Feb.] 



The Kitchen Gar DE^f. • 6i 



For the particular management of theie beds, fee Sep- 

 temher. 



Kidney 'B cans. 



The beginning ofthis month you may make a hot-bed for 

 fome early kidney-beans. 



Prepare for that purpofe fome new horfe-dung, as di- 

 rected for cucumber and other hot-beds ; with which let the 

 beds be made about two feet and an half high, and long 

 enough for one or more frames. Make the furface of the 

 bed even and fmooth, and put on the frame. When the 

 heat is become moderate, let the bed be covered with rich 

 light earth, {tx^n or eight inches thick ; then draw drills 

 from the back to the front cf the frame, a foot afunder, 

 and an inch deep. Drop the beans therein, two or three 

 inches apart, and cover them an inch deep, with earth. 



The beil fort for this purpofe is the yellow, or liver co- 

 loured kidney-bean, becaule they come earlier, and do not 

 run fo ftrong or rampant as the other forts ; you may alfo 

 plant the fpeckled dv/arf kind, which v/ili continue longer 

 in bearing than the other forts. When the plants begin 

 to appear, raife the lights every day, to admit air, which 

 will llrengthen them. When they are up, let them have 

 moderate fprinklings of water at times. 



For their further management, fee the ai'ticle Kidney" 

 Beans in the work of March. 



Small SaUadin^» 



Sov/ the different forts of fmall fallading once a week, 

 or ten days, fuch as creiles, mullard, radilh, rape, and 

 lettuce, &:c. 



Thefe fmall herbs, if open mild weather, may now be 

 fown in beds or borders of natural earth, in the common 

 ground ; but, provided you have the conveniency, it will, 

 notwithftanding, be proper to fhelter the bed with a frame 

 and lights ; or with bell or hand-glaffes ; or, where thefe 

 are wanting, you may fow the feeds on warm borders, and 

 /helter them at night, and in bad weather, with a covering 

 of mats. 



Choofe for thefe feeds a fpot of dry light ground ;. and 

 in digging it, let the earth be well broken, and alfo well 

 raked, to make the earth fine, and the furface fmooth; then 

 draw lliallow drills from north to fouth, about three inches 



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