Sept.] 



The Kitchen Garden. 4^5 



The firft ftep towards this work now is, to tie their 

 leaves clofe and regular together to admit of landing up 

 earth around each plant; for as the plants will be now 

 arrived to a great height, aiid their leaves will fpread 

 much, fo that the earthing cannot be completely done 

 till they are tied up, this you muft do with hay-bands, 

 or ropes of ftraw, or dry long litter ; obferving to ga- 

 ther the leaves up regularly together, beginning near 

 the bottom, and tie each plant clofely together as high 

 as you Ihall think proper to earth them, which ihould be 

 almofl to their tops. 



Then let the earth he very well broke, arfd lay it up 

 about them as high as they are tied; remembring that 

 every plant be earthed fmgly, laying the earth up quite 

 round the plant; and at the fame time obferving to pat 

 it gently with tae back of the fpade, both to jfix it in its 

 due place and pofition, and that wet may readily run off. 



Thofe earthed up nov/ will be fit for ufe in Oftcber, 



'November, and December, 'and the two fucceeding 



months, but in fliarp froil Ihculd be covered with dry litter. 



Spinach, 



The fpinacli which was fown in Auguft fiiould now be 

 cleared, and thinned out to proper difla^ces. 



This work may be performed either .by hand or hoe 5 

 it is not material which, provided the weeds are de- 

 llroyed, and the plants leift regular." 



In dry weather, hoeing them is the moft expeditious 

 method; but, if the weather is moift, i-t will be bell ta 

 perform that work by hand, . 



Let the plants be thinned out regularly to the dillance 

 of four or five inches, obferving to leave the llrongeft ; 

 and let the whole be perfei^ly well cleared from weeds. 



Where fpinach was not fown laft months it may ftill he 

 done ; and in a rich warm foil, will fucceed tolerably 

 well ; but mull be done in the beginning of the month, 



^ Toung Onions, 4 



The winter *onions which were fown the end of July, ^ 

 or towards the middle of Auguft, will now want weed- 

 ing : let this be done in due time, before the weeds get 

 the lUrt of the plants ; for, in that cafe, they would do 



the 



