346 THE KITCHEN GARDENER. [B. 3* 



formed about the fir ft or fecond week in 

 March. 



It is a common practice to plant or fow 

 other crops on the beds, or between the 

 rows of Afparagus. This may be proper 

 for the fir ft year or two, if done in mode- 

 ration, introducing a row of cauliflower. 

 Turnips, &c. in the middle of each inter- 

 val of the rows, or in the alleys between 

 the beds. But after this, it becomes alto- 

 gether improper, as by the time the roots 

 begin to fpread, in either mode of fowing 

 or planting, they ought; on no account, to 

 be difturbed ; more particularly if it be 

 wifhed to rear large, handfome grafs. 



Afparagus beds fliould not lie above eight 

 or ten years; but where it is cultivated 

 in rows, it may lie confiderably longer. 

 However, where the forcing of the roots 

 is pradifed, it is feldom fuffered to He even 

 that time ; as plants of from four to eight 

 years old are fitteft for this purpofe. 



In refpecS of cutting, the third year 

 ihould arrive at any rate, even if the grafs 

 is fufficiently ftrong the fecond, (which, 

 however, is feldom the cafe) : becaufe, by 

 being cut too foon, it weakens the roots 



much; 



