. Canadian fruit, flower, and kitchen gardener [microform] : a guide in all matters relating to the cultivation of fruits, flowers and vegetables and their value for cultivation in this climate. Gardening; Flower gardening; Fruit-culture; Jardinage; Floriculture; Horticulture fruitière. ^ It I. ONION. ONIOI^. The best soil for Onions is a deep, ? h, loamy, mellow floU, on a dry bottom. A sandy loam that ng enough to raise ^ood crops of Corn and Potatoes will l ^ an excellent ground for Onions. In selecting a place for growing tins vegetable, it is well to choose one that has been previously w
. Canadian fruit, flower, and kitchen gardener [microform] : a guide in all matters relating to the cultivation of fruits, flowers and vegetables and their value for cultivation in this climate. Gardening; Flower gardening; Fruit-culture; Jardinage; Floriculture; Horticulture fruitière. ^ It I. ONION. ONIOI^. The best soil for Onions is a deep, ? h, loamy, mellow floU, on a dry bottom. A sandy loam that ng enough to raise ^ood crops of Corn and Potatoes will l ^ an excellent ground for Onions. In selecting a place for growing tins vegetable, it is well to choose one that has been previously well tilled with hoed crops and kept cleanâsuch as has raised a fine crop of Beets or Carrots. The Onion is an exception to the general rule of rotation in crops, and not only can be grown successfully upon the same ground for many years in succession, but the bulbs are better and finer, after four or six years of cultivation with this crop, than during the first year. It is also necessary that the ground be highly manured and well prepared. The preparation consists in ploughing the ground deep, harrowing thoroughly, breaking up all the lumps, if any, and making it as fine and light as possible. It should be manured with fine, thoroughly rotted barn-yard manure, at the rate of twenty-five tons to the acre, and, besides this, all the cleanings of the pig-stye, poultry-house, and earth-closet that can be spared, should be worked in with the harrow. Pure ground bones, at the rate of a couple of tons to the acre, may be used every two or three years with most decided benefit. If at any time it is decided to grow enormous specimens, that â will take prizes at our agricultural shows, there is nothing like a barrel or two of Onions, well rotted, wherewith to dress the bed in which it is designed to grow them. The surface of the ground should be finished off as nearly level as it can be done, and cleaned entirely of stones, sticks and rubbish. If it is intended to grow Onions on a l
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