t2Z The Kitchen Garden. [Mar. 



Italian Turnep rooted Radijhes, 

 Now fow fome fmall round or Italian turnep-rooted 

 radifli ; there are two forts, the white and the red, but 

 the white is preferable to fow for the general fupply : it 

 grows fmall like ayoungDutch turnep, and eats very agree- 

 ably in April, May, and June, both alone like common 

 radifhes, or to flice into fallads. See next month. 



Let the feed of both forts be fowed feparately in an open 

 Ipace of light ground, and raked in evenly. 



When the plants have leaves half an inch or an inch 

 broad, thin them to five or fix inches. 



Carrots and Parfneps. 



Sow carrots and parfneps the beginning of this month, 

 for the principal crop ; that is, if they were not fown the 

 latter end of February. 



A fpot of light ground, in an open Situation, fhould 

 be chofen for thefe feeds, for the roots thrive confiderably 

 beft in fuch a foil and fituation. 



The ground fhould be trenched one good fpade deep at 

 leaft, or rather double dig it. Obferve in digging to take 

 but thin fpits, and be careful to break all clods, that the 

 roots may have full liberty to run along and ftrait; for if 

 the earth is not well divided or feparated, the roots are 

 apt to grow both Ihort and forked. 



The feeds may eithe. be fowed broad- call all over the 

 furface, or may previouily divide the ground into four or 

 five feet wide beds ; however, in either method, fow the 

 feeds thinly with an even hand, and rake them in ; but 

 previous to raking, obferve, that if the ground be quite light 

 and dry, let tlie feed hi firll trodden in evenly : in doing 

 which, take care to tread the ground over regularly, with 

 the feet pretty clofe together; then let the furface be im- 

 mediately raked even. By 'this method the feed will be 

 buried equally in every part, and the plants will alfo come 

 up regularly. 



Bat in fowing thofe feeds it will be proper to obferve, 

 that where the ground is inclinable to he wet, or apt to 

 bind, it will in that cafe be proper to mark it out into beds 

 four or five feet wide, with narrow alleys, about a fpade 

 wide between : then fow the feed. Do not, however, 

 tread the ground as above ; but only ftand in the alleys, 



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