S The Kitchen Garden. [Jan. 



Sowing Radijhcs, 



In the beg-'inning, or any time this month, when the 

 weather is open, fow fome fliort-topped raddiflies for an early- 

 crop, on a warm border, that lies well to the fun, under 

 a wall or other fence ; and about the middle or latter end 

 of the month, you may fow more of the fame foit, ,and 

 fome falnion radiflies to fucceed rhe (liort-tops. 



But you fhould not mix the feed of both forts together, 

 but let each fort be fown by itfelf ; for the fhort-topped 

 kind will come into ufe fooner by a week than the falmon 

 radlfh, even if both are fown at the fame time : befides, 

 the latter runs more to leaves than the former. 



The furell method is, to fow a little of the iliort-topped 

 kind at lead twice this month : therefore, if you fow in the 

 beginning or middle, fow fome more towards the latter end 

 of the month, on the fame fituation. 



There may be mixed and fown with the radifh, afprlnk- 

 ling of carrot-feed ; for if the radifh fhould fall, the carrot 

 may fucceed ; and, if both fucceed, there will be a double 

 advantage; for when the radiflies are drawn off for ufe there 

 remains a crop of carrots, which will come in at an early 

 feafon : or iniie.id of the carrots you may fow a fprinkling 

 cf round-leaved fpinach and a little lettuce, and when the 

 radiihes come off, thefe alio come in. This is the common 

 practice of" the London gardeneis. 



You fhould low the radifli feeds pretty thick at this fea- 

 fon ; for when the plants begin to appear, the weather, if it 

 fhould prove fliarp, will cut oiF fome, and the birds too 

 being apt to attack them greedily, will deflroy many ; 

 fow the feed evenly over the furface, and either rake it in 

 with a large wide-teethed rake, or, if in beds, cover it with 

 fine earth from the alleys, half an inch deep ; then obferv- 

 ing, efpecially if appearance or froft, that after the feed is 

 lowed, it will be of much advantage to fpread fome dry 

 long litter over the furface two or tlTrcc inches thick, which 

 will keep the furface warm, refifl thefroll, and greatly for- 

 ward the germination of the feed. 



Likewifc when the plants begin to come up, ufe m'eans 

 to protect them from the tVoft and birds, by fpreading flraw, 

 fern, or mats over the furface, there to remain till they are 

 fairly up: and if the weather proves frofly after the plants 

 appear, cover them alfo lightly with fome draw, &c. occa- 

 fionally, which will be a great protedion from the froft; 

 an<l if lightly (l:;iken on, and taken off, it will neither break 



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