Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-04-22
SPECIFIC MANUHESF FOR GARDENS

There are some manureS which act
like n charm upon certain vegetables
which do not benefit others; some.
times seem To do harm. 1t is there.
fore very important for those who ar,
acquainted with this fact, which j.
the result of many years of ObServa-
ti0n and experiment.
First.-lfthe garden has gravelly,
porous subStratum, ma,Iuring in the
fall il not desirable, because the win
ter and spring SHOWS and rains carry
Oft the essence of the manure to u
depth beyond the reach of the roots
of any vegetable. Such II soil as thi-
should be manured in the spring on
the plowel ground, and the manure,
mingled with the earth 10y the harrow
This sort of soil is best adapted to fruit
trees; they will grow upon il better
than Oh clay, and the texture may bt
reduced to any state which may b,
desired
Sccondly.-For peas, u sprinklinp
OF ashes on each side, about AN incl
from the seed, Is all the peas require
taking it tor granted the soil has been
manured as above referred to with
mixed manureS.
Thir,lly.-For potatoes, vegetable
manurcs are best; for we have known
fresh animal manure to injure tn,
crop materially; and if this is not
the case in every instance, the flavor
Of the potato is injured. a mixtur,
of plaster, ashes and wood earth, in
equal proportions, we have known to
produce fine crops without the aid oI
any other manure. What the potato
needs Is equality of temperature; thi.
is best effected by putting over them
about eighteen or twenty inches Oi
straw, or planting them under m old
sod will have the same effect.
Fourthly.-Onions should have
hen-house manure, forked In around
the roots.
Fifthly. For asparagus, plenty o'
salt. No fear of having too much;
even II an inch thick over the bed,
no harm would bc done. There should
always be enough to destroy the
growth of grass, weeds, and anything
that grows to the detrinent of the
asparagus.
Sixthly.-For lettuce, any stimu-
lating commercial manure il best.
Seventhly.-For Tomatoes, hoY-pen
manure and soapsuds will make them
perfect.
Eighthly.-For cabbage, the same
rs lettuce.
Ninthly.-For beets, salt, whcn
they are planted, and a little when
they are growing, Is all they require
IL The soil Is rich.
Tenth. For straw berries, s0apsuds
acts like II charm, but animal ma
nures are generally injurious.
Eleventh. For cucumberS, any
good commercial fertilizer put In the
earth five or six inches frDm the sec,l;
or what Is better, sink flour barrel
Ia the ground, with gimlet hole In
each stave about nine inches from
the top; till il nearly To the top with
WELL rutted manure; then put In as
much water as twill hold, every ddy,
aud 1T tie same time stir 1t well with
a strong stick from the bottom tpthe
tap: put in fresh manure about twice
the season; make around this
barrel, close up to IL, six hills, in
which plant five or six seed, and start
them rapidly with some fertilizer. OF
course they should be thinned in due
season, II all come up, leaving two
in the hill. II the striped bug should
make its appearance, u ~ plaster freely
over the hills AMI plants. These six
hills, II properly attcn led to, will pro-
duce more cucunbers than fifty
planted in the ordinary way,
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