Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-04-16
The Vegetable Garden.

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The Vegetable Garden HfEI
There are some vegetables that will
terminate while the ground is yet quite
cool, and whenit even freezes some nights,
and if they come up will endure consider
able freezing without injury. Such should
be sown as soon AS the frost is out, and
the ground settled sufficiently to work up
light Il s.-
PEAs-Almost every one is fond of
green peas and somehow the very earliest
possible to be had seem to taste better
than the later kinds, although really in
ferior in quality. For some reason meas
are about the first crop sown in spring.
For maturing peas early,a sandy or.
gravelly loan, of only fair fertility, is the
best. Drills about two to one and halt
inches deep, are drawn to line by the
corner OF the hoe, and the seed strewn
along pretty thick The distance the
drills are made apart should be equal to
the height to which the haulm attains.
CARRIERS FIRST CRoP.-This is uniyer.
sally conceded to be the earliest pea
grown. The haulm grows about thi rty
inches high, and produces literally a
good sized pea of fair quality.
McLEAN's LITTLE CEM.--A dwarf.
only eightto twelve inches his Ia mod
crate bearer Of most delicious, green
wrinkled pea. A good family variety, a
few days later than the last. .-... :,
Tom THuMB-A dwarf, growing about
as high as the last, not as good quality,
but immensely productive Fit for use
about one week after Carter's.
McLEAN's ADvANcER.-This is an
excellent variety, about one week later
than the last. Grows from one-and-a -half
TO two feet high, and bears in great
abundance a green, wrinkled, good sized
pea, of good flavor. These four peas may
all be grown without bushing, and ifsown
early at the same time, will make o sue
cession of about three weeks. In favor
able seasons in this locality, the first
would be fit for the table by June 18th.
and the last would hold out until the 4th
of July. If a second sowing, of say Tom
Thumb, or McLean's Advancer, should be
made about the middle of May, and at the
same time later yariety--say Glue I'm.
perial-be added, the season of green peas
might be extended to the Goth of july ::
about as late as we can hope to produce
them in this climate. aFt col oE
ONIoNs.--Should be sown as early as
the ground will do to work. They are
slow to germnate, and will not show
themselves under two or three weeks A
plot should be selected as free as, possible
from suspicion of foul weeds, "a rich, fine
but rather heavy loan. If fresh fertli-
zers are used, they should be well rotted
Onions should be sown in shallow drills
from twelve TO fifteen inches apart, cover
Ell with thin covering which should be
rolled or pressed down firmly gzge.
VARIETIEs.-W ethersfield Red, Danyer's
Yellow, White Portugal For use through
the Summer we prefer to plant sets of the
Potato onion, or Pips raised from seed the
previous year. 49,. --..-..
/ BLETs.-After peas and onions are
sown the beet next demands our attention
1t will notendure much frost after it comes
up, but to ensure early beets we mus in
cur some risk. A rich sandy ioam is the
soil for the beet, which should be buried
about two inches deep, in drills twelve to
nfteen inches apart. The varieties are
extra Early Bassano, Egyptian Blood
Turnip, Early Blood Turnip, and Long
Blood, ripening in the order named. .sa
AsPARAGUs.-Ibe seed of ASPARAGUS
should be sown as early as possible. in
soil prepared IS for beets, but not buried
more than one inch deep. Grayson's Giant
and COnOver's Colossal are the varieties
most commonly sown.
To make beds for family use, take strong
plants one or two years old, make beds
| tour feet wide, and make two drills one
foot from each side, about six inches deep.
setting the crown of the plant about four
inches below the surface. Cover the
crown at first two inches, and after the
plants are few inches high level the
earth around them SO that they shall be
covered four inches in all. If the beds
are rich and are kept well cultivated,
they will do to commence cutting in two
years 49,
SPINAcH.-This is vegetable that can
be Sown just as early as the ground will
| bear working. 1t requires a good soil.
Sow the round seed in drills foot apart
and cover one inch. ... .-.
LETTuCE.-Shouid be sown as early as
possible, on rich soil, about the same as
the last. Early Tennis Ball, Malta Drum.
head, Green Curled and Carter's Giant
hite Cos are good varieties -Ru5aI
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