Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-22
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IA. KvYlauga. MAR, a2. 1893,
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= time is now at hand when active
1nfhc garden will he in order. Ut ls
ksV4so 70 begin while The ground is
= hnd cold, or until IL is dry and warm
unehs thcre ars some warm places, sloP
- 10 f1se eOuth and protected against the
cOId N9 thefn Winds, where one can com
i1encSt 10 work some days earlier. ID the
xeoo16bIn line the first crops to be thought
q III Eenefally lettuce aud radishes.
- f2o not take Up much space and can
hodt1posed of. Nearly all vegetables Ie'
6<{lo very rich soil, but it is espec ally |
Is With the lettuce and radish. The rhu
6nb bed ehould be early cleared of. tbe |
Rround stirred, when it will, having been
ton dressed in the autumn, take care oi
itselk. and IN = few weeas furnish you
With your first green f ui' pies. Then we
must think Of some carly cabr go. ant
.ehe seed should be sown az carly aS the
Gronnd is fit in some warm and v Eli
nhGltered spot. The tomato, il not in the
nut door hotbed. should have been started
81 tho kitchen window, as we have already
a6yised, and be enough for tho small
Garden, for which these few random re-
marks are made. After getting rid of
these, the pea.crop must be started, and
tho directions we offered few weeks ago
followed. Then the early potatoes but
these should have been in the ground by
1t. Patriok's day, if tho weather
had been fit; but this being out
ssof the question this year, they
should now be planted without delay.
There are some other crops which, though
they are not particular's carly, should be
attended to IS soon as the ground IS III
proper conGisicp. The oni,4 set is one d:
these. The ouion is no. partial TO heat,
and does all its growing in oarIy spring.
In the New England state and tho North
they mature in a single season, but here
tho seedlings soon dry up and have to be
set out tire following year to get then
growth. The seed should not ho soun too
early in this latitude, or the sets will grow
too large il the spring is cool and lun to
seed when set out the next year, iuntead
of forming the desired bulbs. Thon there
is the satisfy and parsnip. which also need
early sowing to mature fully, the former
especially. Some parsley should also be
early at hand, and asit takeG rather long
time to sprout, il should not be much de.
layed in getting it into the ground, The
in . dry and rather warm place.
BY this time we have reached tho be-
ginning of April and VIC must now begin
to SOW some things in readiness for the
fall crops. Late cabbage and celery are
especially of this class. These who are
fond of lettuce now put iu second crop
to run up to hot weather in the middle or
latter part of June. When the ground
gets to be pretty warm, we look after the
bush bean, the bects, the early sweet
corn, the squash, cucumbcrs, the melon
family, preserving citrOn, followed by the
ever popular lima bean.
We give these hints as mere reminder S
and are intended for the benefit of people
with small gardens and especially for
young beginners. There are many other
small matters to be thought of as We pro
gress in our little crops that will occur TO
as, and which We will avail ourselves of
if we have tho space and tie time to give
them share Of our attention. Ono more
thing we would suggest is that there alc
several crops that should bo repeated as
the season moves along, in order that we
may enjoy them through The summer, such
as the delicious sweet corn, peas, the bush
bean, &c.
Uncorering strawberry Feds.
The uncovering Of straw wbcr'ies should
be attended to at once il fact, when
March is mild it ought 10 be done by the
middle of the month. Only the coarsesi
portion of the covering, with any Jumps o,
old weeds, should be removed, ard, where
it is practicable, tie ground slightly
stirred. As soon in April as the soil will
admit of it, the surplus plants should be
taken out and transplauted temporarily,
SO that in case you are of a fruga
mind" they can he sold otherwise, you
can give them to friends. Setting out
new strawberry beds is usually done il
August, but there is nothing to hinder this
work in the spring, say at the end of April
or beginning of May, when it was neglected
last fall, and it will be sure to give you !;
full crop the following year. Very ram.
pant growers should be planted in rows,
the plants being set from fifteen to eighteen
) inches apart and the rows at least two feet
The dwarfer varieties should be planted
from twelve to fifteen inches each way aud
allowed TO run together. We prefer the
latter method d. yielding the most and
largest fruit, from the young plants always
taking moro or less the place of the old
ones. A bed should be renewed about
every three years some peopio renew
every two years but We have continued
them for four to five years. 1t will all dc
Z pend upon the appearance of the bed and
the exercise of good Judgment.