The Redwood gazette., 1874-05-07
A Few Relfshes.

Much has been written, and more has
been said, about the. UNMARRIED and un.
savory diet of farmers. The mention of
the country is likely to call up in the
minds of town people visions of an un-
ceasing round of pork, bread and pota-
toes, relieved occasionally by fresh fruits,
poultry and eggs. There are abundant
reasons why fresh meat and fish are not
common on the tables of farmers. But
there is absolutely no reason why farmers
should not have an abundance Of the rel.
ishes that make the commonest food pal
to any kind of meat every day in the
can be grown with little trouble or ex-
pense. The French, better than any peo-
pie, perhaps, understand how to make ap-
of meat, by the judicious use of favors
only vegetables raised in farmers gar
dens, for the purpose named, are onions,
pepper. grass, sage for sausage making,
commonly allowed to fight its way with
corner, and is consequently hard, tough
and ill.flavored.
We will mention q few of the relishes
that can be easily produced in any gardea
and can be cultivated by women and
mon in towns, so rare in cities, so excel.
lent everywhere. To raise radishes to
perfection the ground should be some
what sandy and made very rich with we'll
rotted manure. The quicker the. growth
thu AnnAA~ -,S01 H><,
To insure supply, row suitable for .
this time on till October. The first sewing
may be done in the same rows with early
vegetables, - beets and onions. If Tadish
seeds are dropped in the rows every six
inches, they will come up in . few days,
before the other vegetables appear, and
the radishes can be pulled and eaten Be-
fore the other vegetables are large enough
to thin out. For later use they can be
sown by themselves. The shorttop or
round varieties are generally the 6nest
favored, though the longer sorts yield
much more bountifully. For fall and
winter use the white and black Spanish
varieties should be planted.
Celery needs more care and attention,
but it richly repays the trouble. It re.
quires very rich soil and one not liable
to suffer from drought. The seeds should
bepianted in bed in April, or during the
early part Of May, and the plants must be
cultivated by hand till they are of size
to transplant, which will ordinarily be
about the first Of July. As the crop 10 de.
signed for fall or winter use, there 10 no
advantage in Fastening 1t. The outside
leaves and the ends of the roots should be
trimmed of before setting out The plants
should be set in rows fonr feet apart, the
plants standing fve Or blk inches apart in
the row. A tune should be selected fos
this work when the ground il moist, q
064lautS 'are de1itate.s The6rst culture
consists in keeping the soil loose and free
fom weeds. When the leaves attain 4
he19ho l0f twelve o9 flfeoeni inches, the
operating OF banking them with earth, In
order to bleach them, commences. Thia
consists in gathering the leaves together
with one hand and drawing the earth
around them with the other. A regular
embankment must than be formed by the
aid Of spade and hoe. As the leaves in
crease In length, moro earth must be drawn
up. Tho leaves q no time should be more
| than four inches above the bank Of earth
The practice Of setting celery plants Il
deep trenches isnow GENERALLY yehandoned
BY gaEdene1.