Apr.] The Kitchen Garden. i8i 



Let thefe feeds be fown the beginning of the month, for 

 they will not fucceed well if fown later, but efpecially the 

 onions. 



For preparing the ground and fowing thefe feeds, fee the 

 article Onions and Leeks in the former month. 

 Celery. 



The young celery-plants, which were fown in February 

 or iVIarch, for an early crop, will be fit to prick out to- 

 wards the middle or latter end of this month, into a 

 nurfery-bed of rich light earth, or in a hot-bed. 



Prepare a fpot of rich ground, form it into three-feet 

 widi beds, and rake the furface fmooth ; then thin out a 

 quantity of the befl plants from the feed-bed, and plant 

 them into this, at about three inches diftance every v/ay ; 

 or may alfo prick fome into a moderate hot-bed to forward 

 them ; then give a moderate watering, and repeat it at 

 times till the plants have taken frcfli root. 



The plants (liould remain in this bed a month or fix 

 weeks, to get flrength before they are planted out for 

 good into the trenches. 



As thefe early fown plants, after they become fit for 

 ufe, will not continue long before they will run up for 

 feed, there ihould not be any large quantity of them 

 planted out. v 



Sow fome celery feed, in thefinl: or fecond week of this 

 month, to raife fome plants for a general crop, and to 

 fucceed thofe which were fown in March. 



Dig for this purpofe a bed of rich light earth, and 

 make the furface even ; fow the feed thereon moderately 

 thick ; and either rake it in lightly, or otherwife cover it 

 near a quarter of an inch with fine earth; and in dry wea- 

 ther, give frequent moderate waterings, both before and 

 after the feed comes up. 



Sowing Cardoons. 

 Where cardoons are required, and if the fowing of 

 them was omitted laft month, it may ftill be done the 

 beginning of this ; obferving the fame method as diredled 

 in March. 



And for their further culture, fee the work of May, 

 June, and July. 



Carrots and Parfneps. 

 Carrots may yet be fown, if required j but in order to 



have 



