. Buist's almanac and garden manual for the year 1888 :b designed to furnish concise hints to cottagers, farmers and planters, on the cultivation of vegetables, with other useful information on gardening. Vegetables. :iiriiiiiiii:iiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiriiiiiriMiiniinni iiiii: BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 43 i. THE ASPARAGUS. i them covered during the time ©f i planfing, and do not allow the roots i to become dry. Stretch a line the = length of the bed, nine inches from = the edge, and with a spade cut a i small furrow six i
. Buist's almanac and garden manual for the year 1888 :b designed to furnish concise hints to cottagers, farmers and planters, on the cultivation of vegetables, with other useful information on gardening. Vegetables. :iiriiiiiiii:iiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiriiiiiriMiiniinni iiiii: BUISrS ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL. 43 i. THE ASPARAGUS. i them covered during the time ©f i planfing, and do not allow the roots i to become dry. Stretch a line the = length of the bed, nine inches from = the edge, and with a spade cut a i small furrow six inches deep ; set a = row of plants along tl. e trench, niae i inches apart, with the crown of the = roots two inches below the surface; = having finished a row, cover them = directly, rake evenly, and proceed to = open another furrow, a foot from the = first; plant in the same manner, and = so on until you have four rows to a E bed. Cut down the stems the last = of Autumn, and. after clearing ofT E the weeds, cover with a dressing of E manure or rich compost, which is to E be forked in early Spring ; the plants i must be properly established before E cutting for use, which will require at i least two seasons. As the alleys E E between the beds will be so much ground idle the first two years, they S = can be planted with Cabbage, Lettuce, Radish or other similar crops ; E i but nothing should be planted on the beds, as it would rob the ground E i of a great portion of its nutriment. E I The New York Market Gardeners, at Oyster Bay, who make i = Asparagus-growing a specialty, grow it in the following manner: = i " They select a good sandy loam, which is the best adapted for E i an early cutting for market. The ground should be thoroughly E I plowed as deep as possible, and furrowed off each way from four to E E five feet. At each intersection dig the dirt out so as to make the hole E i at least twelve inches deep, then put in about a half-bushel of good E i strong stable ma
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