Manure and make up hop-hills.
Asparagus. dress and replant.
Garden Book, page 48
by Thomas Jefferson
by Thomas Jefferson
[column 1]
1812. Calendar for this year.
Feb. 1.
15.
Frame peas. expected
May 17
Radish & lettuces. XIII
Spinach. XII.
Celery
Savoys
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plant beds.
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early Cabbage
Savoys
Mar. 1.
Peas
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Frame 1st. or submural terrace. May
21. exp.
Hotspurs. 11. expected
June. 1.
Ledmans I. expected
June 8
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Potatoes. early. strait terras 1.f
Strawberies.
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Hudson. 3d. Ter. 1. a.
Alpine. circular Terras. 4.5.
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15.
Nasturtium. IX.1.2.3.
Tomatas. X.
Artichokes. XI.
Carrots.
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XIII.
3d. Ter. C.
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Beets XIV.2.
Garlic. XIV. 3.
Leeks XIV. 4.
Onions. XV.
Chives. XVI. 1.
Shalots. XVI. 2.
lettuce
radish
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XVII.1.
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Seakale. Circ. T. 3.
Hops. 3d. T. b.
Summr. turneps 3d. T.
e.
Apr. 1.
Peas Ledman's. III. expected
June 25
Snaps. V.
Capsicum
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Major. IX. 10.
Bull nose. IX. 11.
Cayenne. IX. 12.
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Mustard Durham. XII
Salsafia. XIV. 3. T. d.
lettuce. radishes. XVII. 1.
terragon. XVII.
long haricots. Circ. T. 7.
Lima beans. Circ. T. 8. a.
Corn Pani. Circ. T. 8. b. & orchard
Ravensworths Circ. T. 10. a.b. & orchard.
cow peas. Circ. Ter. 11. a.b. & orchard.
15.
Peas Ledmans. IV. expected
July 1.
Snaps. VI.
Cucumbers. Gerkins. VIII.
Melons. IX. 4.5.6.
Melongena. white IX. 7. purple 8. prickly 9.
Okra. X.
Squashes XII.
lettuce. radishes. XVII. 2.
Sorrel. 3. T. e.
May. 1.
red Haricots. VII.
lettuce. radishes. XVII. 2.
homony beans. Circ. T. 8. b.
Swedish Turneps. Circ. T. 9. a. b.
May.
June. July.
take up flower bulbs. separate offsets. replant lillies.
Aug. 15.
Spinach. Lettuce
Sep. 1.
sow spinach. Lettuce.
October.
dress flower borders & set out bulbs.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
cover figs and tender plants. litter Asparagus beds.
plant trees. privet. thorn
trim trees, vines, raspb. gooseb. currants.
turf. bring in manure and trench it into hills.
[column 2]
E. Vineyard.
Mar. 26
| Terras. | 4th E. end. | Sweet scented grass seed | |
| 5.do. | a grass from Genl.Mason. | ||
| 6th. W. end. | rye grass. Ronaldson | ||
| 7. | yellow clover. R | ||
| 8. | |||
| 9. | Oats Scotch.R. | ||
| 10. | *do. red. Tuscany | ||
| 11. | *barley naked | ||
| 12. | *Tares. R | ||
| 13. | Scarcity root R | ||
| 14. | Parsneps R | ||
| 15. | Scorzonera. R | ||
| 16. | Cabbage. | red. R | |
| 17. | Aberdeen R | ||
| 18. | large Cattle R | ||
| 19. | Kale Russian. R. | ||
the articles marked R. were sent me by mr.Ronaldson from
Edinbg.
Mar. 28.
sowed in Square XIl. begg. on the West side in
rows
row 1st. Cauliflower
2d. Broccoli white
3d. green
4th. purple
5th. Cabbage. May
6th. dwarf
7th. sugar loaf
8th. Savoy green
9th. yellow.
10th. Sprouts Brussels.
bed. 11. N. end Spinach prickly.
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S. end broad do.
12. S. end. broad do.
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R.
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flower borders.
Apr. 8.
laid them off into compartmts. of 10.f. length each.
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in the N. borders are 43.
in the S. borders are 44 1/2
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compmts.
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the odd compartments are for bulbs requirg taking up
the even ones for seeds & permanent bulbs.
denote the inner borders -i. and the outer o.
Apr. 8.
sowed
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Bellflower in 28th. on both sides
African Marigold 32d. do.
White poppy 42d. N. and 44th. S.
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there was by mistake an interchange of place between one of the parcels of
bellflower & Poppy
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Apr. 8.
Asparagus comes to table.
17.
Arbor beans white, scarlet, crimson, purple. at the trees of the level on
both sides of terrasses, and on long walk of garden.
June 25.
E. Vineyard. terras
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20. Polygonum Tartanicum. buckwheat
21. Panicum Virgatum. Guinea millet.
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23.
last dish of artichokes.