A GARDEN KALENDAR 301 



The Cucumbers thrive surprizingly, & have three Joints 

 each. Earth'd up the hills a little to-day. The bed 

 maintains a fine gentle, genial heat. The Succado melons 

 thrive ; & the forwardest begin to shew a Joint. 



Continual stormy weather from y e west with small rain. 



7. The Cantaleupes come-up well ; every seed. 



9: 10. Long finish'd the brick -walk along by the 

 melon-screen ; & Tull sowed the border with radishes, 

 lettuce, & Carrots. Long made a large stone-drein also at 

 the bottom of the new-garden across the walk into Lassam's 

 ditch : it is so placed that in great floods the waters from 

 every alley must run with a swift descent towards it. 



10. Cucumber-plants thrive wonderfully, & begin to 

 throw-out wires. Some have five joints, & are stopp'd- 

 down for runners. 



Stopp'd some of the forward succades in pots. 



10. Sowed five more Waverley Cantaleupe seeds to 

 supply in Case of accident. 



Planted about 200 Cabbage-plants in part of one of the 

 middle new-quarters. 



An other levelling Job at the terrass. 



Frequent showers. 



ii. Made the Succado-melon-bed with ten loads of 

 dung for one three-light frame. The bed is very stout ; 

 full four feet deep behind, & near three before. The frame 

 & bed are more than six feet high. 



Planted some double bloody-wallflowers, from last year's 

 cuttings, in the border of the melon-screen. 



Planted the 12 Cantaleupe-plants in six pots. Frequent 

 showers. 



13. One of the plants that was stopp'd down shows a 

 Cucumber at the foot of a runner. The Sun in a few 

 minutes scalded Part of a leaf that touch'd the Glass. 



14. Mowed the Grass-plot the first time : there was a 

 vast deal of Grass, which lined the Cucumber-bed. 



Sowed a Crop of Carrots, parsneps, Coss-lettuce, Onions, 

 radishes, & spinage, in the first lower Quarter of the new 

 Garden ; which raked, & crumbled in pretty good order. 



