The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-05-03
Making the Most of ii Garden.
] VeEs kSv LiNben gardens are made

and even three, crops in season. But
little more labor or manure is needed
for the two crops than one-Ain fact, the
amount Of manure required to produce
thsesop !ne perfection VIII generally
cpFystbrossb the second with little
addition.
The 8arly Crops are Tie Late Crops are
Peas......) May be fol- ! Squashcs, Tul.-
Potatoes, lowed by nips, Pickles,
sot,ass."'" sei".sn Melons da,, Late sc"bb@ge'
Bcets. ...... Celery, Sweet
Ely Cabbage, Herbs, Sage,
Bcans.......... ..........,...- Ma'jornm.
Onion Sets.................. &C.,
Onions from Seed d.........( Tunips.
...........,.,,,. Squashess Celery
The early crops must be well manurcd
and titled. in order to be cleared off in
season for the latter ones, and this mus
be done with prompness in order to pre-
vent Interference.
The sticctssion'given above is what is
in general use among gardeners, and
admits some changes-thus celery may
follow potatoes on strong, rich land, bu,
net peas or beans, as the amount o
manure and moist land suited to produce
celery in perfection is not good for ron'
and beans. Where peas arc wanted in
succession, gas they are in most gardens
(though snet in the market at profitable
prices), the early ones may be followed
by sqaaShes, Tie latter BY turnips or
cabbage. Again, the amount Of man
ure needed to produce good, early
lettuce, bcets and spinach would be
worse thun wasted on a late crop Of tur
nips, which would be very large but
COARSE and wormy- Moreover, c2hh&S
cannot be to follow cabbage or turnirs.
or the reverse, without an interval 1T
least two years, unless on aomc kinds Of
limestone lind S 3
When peas aud potatoes are to b.
followed by sssquashcs, every fourth row
of the early crop should be left blank in
planting; in this blank row the squash
scsd should be sown. the first week il
June ;Ethoy will not run before July
10th, giving time to clear away tie carly
crop aud plow the land between the
squashes. The same plan is adopted
when celery follows potatoes the celery
plants are set in June in blank row
between the potatoes, and banked up
after tho potatoes are cleared away
When peas or potatoes are followed b
:urnips, il is common to give the land /,
light plowinS or narrowing, and roIliny
and brushing, sowing the turnip .eed
about the last of July.
When late cpbbagos are to follow
peas or potatoes, the land should
receive, if possible, second nanurin-
after the early crop is cleared off, and
made fat BY plowing. The cabbag
plants yqP2Yit ymast be get by July 20,h to head
well.
The land for spinach, lettuce, bee &,
earlEzveabbase, aud onions, should be
made very rich By abundant manuring
and these crops are generally made to
precede celery, which needs also very
rich land to do Well. The spinach
and lettuce will Sbe all, cleared before
setting the celery plants, but blank rows
should be left between the bets and
onions, as they-will not como of early
enough 4bpsct %the celery, though in
ample season for banking it up. The
celerysg growsr should be eight feet apart,
at least when the Boston Market celery
is planted; the dwarf kinds can be
planted closer, hut arc inferior. 1t 8
rather difficult to make melons do well
as second crop without hot beds in
which to start the melons in pots so as
TO- set them out about j une 9th among
bhe lestacs or spinach or melon seed
may DO sowa dude ast, in hills five fee,
apart, amohg Ahe lettuce and Spinach
like all vines, they need light land
highly manured.
Cucumber pickles are made to iollos7
peas, or arc sown on a freshly turncl
greensward June Goth to July l0h
Whens among peas We usually plnnt be-
tween the peas at the last hoeing.
Sweet corn may be cleared early
enough to be followed by flat turnips
aud may be sowns lato.aitcra crop o
spinach or peaa. Sown us late as july
9th it does wCll -. -.
Tomato plaats are sometimes set be,
tween the lows of peas. but the practic,