49^ The Kitchen Garden. [Nov. 



The feed muft be fown in. drills, or all over the fur- 

 face as obferved lail month, and covered not more than 

 a quarter of an inch deep with earth ; thefe feeds, at 

 this feafon, fhould be juft covered. Sec Odlober. 



When the feed is fov/n, immediately put on the glaffes; 

 and when the plants appear, let them have air by raifmg 

 the lights, or tiking them entirely off, as you fee it ne- 

 celTary; always keep them clofe every night. 



If you praflife the above method, there \vill be no oc- 

 cafion to ufe artificial heat, to raife thefe herbs, except 

 in fevere frofly weather. 



However, where a fupply of thefe fmall herbs are re- 

 quired to be forwarded as foon as poffible, it is eligible 

 to make a (lender hot-bed at this feafon for raiiing them, 

 obferving the method directed in January and February. 



Lettuce. 



Let the lettuce plants which are in frames enjoy the 

 •air freely every day, when the weather is m.ild and dry, 

 by taking the glailes entirely ofFin the morning; but if 

 the weather is like to be wet or is very cold, let them be 

 put on again in the evening ; but in very mild weather 

 let them alfo remain open at night ; for when thefe plants 

 are kept too clofe, they draw up weak. 



When the weather is very wet, let the glaiTes be kept 

 on, but let them be raifed a confiderable height at the 

 back of the frame to admit air to the plants. 



In frofty weather keep the- gLt&s clofe, and ufe other 

 covering if you fee it neceffary. 



If you have any of the fame plants under bell or hand- 

 glafles, let the fame rule be obferved as above. 



Such lettuces as were not planted out laffc month into 

 the winter beds where intended, IhoTild now be planted 

 there in the beginning of this month, either in frames 

 or warm borders, or under hand-glalfes, kcl 



Celery. 



When the weather is open and dry you Ihould earth 

 up celery to blanch it, and to preferve it from the froft. 



Break the earth well, and lay it up to the pla"nts with- 

 in fix inches of the top of their leaves. 



la performing this work let care be taken not to lay 

 the earth to the plants too hallily, becaufe that would 



' force 



