Jan.] The Kitchen Garden. 7 



to but little perfcdlion ; but let them be clofe fluu every cold 

 night. Ill fevere frolly weather, keep them clofe night and 

 day, and cover the glafTes with mats, or ftraw,,&c. every 

 night ; and evenoccalioually inthe day-time, if no fun ap- 

 pears, and the froft is rigorous ; alfo thofe under hoop archts ; 

 but be fure let them have the full air in all dry open weather. 

 Pick off all dead leaves, as they appear on the plantc, arid 

 keep them perfedlly clear from -weeds, or any fort ot litter ; 

 and if you ilir the furface between the plants fometimes, 

 it will be of fervice to them. 



Soivh^o^ Let fire. 

 About the firil or fecond week in this month, if the wea- 

 ther is open, you may fow fome green and white Cos let- 

 tuce, common cabbage lettuce, brown, Dutch, and Cilefia 

 kinds, &c. all on a warm border, under a wall or pales, 

 &c. and when you dig the border, if you lay it a little 

 iloping to the fun, the feed will Hand a better chance to 

 fucceed at this early feaibn. 



It will be necell-iry to fow a little more of the fame feed 

 about the middle and latter end ofthismontb, in order 

 both to fucceed the crops lowed at the beginning, and as a 

 fubiVirute in cafe they fhould be cut off by accident, or the 

 feverity of the weather, at this feafon of the year: but for 

 the greater certainty of having a few forward lettuce, you 

 may fow a little feed in a dry warm fpot, and fet a fr^me 

 over it, and put on the gla'ifes occafionally ; or fow fome 

 under hand-glaifes. 



Thefe feeds (hould now be fown pretty thick, and raked 

 even and lightly into the ground. 



But when required to raife fome early lettuce, as forward 

 as poffible, you may fov/ fome green and white Cofs kinds, 

 in a llender hot-bed under glafles, or occafional (lielter of 

 mats, for planting out early into warm borders ; or the young 

 plants may be greatly forwarded, if pricked upon a 

 hot bed next month, and, in March or April, tranfplanted 

 into the full ground. 



Forcing early A/par agui. 



Hot beds for forcing afparagus, may be made v/ith fuc- 

 cefs any tiine this month, which will furnifh young afpara- 

 gus for the table next month, and in March. 



For the method of performing this work, fee the article 

 Forcing Afparagus^ in February^ i^c\ 



B 4 Sowing 



