Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16
From the MARYLAND Farmer.
Garden WOrk. for March.

The work in the, garden during the
month is as follows
Scoring Seeds-Chooas 4 good warm
south border, well protected "a The north
and west, and there prepare bed for
such plants as are to be put out early.
| Manure the bed heavily with we'll rotted
manure of the richest quality, spade it
in deeply aud rake all fine. Now dra.
as many drills as may be required. half
an inch deep and six inches apart. When
this has been done, commence to spr mike
along the hills cabbage seeds of different
sorts, and also tom alto, lettuce, and rad
ish seeds. Many persons, however. lag
off the bed with broad divisions. aud sow
the seeds broadcast. There is really very
little difference in the two methods, but
We prefer the drill. When the plants
come up water them of an evening, in
| dry weather, with decoction made by
putting bnshel of stable manure into
a barrel. filing the latter with water
aud letting it stand in the sun to temper
| it.
Early Peas.-As soon as the frost is
out of the ground prepare a bed for early
| peas. Choos warm exposure at this
season, although The season advances, the
coolest spot in the garden must be select
ed for the latter supplies Of peas. Make
the drill, as many as are need for an
early supply, four feet apart, --sow the
peas thickly along the drills, cover them
we'll with earth. and press the soil to
them with the back of the spade. When
the peas are a few inches high, give
them more earth, and proceed to stick
them
Plants IN Frames Give these plenty
of air in moderate weather. and water
them Of an evening with tepid water
Bunch Beans.-P liant few rows of
bunch beans.
Early Spinach Make the soil very
rich, and drill in few rows Of spinach
make the drills twelve inches apart, and
in point of depth. about an inch
Carrots. Parsnips, and Beets. Choose
for early crops of these roots, a warm and
we'll protected part Of the garden. The
soil should be ich and not freshly ma
nured, so far at least, as the parsn Ups
and carrots are concerned, or they will
grow forked aud fbrods. The bects W ill
be benefited by dressing of salt, and
like compacter soil than the car
rot and parsnip. The rows for carrots
and parsnips may be made frdnb-, twelve
to fifteen inches apart, and beet from
eighteen to twenty-four inches, although
many gardeners plant these ROOTS much
closer. Cover the seed with q rake and
press the earth about them with a spade
Shall Sd7ddin3 Sow small saladipg
at intervals of week a part during the
mouth.
Celery.-Prepars a warm border
noist-for the reception of celery seed,
with view to the subsequent transplant
ing of the plants.
Siberian Kale.-AIako small bed
very rich with manure, spade it well and
SOW a limited quantity Of the seed Of
Siberian kale. -,
Asparogus.-Clsan off tne asparagus
bed, fork in SOME we'll rotted manure,
taking care not to ihjur the asparagus
roots Sprinkle the bed with salt liber-
ally and rake all off. New beds of as.
paragus may be set out during this month
or seed may be sown.
Sowing Onion Seed. Drill in onion
seed early this month.
Red PEPPER. - Sow small quantity
of tie seed red pepper in warm border
to produce plants for cary us.
Rhubarb or Pie plant. These plantss
may yet be set out. or new beds formed
for raising plants from the seed.
Gooseberies and Curronts. New
plantations of these may now be made or
cuttings set out Dig around the old
bush carefully aud see that they are we'll
pruned and we'll MANFRED.
Raspbcrries.-prunet these, tie them to
stakes, and fork in some we'll rotted ma
nure about their roots.
Strawberries Clean off all weeds and
refuse stuff froih the strawberry beds
thin out the plante--fork in small guam
tity of we'll rottbd stable manure mixed
with a large quantity of wood earth-ot'
use the latter ohly-spread either tan
bark or straw between the rows and flu
ish by sprinkliug the bed with wood
ashes Water freely during tile dry sea
son and eveti during the period of bloss-
omiDg. but taking the precaution not to
water Until after sunset.