The Florida agriculturist., 1881-08-24

tsIeo not to- let any water get INTO
'be vessel during the fermenta'llom' erl
epread the seed in the SHADE !" orcd ~
Tomato and egg plant seed are save"
in the same way.
ROTATION OF CROPS.
This is another important item;
Reefs carrots and other roots shoui"
not not be- grown in succession on tne
900 .ou ~ Ground. but should be changed
10 =, those which grow above ground,
sncb as beans, cabbage, etc. 5000
seed. SEED Good ground, and good oultl!a,
t;on are essential in order to raise
GOOD vegetables. When plants are
mn the ground should be stirred ne
qmnently; m weeds ought not to i" be al al,
loved to grow, but should be de-
stroyed as soon as they appear
Hoeino and working the young crops
dnring drv weather is very beneficial
because tie weeds are then easily
killed, and hoeing Tue So"" :t
make if retain moisture better than IL
it were left alone.
THE SEED BED.
The seed bed is simple construc'
ton of boards. Select a dry place.
form frame about SIX feet wloe
and as long as required let the back
be several inches higher, and I'LL to
within about six inches OF the top OF
the front with good rich SOIL "a, ana
have a canvass to cover 1t win 1hlS
can be used to cover it with in the
heat of the day, to protect the young
plants from the sun, and also IN case
OF a heavy beating rain, and In -" IN
ter in case a frost occurs.
WATERING PLANTS.
The best time to water plants Is In
the evening, and always use rain.
water when it is to be had. II well
water must be used it should be ex
posed to the sun through the day.
Water may be given to the roots at
any time, but should never be
sprinkled over the leaves in the bot
sun, for it will make them blister.
If watering a plant has been cons
menced keep it up until the necessity
ceases, or more injury than good
will result from it. One coplous
watering Is better than a little and
often.
Different kinds of vegetables re
ouire different kinds of soil for in.
stance, the cabbage, caulifiower,
beet. onions, 'cucumbers and potatoes
require very rich ground; whereas,
the tomato, bean, melon and sweet
potato do best on high, light soil,
we'll fertilized. Should ground be
wet or of a spongy nature, it is OF
the greatest importance that it should
be well drained, otherwise it will be
impossible to raise good vegetables.
1t is of the utmost Importance in all
attempts TO produce crops, that we
proceed at the proper time to make
such preparation OF the soil as shall
insure. as nearly as possible, as per.
feet crop as we desire to produce.
Flowing is the first thing to be done
in preparing the soil tor the seed or
plants. This is very important op
Grafton and should always be done
well. No land should be plowed
| when very wet, and after plowing
the land should he narrowed, for the
purpose of smoothing it.
TRANSATLANTIC
! Transplanting is an operation OF
great importance. The condition OF
the plant, the state of the soil and OF
the atmosphere, have muck TO do
with it's success. The main points 10
be regarded are !: care in taking up
the plants, so SIS to avoid injury to
the roots, and planting firmly, so as
/ to enable the plant to take secure
| hold OF the soil. Transplanting
should be done Just before or sitter a
Cain, but this We cannot always
have at the time We are ready. II
there is not sufficient moisture III the
ground, let it be delayed until late
III che afternoon, and give each plant
a gill OF water,
MANCRES.
All land needs more or less serti>
lizing. 1t is grave blunder to. at
tempt % grow vegetable crops with
out the nSe of mauures of some kiad,
and what We want is cheap and
lasting one. Every gardener should
have Il cp0lpost OF mack, ashes, soot-
Iime. salt. and all other refuse mat
ter that would otherwise 60 TO waste
as i is, we have 10 depend largely