Mar.] The Kitchen Garden. 117 



from trees, fences, or bjuildings ; for when fown in fuch clofe 

 iituations, as is very often praftifed, the plants are drawn 

 up weak and long-ihanked, and are liable to be eaten by- 

 vermin. 



So<vjing Sa-voys. 



Savoy-feed, for a principal crop, to ferve the family 

 from about Michaelmas to Chriftmas, fhould be fown 

 about the middle, or towards the latter end of the month, 

 in an open fituation. 



But if it is defired to have favoys well cabbaged earlier 

 in autumn, that is, in the end of Auguft, or any time in 

 September, they fhould be fown in February, or at leall 

 the firft week of this month. 



Sow this feed in an open ipot, and not in narrow bor- 

 ders, under walls, &c. 



The forts of fivoys are the green, yellow, and white; 

 but the green kind is to be preferred for the main crop. 



Tranfplanting anJ /oiuing Lettuce, 



Tranfplant fome more of the lettuce plants from the 

 beds or borders where they have flood all winter; that is, 

 if the fland too clofe. In doing this, obfcrve to draw the 

 plants out regularly, and let the ilrongeft remain in the 

 bed or border, at ten or twelve inches dillance ; then 

 loofen the furface of the earth between them with a hoe, 

 and clear away weeds and litter. 



The plants which are drawn out fhould be planted in 

 an open fpot of rich ground, at about twelve inches dif- 

 tance each way, and let them be watered. 



And it mufl be obferved, that fuch plants as have flood 

 all winter in frames, fhould be in general tranfplanted 

 into an open fpot, at the diftance above-mentioned. 



Lettuce- feed, of different forts, fhould be fown the be- 

 ginning of this month ; and to have a regular fupply, let 

 fome more be fown about the middle, and a third fowing 

 about the end of the month. 



The proper fort of lettuce to fow at this time, are the 

 white and green cofs for the principal crop ; and it is alio 

 proper to fow a little of the Sileiia, common cabbage, 

 and brown and white Dutch, and grand admirable cab- 

 Ijage-lettuce ; but any other Ibrt will fucceed from this 

 time of fowing. 



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