27 <^ The Kitchen Garden. [June. 



Cardoons, 



Plant ottt cardoons into the place where they are to re- 

 main to blanch. 



Thefe plants mull be allowed a pretty deal of room, in 

 order that they may be conveniently earthed up to the 

 proper height. 



Choofe a fpot of the befl ground for them, in a free 

 fituation, and let this be very well dug ; then put in the 

 plants in rows, allowing a yard and a half between the 

 rows ; and fet the plants three feet and a half ^rom one 

 another in the row. Dig no trench, as by fome pra^ifed, 

 as for celery ; but you may either plant them on level 

 ground, or may make holes like a bafon, in the places 

 where the plants are to ftand, at the diilance above-men- 

 tioned ; and fo put one plant in each hole. 



Let them be watered as foon as planted, and at times, 

 till they have taken root. 



The reafon for fet ting the above plants at fo great a 

 diftance from *one another; rs, as tefore faid, in order 

 that you may be ab!e to obtain a fufficient quantity of 

 earth between them, to land them up to a due height for 

 blanching: for when the plants arrive at their full growth, 

 are between three and four feet high, and they fhould be 

 earthed up almoft to their tops, firft tying the leaves of 

 each- plant clofe together with hay or ftrlw-bands. 



But foj the method of earthing them^, fee the work of 

 September and OBober. 



Thef-i plants are a fpecies of artichoke, i^Cynara) their 

 leaves being very like them ; but it is the ftalks or leaves 

 only of the cardrons that are ufed j which is principally 

 in foup and for ftewing ; but they muft firft be rendered 

 perfedly white and tender, by landing up, as above-men- 

 tioned, othej^ife would be intolerably bitter. 



Kadipes and Spinach. 



Radifhes and fpinach may ftill be fowed at two or three 

 different times this month, if a conftant fupply of thefe 

 plants are required : chooie an open fpace of ground, and 

 as foon as digged, fow the k^diy each kind feparate, tread 

 them down and rake them in evenly. 



Thin and weed the crops of radilhes and fpinach, whith 

 were fowed laft month. 



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