J76 The Kitchen Garden. [Apr. 



Choofe a fpot of good ground for thefe plants, and if 

 moderately dunged, it will prove beneficial to their 

 growth: dig the ground evenly one fpade deep, and rake 

 the furface fmcoth, then plant the lettuces about ten or 

 twelve inches diftant each way ; water them immediately, 

 and repeat it occafionally in dry weather, till they have 

 taken good root. 



Sovv cof^ and cabbage lettuce; alfo the feeds of the 

 large admirable cabbage lettuce, which is fmgularly fine; 

 likewife the bilefia and imperial, or any other forts of 

 lettuces, may be fown any time this month. 



Dig a fpot of rich ground for them, in an open fitua- 

 tionj fow the feed equally, and not too thick, and rake 

 them in lightly. 



Repeat the fowlngs once a fortnight, or thereabouts, 

 that tiiere may be a regular fucceffion. 



Small Sallading, 



Sow fraall fallading, at leaft once every week; the 

 {brts are crelTes, muftard, rape, radifli, and turnep. 



Draw fome flat fallow drills for thefe feeds, where the 

 ground is rich and light ; fow the feeds therein, each kind 

 leparate, and cover them lightly with earth. 



Water them moderately if the weather Ihould be dry, 

 which will greatly promote their growth. 



If thofe in the open ground are attacked with hoary 

 morning frofts, water it oif before the fun comes on the 

 plants, as in the two former months. 



Kadifioes, 



Thin the general crops of radifhes where they have arifen 

 too thick, leaving the plants about two or three inches 

 afunder, and clear them from weeds. 



Radifh-feed, both q-^ the fhort-topped, and falmon-co- 

 loured forts, Ihould be fown at three different times this 

 month; by which means a conflant fupply of young ra- 

 difhes may be obtained, allowing about twelve or fourteen 

 days between each time of fow:ng; choofmg at this time 

 an open fituation for this feed : fow it evenly on the fur- 

 face, and rake it well in, and the plants will come up in 

 a few days at this feafon. 



The crops of early radifhes, in general, fhould be of- 

 ten watered, in dry weather; this will preferve their 



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