A GARDEN KALENDAR 299 



Jan : 24. Cucumbers thrive well, & shew a rough leaf. 

 Misty, still weather with an high Barometer. John finish'd 

 M r - Etty's wall-trees in 4 Jobs. 



26. Sowed about 14 Succado-melon-seeds to plant an 

 early melon-frame, if they succeed. Cucumbers look finely ; 

 & begin to shew a second rough leaf. 



Sloped, & finish'd-off the ditch of the terrass ; & levell'd 

 most of the terrass. 



Spread the marie, & rubbish on the new garden : there 

 is a good Coat of each. 



Smart frosts for three or four days. 



29. Frost continues very smart. Finished cutting all 

 the Alleys thro' the new Garden ; & levelled all the terrass 

 as far as it can be, 'till it settles. Cleared away the roots 

 of trees in the meadow. 



30. Frost smarter than ever. Wheeled the dung that 

 was left after paying the farmers out of the melon-ground. 

 Trench'd a well dung'd plot above the earth-house for 

 melon-loam ; & turned some old melon-loam. 



The heat in the Cucumber-bed declining, order'd the 

 bed to be lined with 15 barrows of very hot-dung. 



Beautiful rimes for several mornings on y e Hanger. It 

 froze within to night. 



31. Carted in 10 loads of Hot-dung for the bearing 

 Cucumber-bed. 



Succado-melons begin to appear. 



Dug-out all the under-ground dung in y e melon- 

 Ground, & levell'd the Area. 



Feb : 2. The over-fierce lining scalded all the plants. 

 Sowed more seeds. 



3. Potted the Succado-plants that were not much 

 damaged. 



Very high barometer, & settled fine weather. 



Sowed more Succado seeds. 



Feb : 5. Made the bearing Cucumber-bed with 10 loads 

 of good dung : it is, I think, too deep ; being four feet odd 

 inch : behind, & three feet odd inch : before. The bed is 

 made full early, as the plants are but just peeping out of 



