News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-02-21
Kitchen and Market Garden.

Market gardeners know the import
ance of doing certain things at a given
time-a date which each has found to be
best for his particular locality, and
knows if he varies from this but few
days, his crops may be so far behind
those of his neighbors as to seriously
effect his returns. Market gardeners
need no reminder to do this or that, as
their success depends upon observing the
times for sowing, planting, etc. Not so
with the farmer and others, whose gar
dens are to supply the family table.
The garden with most farmers is a Sec
ondary affair and often neglected other
loss and to the discomfort of the family.
Such need to be frequently reminded of
the things to be done. There is no rea-
son why every farmers family should
not enjoy the best vegetables, and as
early as any one, save those who buy
vegetables brought from the South. To
have early vegetables the seeds must
be sown early. Few farmers care to
give the attention needed by hot-bed,
but quite as good plants may be raised
in the windows of the house with scarce
ly any trouble. All the plants needed
for the family garden, of early cabbages,
lettuce, caulihowers, tomatoes, etc., may
be raised in boxes. Try it, and another
year it will come as a matter of course.
1t takes about six weeks to raise plants
from the seed, large enough to set in the
open ground, and this will govern the
time of sowing. Cabbages are nearly
hardy, while tomatoes, being very ten
der, cannot with safety be set in the
open ground until 'corn-pIant1ng time
and must be sown later.
COOP VEGETABLES will only come
from good seeds. One cannot afford to
SOW doubtful seeds. Those of ascertain
age or without Iables and of doubtful
source. should be burned and a fresh
stock ordered.
SELECTING AND ORDERING Seeds
The catalogues are out this month, and
dealers will gladly send to those who ask
for them, while the mail, as has been
well said, gives every one, no matter
where he may live. "a seed store just
round the corner" Novelties are offered
every year. Order these for experiment,
but for the main crop rely only on
tested and well-established varieties.
Order early.
PEAS are of two classes, the round and
the wrinkled. The latter kind, if sown
in cold, wet soil, will rot; the round
peas are hardy and may be sown as soon
as the ground thaws. Make drill
three or four inches wide, with the hoe,
and scatter the seed peas in it, so that
they will be about half an inch apart
and cover with two inches of soil.
PLANTS IN COLD FRAMES.
the sashes whenever the thermometer is
not below thirty-two degrees. If the
soil in the frames is not frozen when the
snow falls, clear it from the sashes
otherwise the snow may remain week
without injury.
BE ALL READY FOR WORK. soon
as the ground thaws there will be no
time for odd jobs. Finish up all the
work of preparation at once. Repair i'm
plements provide duplicate breakable
parts. See to the work harness. Pro-
vide stakes and labels. Cut pea-brush !;
lay it on level ground and weight it with
rails or logs, to fatten it. Procure bean
poles set of red cedar poles will, if
cared for, last many years. In thaw
dig the parsnips and satisfy left in the
ground and take out all the horseradish,
whether wanted for use or not; to pre-
vent its becoming established, when it
will be difficult to remove, and prove an
annoying weed. A!grjcaL-
tetrist for February.