Dec] The KitchenGarden. 529 



Cardooni. 



Earth up cardoons finally, if not done laft month, to 

 blanch or whiten them their full length, and to pneferve 

 them from froft. 



This' work fhould be done when the weather is mild 

 and dry, obferving to tie the leaves evenly together with 

 hay-bands ; then let the earth be well broken and laid 

 up round each plant. 



Thefe plants fhculd now be earthed up w'thin a very 

 little of their tops-, if poiTible ; and in fevere weather, 

 fome dry litter may be laid up round the bell: plants, 

 which will keep the frofl out. 



Artichohs, 



Where the Artichokes were not landed up the lafi: 

 month, that work Ihould be done, if polTible, the begin- 

 ning of this ; or let fome litter be laid over them. 



Firllcut off the large leaves clofe to the furface of th^ 

 ground, and clear them away ; then let the earth be laid 

 ever the rows of the plants in the manner mentioned 

 in laft month. 



But if the ground is frozen hard, fo that you cannot dig 

 between, or that you have not time to earth them, let 

 fome long dry litter be laid clofe about all the plants, 

 feparately ; to protedl them from the eflefts of the froll, 

 and if the froft fets in rigorous, draw the litter quite 

 over their tops j being fure to remove it when the froft 

 breaks. 



Mi<Jhroo'/?is. 



Now take good care of the mufhroom-beds, to keep 

 the froft and wet from rhem. To do this, let a good 

 . covering of clean dry ftraw be kept conftantly over every 

 bed, not lefs than a foot in thicknefs. 



After heavy rains or fnow, let the beds be examined 

 and df you find the covering next the bed wet, let the 

 wet ftraw be directly removed and fome dry be laid in 

 its place. . 



For the general management of thefe beds, fee Sep- 

 tember, 



A Hot-bed to force J/paragus, 



Make a hot-bed to plant afparagus where it is required 

 early, for v/inter and fpring fupply. 



A a Prepare 



