426 The Kitchen Garden. [Sept. 



the crop much injury, and alfo render it very trouble- 

 fome to feparate the weeds from them. 



This work muft be entirely done by hand, and with 

 great care ; othenvife many of thefe young plants will 

 be drawn out with the weeds : for the onions are not 

 now to be thinned, except where they rife in clufters. 



Where the fowing of onions was omitted lall; month, 

 you may ilill fow fome feed ; there will be a chance of 

 their fucceeding, but it mult be done the firft week in 

 the month. 



7urneps» 



Hoe the turneps which were fown the former month ; 

 let this be done in a dry day ; and let your hoc be fharp, 

 and of a middle fize. 



Cut the weeds up clean, and let the plants be hoed out 

 regular, leaving them eight inches diftant. See Auguil. 



Small Sallading, 



L6t the different kinds of fmall fallading be fown once 

 a week, or ten d^ys, as you fee it neceiiary : the forts are^ 

 crefTes, muftard, radiih, and rape. 



Thefe feeds muft now be fown in a warmer fituation 

 than in the preceding months, and where the earth is 

 light and rich. 



About the middle of this month you may begin ta 

 fow thefe feeds on a, warmer border, under a fouth wall, 

 or other fence of the fame afpetl. 



Towards the end of this mon^h, if the weather fhould 

 prove very wet and cold, you fhould begin to fow fome. 

 fmall fallad herbs in frames, and cover them with the' 

 lights occafionally ; or you may fow them under the 

 hand or bell-glaffes, for thefe plants will make but poor 

 . progrefs if they are not 'covered in cold wea^ther ; but ef- 

 pecially in cold nights. 



Thefe plants generally rife beft when they are fown in 

 drills ; but the drills muft be very (hallow, and the feed 

 covered not more than a quarter of an inch with light 

 earth. 



Chervil and Corn-Salld'd^ 



Sow chervil and corn fallad the beginning of this 

 month, if not done in Auguft, for winter and earl-y 



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