498 The Kitchen Garden. [Nov. 



into the fide of the ridge of earth horizontally, almoli to 

 the top of their leaves. 



The endive will in fuch a ridge blanch freely, and 

 without much hazard of its rotting by rain, SiC. for wet 

 cannot lodge there. 



But thefe plants, both in fuch ridges, and fuch as are 

 in level ground, fnould be fheltered in fevere froils by a 

 covering -of fome dry long litter, for endive is not able 

 to endure much froft. 



Cariioc'fis. 



Finifti landing or earthing up cardoons as they ad-» 

 Vance in height. Firil: gather their leaves up even and 

 clofe, and tie them together with a hay-band; then let 

 the earth be well broken, and laid up round each plant 

 to a good height. 



Let this work be performed in a dry mild day, and 

 when the leaves of the plants are perfedly dry, otherwife 

 they will rot in the heart. 



Where the afparagus beds were not cleaned and earthed 

 up laft month, it muii now be done, 



Thislhould be done the beginning of the month, and 

 obferve the following method; cut down the Items or 

 haulm of the afparagus clofe to the furface of the beds, 

 and let this be directly carried away. 



Then, with a fharp hoe, let every weed on the beds be 

 cut up, and at the fame time draw them all off into the 

 alleys. 



Then fet the line, and with a fpade, mark out the 

 alleys about eighteen inches or two feet wide; this done 

 let the alleys be dug out one moderate fpade deep, and 

 lay the earth neatly over the beds; and, as you go on, 

 let the v/eeds which were drawn oif the beds be digged 

 into the bottom of the alleys a proper depth, and let the 

 edge of every bed be made full and ftrait. See Odober. 



Artichokes. 



About the middle or towards the latter end of this 

 month, it will be time to cut down the leaves of arti- 

 chokes, and earth up the plants to protedjt them from (q- 

 vere frofta. 



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