Garden-Kalendar for the Year 1752 



Middle of February : two rows of Beans, & nine of 

 early pease in the field-Garden. 



March 4 th . Hot- bed in the field-Garden : the dung had 

 been cast a fortnight, & mixed with Coal-cynders, 3 hun- 

 dred of Cabbage-plants in the new, & Turner's Garden. 



5. Mulched, & banked-up the Quincunx of firs on 

 Baker's Hill. Dressed the Rasberry-beds, & planted a new 

 one in the new Garden. Sowed a Crop of Celeri on the 

 outside of the Cucumber-frame. Sowed a Crop of Carrots, 

 Parsneps, Leeks, Onions, Skirrets, Beets, Radishes, Lettuce, 

 fine Coss sort. A large Plot of fine Asparagus-seed from 

 Chalgrave in the new Garden. Sowed in the new Garden. 

 French honeysuckles, Columbines, & Everlasting-pease. 



6. Weeded Sea-Cale-bed. Sowed Holy-oak seed, & 

 Oriental-Mallow, a good large bed in the new Garden. 

 Sowed two rows of forward pease in the Garden in the 

 field. 



March 7. Sowed in the Hot-bed Cucumbers, French 

 Marrigolds, African D- ; Indian wheat ; & Nasturtiums on 

 the outside. 1 Dressed strawberry-beds. Planted a row of 

 Eschallots. Planted Holy-oaks down the field. New-dug 

 the border at the bench in the Field. Made a screen for 

 the Hot-bed with pease-haulm. 



10. Plashed, & banked-up the Quick-set hedge be- 

 tween Turner's, & the Orchard. Planted Holy-oaks in the 

 New-garden. Sowed poppy-seed, & Larkspur-seed in the 

 Borders of the new Garden. Dressed asparagus-beds : 



1 Appeared all above ground on the nth. The bed heats well, without being 

 too fierce. [G. W.] 



