Apr.] The Kitchen Garden. 179 



Sow favoy and cabbage feeds, to raife fome plants both 

 for general autumn ule, and a full v/inter crop ; the fame 

 forts mentioned lall month are proper. Let thefe feeds be 

 fown in an open fituation, and rake them in equally. 



Some of the favoy and cabbage plants which were fown 

 in February and March, for a forward autumn crop, 

 Ibould be thinned and pricked out into beds, to get 

 Ihengtli before they are planted out for good. 



Let this be done when the plants have leaves an inch 

 broad, or but little more ; preparing beds of good carta 

 to prick them in, about three feet and a half broad, iu 

 an open fituation. Let the largeft plants be drawn out 

 regularly from the feed-bed, and plant them in the beds 

 prepared for them, at four or five inches diftance eveiv 

 way. Water them immediately, and repeat it occafionally 

 in dry weather. 



The fmaller plants which are left in the feed-bed, (hould 

 be cleared from weeds ; then give them a good watering, 

 to fettle the earth about tiieir roots again ; they will then • 

 grow ftrong, and in two or three weeks be in line order 

 for final traniplantation. 



Bore- cole. ■ 



Sow curled bore-cole, fometimes called brown cole and 

 green cole, for there are two forts, one green, and the 

 other of a dark red or brown colour, are of the cabbage 

 kind, but never cabbage, or turn in their leaves to form 

 any^clofe head, and are excellent for winter and fpring. 



Thefe greens are greatly efteemed, for their being fb 

 very hard as almoft to refift the fevcrcft cold ; and they eat 

 extremely fvveet, but efpecially the fprouts which arife 

 from the fides of the ftalks, which naturally run up tall, 

 and furnilb., befides the top head, numerous fide fprouts,. 

 their whole length, next fpring. 



The feed may be fown any time this month ; the earlier 

 it is fowed now, the more time the plants will have to 

 grow ftrong and tall, both to produce large heads, and 

 great abundance of fide fprouts : but for a more particular 

 account, fee the work of May, 



CauUfiotvers, 

 The early cauliflower plants under hand-glafies, ihould 

 have earth drawn up to their Items. This will be of great 

 I 6 fer vice 



