5^ The Kitchen Garden. [Feb: 



paragus all'over v/ith a fupply of light earth, three or four 

 inches thick, or as high as the top of the aforefuiJ wreath ; 

 for there muft be a fuiiicient depth of earth for the buds to 

 ihoot through, that they may be of a proper length. 



Having applied the fecond addition of earth, then, if you 

 judge that ail danger from burning is over, it will be proper 

 Xo put on the frame ; place it upon the wreath of llraw- 

 bands J and as foon as thus placed, put on the lights. 



After the frame is placed on the bed, it is neceilary, if 

 there is a great fteam, to raife the lights at top occaiionally 

 an inch high, or thereabouts, to give the fleam vent to pafs 

 away, and to admit frefh air, but efpecially when the buds 

 lirft begin to appear. 



Obferve, that if during the time the bed is without the 

 frame, ther<i lliould happen exceffive rains, or great fnovv, 

 it is proper to cover occafionally with mats, or llraw, &:c. 



But it muft be remarked that, for the iirft week, or fort- 

 night, after the bed is made, and the afparngus planted, that 

 the ftate of its warmth fhould be every day carefully exa* 

 mined ; for that purpofe, thruft two long fticks down be- 

 twixt the roots into the dung, in different parts of the bed ; 

 when, upon drawing up the fticks, once or twice a day„ 

 and feeling the lower end, you can readily judge of the 

 degree of heat ; if it is found to be fo violent as to threaten 

 to hum the earth and fcorch the roots, it will in that cafe 

 be advifeable to bore, with a long thick ftake, feveral wide 

 hol<5s in the dung, on each fide of the bed, alfo in the 

 tarth juft under the rootSj to let in the air, and to let tiie 

 rank Ream and burning quality of the. dung pafs off more 

 freely; but, wheh the heat is become moderate, the hole* 

 toUft be clofed again. 



Likewife obferve, when the heat is moderate, it will be 

 very proper to lay a quantity of dry long litter round the 

 fides of the bed, which will preferve a fine kindly growing" 

 heat, and will defend the bed from being chilled by heavy- 

 rains, fnow, &c. 



But in the next place obferve, that by the time tlie frame 

 is put on, the heat will be beginning to decline, when you 

 (hould prepare to renew it as Toon as poflibie ; which is to 

 be donelDy applying a lining of hot dung to the fides of it, 

 as direfted for cucumber and melon bed?. 



Frefh air mull be admitted in fine weather daily, efpeci- 

 ally if the heat of the bed is ftrong, when the buds begin 



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