The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-15
snip. peas. pepper. squash and Onions
HOW to Prepare Ground.

snip. peas, pepper squash and onions
How to Prepare GROUND
For grozying certain crops 4 has
often been found advisable to prepare
the ground in special manner Such
crfpg as beets, radishes, and onions
ara sometimes grown on. beds six 10
ten feet in width and raised Sax 70
eight inches, with narrow walks De
tvTean From Baltimore southwark,
cabbaxe. cau1ifiower and similar crops
are frequently grown on top OF on
flIe. a deg OF ridges When the plants
are set on top OF the ridge beCtef
drainage for the roots Is secured
when set on the south side OF bne
rf6ge. greater warmth and earlier ma
ftf,r|tye will be secured, and when
planted on the north side, the CROWN.
is retarded. For growing celery ana q
few similar crops 1t has been found
adyisabIe to place the plants IN tur-
rows or slight trenches in order tnat
the sofl removed may be available
for working in around the plants as
they mature. ,+;,e
In the broadest sense Ine enLt
garden is a seed bed, as the seeus
Of many ssof the crops are planted planted
where they are to grow. AS the Tel IN
.saed .ne5S. is used here it refers to
some specially prepared place 10.
a rtir, e,.s1Iants. from which they may
he trausplanted to their permaanee
,1osifious In the garden. The loeatlou
~ an outdoor seed bed should be sucn
MAT It NAV be conveniently reacheo
for watering, and it should be natuTaA-
" protected from drying WINDS
Kind Of Soil.
Good soil for a seed bed CONSISTS a
of one part of well-rotted manure, 49, -
,aTts Of good garden loan or roLpeu
a'o,s and one part Of sharp. hne SAND.
me manure should be thoroughly
,.dtted- mt it should not have beeLl
s-oeed IN the weather and Lne
strength Ieached out OF II. =; me auu =.
t;,,, of leaf mold or peat will tend 70
m aIze the soil better adapted for seeo-
nod nurposes. Mix all the lnsrenl 81
toaether in a heap, stirring Wen VIII VIII
a shovel. after which the SOL sno ~.
be siftcd and place,d5n pc Po@ ese a. =
weed seeds and the spores or funs-
sc diseases that are present IN Ihe
soil for a seed bed may be kllleu W
nIacing the soil in pans and pakihs =
for an hour in a hot oven.
IRE seed bed should never DC al
loved ia become dry, but great care
should be taken that too mucn WaIel
&c mt applied. Plants require inc
action of air upon their roots anu an a.
excess of water In the sou WIZ iI.a - !
oI,,5a the air. Too freduent and heaHy
waterings viii cause the
of the seedlings. .,,.4.
A few hours before removing plants
from the seed bed or plant ped taey
should be well watered and Ine % Az;
aI1ox,ed To soak into the soil rms
will insure portion of the SOIL az
herring to the roots and prevent ing
nIants from whiting. II the plaue9
have been properly thinned or Trans
rIarted 1t Is often possible 70 run
i pls;ts ~ towel between them, thus
o1,++ing the soil into cubes that are
tran Stored with them to the garden
Pudding Process. -
yKy1ere the soil does not adheEe "
a. ,.oots, of the plants 1t is we'll 70
nI,dlle them. In the process OF pud-
5ifnp a hole is dug in the earth near
tine plant bed, or q large pail OF pan
may be used for the purpose anu
thin slime, consisting OF cray NV NV
manure, and water, Is prepar "a
nIants are taken in small bunches a19
t[ei,. roots thoroughly coated WIN
this mixture by dipping them up anu
down IN the puddle a rev times.
pnddIing insures coating OF moist
80 1+I over the entire root system OF
tba nlant. prevents the air from reacn- |
mo the rootlets while on the way 70 |
the garden, and aids IN secu aata o W. [
rect contact between the roots anu
tHf In parts of the country where the
sunshine is extremely hot during a
mart of the summer, some plants es-
pecially those that are grown for salad ,.n.
pIrnoses. are benefited by Shading,
Shading is often used in the care OF
small small plants when they are first trans
pi1 Where boards are available they can
be used for protecting plants that have
been set in rows in the garden by
.oSaa;,,S then on the south side of the
po a,T at an angle that will cast shad, \
ow over the plants and holding them
in place by short stakes driven in the
Laths. wooden Stats cotton
ciotli. or shaded sash are frequently
nsed to protect plant beds from the
heat of summer.
HARVARD BELL RINGER DEAD.