wood, bones, etc, 70 he
placed on the fall garden in season for
winter cahbages and turnips.
/ This month is the most l:,vurliplc
time tor budding fruit trees Of all
kinds. 1t is the sureSt way to propa-
gate desirable varieties Of fruit. Peach
trees which have sprung up about tho
garden OF yard, or from pits planted
are of the proper size now to he bud
ded. IT always should he done in dry
weather. Wooden yarn, such as used
in lard Oil lamps, i the hcst material
FOR tying. Pears, here in oar climate,
do hest on hawthorn or uuin'a~, aud
come much earlier into hrarin" than
when EHdcted upon the pear stock
, Peach are tho best to he budtlca on the
peach again. They ar" also the hest
St"rhs iHr apricot and ncctarinc. III
the West and North. plunls Hrc u;rt
IS StnS4. fDr he two latter N:tricf los
! but for n" hrr'' rrari' an@W "rS the i,o:f
: for either.
! Any persons having choice rvc1-
greens, $uch ~ magnolia iu;cata. OLGA
tragreans, vfbu:num, pittcGpOr,,m etc
and want them 10 propagate, should
make layers turing this month also
of rOaea. some varieties OF TIA. latter
do not grow from CUTTINGS, especially
.. noisette, prairie. prOuincr and raliic
roses, aud hav" to be propaGatcd by
| layers. They will t.r we'll rooted by
next spring, and can b" taken OF tbs
parent plant ana planted wherever