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process is to be repeated two or three times, or every fort- 

 night, according to the height the plants may attain. 

 Some place the boards slightly inclining towards the 

 plants, retaining them in this position by triangular pieces 

 of board shaped like an inverted V. This is done the 

 better to insure the earth falling in between the plants 

 when the boards are removed. Earthing up should be 

 done when the plants are quite dry, for if done when they 

 have dew or rain upon them they will be liable to rust. 

 Thus treated, all the trouble of handling the plants and 

 pressing the soil in between the plants by hand is avoided. 



Some gardeners do not commence earthing them up 

 until they have attained nearly their full size, and gener- 

 ally do it at one operation, earthing them as high as can 

 be done without burying their hearts. In this case wider 

 boards will be required. Should the weather continue 

 open and mild, and the plants continue growing, they 

 give them another earthing up about the first of Novem- 

 ber. Others let the plants make their natural growth, and 

 earth them up at one operation three or four weeks before 

 they are wanted for use. It is not necessary to earth up 

 that which is intended for winter use more than once. 



A second mode of growing them is to set out the plants 

 at one foot apart each way, in a level bed of rich soil. 

 Planted thus thickly, the plants retain an erect position 

 but are not as large and strong as when grown by the 

 previous method. The soil between the plants must 

 receive two or three successive hoeings to keep the plants 

 clear of weeds. When grown in this way it is intended 

 for midwinter or later use, being blanched in the preserv- 

 ing pit. 



The best mode of preserving it for winter use is to dig 

 out a trench ten or twelve inches wide with square sides, 



