THE KITCHEN GARDENER'* [fi. 



SECTION IV. 

 BEET. 



OF this plant, there are two kinds in 

 cultivation for the ufe of the kit- 

 chen, viz. the Red, for its roots, and the 

 Green, for its leaves, which are ufed in 

 manner of fpinage. The former, how- 

 ever, being moft in demand, I will chiefly 

 confine my obfervations to it. 



The foil which fuits this plant beft, is a 

 light dry loam, of at leaft eighteen inches 

 in depth. On fliff, {hallow foils, the roots 

 canker and get forked. In all cafes, the 

 ground fhould be deeply digged or fub- 

 trenched, and ihould be well broke in the 

 preparation. It is better not to apply ma- 

 nure at the time of cropping with beet, but 

 the land fliould be in good heart. 



The feafon for fowing is from the mid- 

 dle of March to the firft of May 3 taking, 

 for the fitteft time, the firft week in 

 April. 



After 



