Nov.] The Kitchen Garden. 50 c 



[f thefe roots were to be permitted to remain in the 

 ground, they would cankei And rot; b files, if fevere 

 froil fuould fet in, the ground will be frozen fo hard, 

 that it would be difficult to take the roots up at the 

 time they are wanted. 



Take the advantage therefore of a dry mild day, and 

 t/ke the roots out of the ground ; cut the tops off clofe, 

 clean them from earth, and carry them into fome con- 

 venient dry place. 



Then lay a bed of dry fand on tlie flocr about two or 

 three inches thick; place the roots upcn the fand ,clofe 

 together, obferving to lay the crowns of the roots out- 

 Sv'ards. 



Cover the roots with fand two inches thick, then lay 

 fome more roots on that, and then more fand, and fo 

 proceed with a layer of fand and another of roots, till 

 you have laid them all, and lay fome dry ftraw over the 

 whole. 



Likewife dig up fome red-beet roots, to prefervcin the 

 fame manner; alfofalfafy, fcorzonera, &c. laying them 

 in fand as the carrots and parfncps. 



Potatoes. 



'Where potatoes Hill remain in the ground, let them 

 now be taken up as foon as poffible, before fevere froU 

 begins ; thefe roots cannot bear much froll:, for fuch as 

 are. affeded by it,, immediately turn very watery, and 

 then are not fit to eat. 



They ihould be digged up with a flat three- tyned 

 fork, there being proper potatoe-forks for the purpofe, 

 made with flat tyncs, blunted, roundifli at the ends; in 

 proceeding to dig up the potatoes, previouOy cut" down 

 the haulm or ilalks of the plants near the ground, the 

 remaining part of ihe Ilalks will ferve as a direction in 

 pitching the fork; then in digging up the potatoes, 

 turn them clean up to the top, and colled them ii^To" 

 baikets, &c. 



Let thefe roots when taken up be well cleaned, and 

 laid up in a dry room ; and when the weather is {QWQ.rQ^ 

 let them be covered with fome dry llravv, and let this be 

 laid almoll: a foot thick over them. 



Thefe roots fliould be from time to time looked over, 

 and all fuch as have any tendency to rottennefs ihould 



be 



