JDec*] The Kitchen Garden. 5^1 



But, before you put on the above laft parcel of earth* 

 you muft firft iix fome thick bands, or ropes of ftraw> 

 round the upper part of the bed, to fecure the earth from 

 flipping down, and which alfo ferves for the frame to 

 reft upon. This is to be done in the following manner: 

 let fome bands of ftraw be made, about three inches 

 thick, and get fome fmall wooden pegs or Ihcrt fticks 

 fharpened at one end ; with thefe fticks the band of ftraw 

 is to be pegged down round the top of the bed, clofe to 

 the edge on both fides and each end ; then add the ad- 

 ditional fupply of earth above mentioned even with the 

 top of the wreathing or ftraw band^ and v/hen this is 

 done, let the frame and glaftes be immediately put on, 

 and refted on the band of ftraw. 



Obferve that, during the time the bed is without the 

 frame, if there ftiould happen to be heavy rains or great 

 fnow, the bed, at fuch times, muft be defended by a good 

 thick covering of ftraw or mats ; or otherwife put on the 

 frame and lights, at the firft approach of fuch weather. 

 The next thing to be obferved, is, that, when the 

 heat of the bed begins to decline, it muft be renewed by 

 applying a lining of new horfe-dung to its fides. This 

 will be required probably, in about eighteen or twenty 

 days after the bed is made ; nor muft you forget to cover 

 the glafles every night with mats, or long litter ; but 

 this Ihould be particularly obferved when the plants be- 

 ^in to appear. 



Note, m placing the plants on the bed, take care to 

 fet the crowns of tbe roots upright, and gather the roots 

 of each plant clofe together ; fo that a bed for a three- 

 light frame may contain at leaft, between two and three 

 hundred roots in each light. 



But for a farther explanation of the general particulars 

 in making, planting and management of thefe beds, fee 

 the Kitchen Garden for February. 



The bed will begin to produce abundantly in about 

 9, month, or five or fix v/eeks, when they will rife very 

 thick all over the bed ; and for the method of gather- 

 ing them fee February, 



Trenching and digging. 



Now forward, at all opportunities, the trenching and 



4%ging ^^ vacant fpace of groand in the kitchen -gar- 



A a 2 den. 



