Thomas Jefferson: A General Gardening Calendar, 21 May 1824, 21 May 1824
A GENERAL GARDENING CALENDAR,
Being a copy of one in use by an Illustrious Philosopher and cultivator of literature and the peaceful arts, not far from Charlottesville in Virginia.
| Feb. | 1. | Hophills—manure and dress them. | ||
| Asparagus—dress and replant. | ||||
| 15. | Sow Frame-Peas, the first open weather. | |||
| Sow Lettuce and Radishes. | ||||
| Spinage—sow. | ||||
| Celery | } | Sow—also Malta & Sprout Kale. | ||
| Cabbages | ||||
| March | 1. | Frame-Peas, | } | Sow all these, and they will come in succession of a fortnight’s interval. |
| Hotspurs, | ||||
| Ledman’s, | ||||
| Potatoes, early—plant. | ||||
| 15. | Nasturtium, Tomatos, Carrots, Beets, Garlic, Leeks, Onions, Chives, Shalots, Scallions, and forward Turnips—sow, plant, and transplant. | |||
| April | 1. | Ledman’s Peas, Snaps, Capsicums, Salsifis, Long Haricots, Lima Beans, Forward Corn. | ||
| 15. | Ledman’s Peas, Snaps, Cucumbers, Gerkins, Melons, Eggplant, Okra, Squashes, Sorrel. | |||
| May | 1. | Red Haricots, Snaps, Honey Beans, Swedish Turnips. N.B. A thimbleful of Lettuce should be sowed every Monday morning, from Feb. 1st to Sept. 1. Spinach should be sowed 2 or 3 times in the spring, at intervals of a fortnight, and again weekly from August 15, to Sept. 1, for winter and spring use. | ||
| November, | } | Litter Asparagus, Cover Lettuce, Spinach, and tender plants. Plant and trim Trees, Vines, Raspberries, Gooseberries, Currants. Trench beds, bring in manure, and turf. |
| December, | ||
| January, |
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