Nevada County picayune., 1890-04-16
THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

ilLd loE SilOulu Ut SOWH in May, three feet apart each way.
 -Brussels sprouts are sown in May and transplanted in July, one foot apart in the rows.
 In early spring SOW mustard thickly in shallow drills; for fall salad SOW in September.
 Sow spinach in early spring, in drills foot apart every two weeks for a succession, and as it grows, thin out for use.
 After the ground has become warm in spring, SOW okra in drills three feet apart, and thin out to twelve inches in the drill.
 -Squashes require rich, loamy soil. Sow in hills, in the same manner and at the same time as cucumbers; the bush varieties three to four feet apart; the running kinds from six to nine feet apart.
 Carrots require light, sandy loam, richly manured and deeply dug, Sow from April to July. Sow in rows four teen inches apart, and thin out plants to six inches in the rows. Hoe often and ueeply between the rows.
 Broccoli should be sown as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, in shallow drills, three to four inches apart. Plantout two feet apart each way when plants are four inches high. Cultivation the same as cabbage. A light, dry soil, not over rich, suits the pea. Sow as early as the ground can be worked, and every two weeks up to June first for succession. Sow in rows six feet apart, an inch apart in the row, and eight inches deep. Hoe often.
 Sow pepper in hot-bed in March, and when the soil has become warm, set in rows two feet apart and eighteen inches in the rows. Hoe frequently and keep clean.
 -kale is cultivated and grown like cabbage. Plants should stand two feet apart in the rows, and the rows three feet apart. The soil should be kept mellow and free from weeds.
 A rich, heavy loam with good drain age, is needed for the cultivation of cabbages. Transplant in spring as soon as the ground can bc worked, setting the plants two feet apart each way,
 As soon as the ground is dry in spring, SOW radishes in light, rich soil, in rows eight to twelve inches apart, every week or ten days for succession, up to the middle of June,
 -Parsnips require rich soil. Sow as early as the ground can be worked, in drills eighteen inches apart, and thin out to eight inches in the drill. Hoe often to keep out the weeds
 -Kohl-rabbi should be sown early in the spring, in rows eighteen inches apart, and the plants eight to ten inches apart in the rows. Keep the weeds down. They arc cooked same as turnips
 --Caulihowers require an extra amount of manure and plenty of water. Set out early plants about the middle of April. Tho culture is the same as cabbage.
 -Collard seeds should be sown in June, July and August for succession. Transplant when one month old, in rows foot apart each way, and hoe frequently
 Soak the seeds of parsley a few hours in luke-warm water, and SOW ear ly in spring to middle of July in drills one foot apart, thinning out to four inches in the drill.
 After the road tax is worked out many farmers think all they do after that on the roads is lost labor Really the making of good roads Is more to the farmers interest than any other kind of tax he pays, Equally so it should seem is the keeping of weeds from seeding, either on his own land or that of his neighbors.
 Sow egg-plants in hot-bed very early in spring, and transplant when two inches high into q second bed, or into small pots. Do not plant out until the weather becomes perfectly settled and warm. Ccol nights or wet weather will check them. Set out plants three feet by two, and keep watered for a few days if the sun is hot when they are put out.
 For early cueumbers, SOW seeds in hot-beds upon pieces of sod, or in small pots, and when danger of frost is over plant out in rich soil, in hills fou. feet apart each way, putting a shOvelful of well-rotted manure in the hill. For general crop, SOW in the open ground as soon as the weather is settled, and every two weeks for a succession. For pickles, SOW from the middle of June to the first week in July.