362 THE K/TGHEN GARDENER. [B. 3. 



the plants have arrived at the 

 height of two or three inches, thin them 

 out to the diftance of five or fix apart ^ 

 but this operation fhould not be perform- 

 ed in very dry weather, or when the 

 ground is in a dry ftate, efpecially if the 

 plants have rifen thickly, as thereby the 

 remaining ones will be much hurt, thofe 

 which are pulled out, both loofening and 

 leaving the ground about them full of 

 holes to the depth of their extremities. 

 The ground fliould be immediately hand- 

 hoed, whether it be foul or clean of weeds, 

 and that with the view of doling the holes 

 about the remaining plants. For want of 

 the above precaution are many crops of 

 carrots much injured. 



Keep them clean of weeds at all times, 

 and pull out fuch as run to feed, thefe be- 

 ing both ufelefs, and greatly exhaufting the 

 ground. 



Such part as are to be preferved for win- 

 ter or fpring ufe, fhould be built in walls 

 of about thirty or thirty-fix inches thick, 

 with dry clean fand. If thicker, they are 

 apt to heat. They fliould alfo be taken up 

 when the ground is in a dry ftate, if poffi- 



ble ; 



