The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-04-11
Garden Work for April.

! he month Of April is Il busy one
with all who want a good, substan-
tial garden for full supply of all
the necessary, as we'll rs the luxu-
rious vegetables and small fruits
that are commonly found on the
tables OF every Well-ie-do ruralist
and every thrifty notable country
matron. If our hints Of last month
> were read aud needed then there IS
not much more to be done but SOW
ing iof . succession Of crops aud
planting out such plants as the
weather and the state Of their
growth will warrant being SET out
N the open air aud sunshine. But
II not, then we would respectfully
call your attcn to those reminders
OF what ought TO have been done
last month, and urge you to hasten
/ the doing theIeof' Our sugges-
lions for this month arc brief.
Corn, PLANT q few rows Of sweet
corn and u few Of a later white
varic4y Of roasting car corn, the
latter will be ready when the first
is used up.
Melons, Prepare the hills of
watermelon and canteIeupe 50 rs
TO be ready TO plant the last of the
month Or very first OF the next.
Lima and other Pole Beans. i
These should he planted after the
! middle Of the month If the weather
IS tit aud The glound warm and
free from wet.
Seeds.--Sat ont for seed all the
sort OF vegetables you saved for
/ that purpose. 30 sure and putt
the cabbage and tnrnip far away
from each other, as shey are likely |
to hybri'lize, and the seed OF each
Ne worthless.
Peas and Bush Boans.-Sow !
every two weeks a few rows of
peas and beans fer q succession. |
Select good seed Of the most ap
proved sorts. IL you want them to |
continue hearing for long time
plant the peas four inches deep.
Careful experiments have proved |
this fact. In working them always
throw the earth toward tho rows,
SO as to raise n slight hill, vet
leave II arepreSsion or trench i'm
medlatoly about the roots Of the
pea TO hold water and moisture.
Cabbage, Broccoli, and l1aIly
Cauiillowcr--Set out plants of
these during rainy weather.
Strawbcrrics.--See that the straw
berry beds are eileen and covered
we'll with straw or other material,
to smother the grass, preserve
moisture, and keep the fruit free
from dirt. Let them not suffer for
moisture. Occasonly give them
= sprinkling Of manure water, not
over The plants, bnt near the
ground.
Oymblines and Squash.~-PlantI
he early bush and tho crookneck.
squash for summer uso in hills, I
we'll MANFRED, three feet apart.
Cucumbers.-Plant rs cymblinos,
but give more room between the
hllls. As they run pinch OF the
ends of the vines Except few
You select on ono or two hills for
seed, let none remain on the vines
to turn yellow. Thus they will
continue longer in bearing. Until
hey get in tho rough leaf keep
-'em either covered with paper OF
muslin covers, or we'll busted with
SCOT, sulphur and plaster, to drive ,
'll the bugs and tifes.
Onions--lt is not TOO lato to set
mt onion sets, and to SOW tho &c
'eed pretty tick IL drills o. foot {
part, 10 furnish nice sized ones
'of picking and also for setts
another Year. \ great many of \
his useful and highly popular bulb
an be grown on Il small space ana
hey are never ont Of place, always I
n demand in the kitchen tor sea
'ouing soups and other dishes. (
They are really indispensable III y
nuch OF our cooking. y
Parsley and Culiaery Herbs = !,
Sow beds Of the different sorts, and >
zee that yoar borso-radish, sliaIot, i
eek, and garlic beds are clean,
nanured and doing well, When
'ickjing times comes the good wife
yiIl be put out II they are not
for she cannot get I
long without them. a
Ochra. -plant few rows OF d
chra, for using green and for dry .
ng for winter IN either state ito
lakcs delicious muciIagenous Il
dliti Il to most meat soups. a
Sweet Potatoes. Plant sweet
otatoes at intervals, from the last
t this month until May, or even Al
S late As June, No farm or gar n