May.] The Kitchen Garden. 203 



Shade the plants from the fun, for the firil two or three 

 days, from about eight to four o'clock j*- but, after that, 

 let them have more and more fun every day, till they are 

 able to bear it fully v/ithout flagging. 



Let them have air every warm day, by tilting the 

 warmeft fide of the glafTes, but keep them ihut clofe down 

 every night. The ghdfis mull alio be covered every night, 

 all this month, with mats. 



Thofe plants, now planted out, will produce ripe fruit j- 

 fome about the end of July j but the principal crop will bs 

 in Augull: and September. 



When any of the melon plants have filled the bell cr 

 hand-glafles, the vines mull then have liberty to run from 

 under them ; but they muft not be trulled out before tlie 

 latter end of the month, or b?ginning or middle of next. 



If therefor'", about the lall week in this month, the 

 plants have advanced, fo as they cannot be contained within 

 the glafles, tliey fhould be trained out; provided however 

 the feafon is become warm, dry, and fettled, not elfe : 

 raifing each glafs upon three props, about tv/o inches and 

 a half high, and let the ends of the vines be laid. out at re- 

 gular diilances, and peg them down.; being careful to 

 cover the ridges every night, and in all bad' Weather, with 

 good mats. 



But when the vines of thefe plants are trained from un- 

 der the hand-g'afies, it would be of great advantage to 

 place oiled paper-frames over the beds, previoufly remov- 

 ing the hand-glalles ; ihefe frames remaining conltantly 

 night and day, and they admitting the light and heat of 

 the fun fufiiciently, will prove raait beneficial llielters. 

 See 'June, 



Management of Ciuuinher Pia7tts in Frames-^ • 

 Cucumber plants in frames v/ill now be in full'perfedlbn 

 of bearing; they mull therefore be carefully attended. 



Still fupport a moderate heat in the beds Sy the-applica- 

 tion of linings L.f hot dung, ^c where neceffary. See the 

 two lall months. 



Thefe plants will require to be often • refrefhed with 

 moderate waterings ; this is a moll needful afiillance, and 

 muft not now be omitted. Water them moderately, not 

 lefs than twice a week, in a mornirrg, before nine, or 

 about three or four o'clock in the afternoon, is the belt 

 time of the day to water thefe plams at this {%^{6n, 



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