4lS KITCHEN GARDEN DISPLAYEH. 



tops of the leaves, and the root fibres, and 

 plant them by dibble, in rows a foot apart, 

 by fix inches in the row, inferting them down 

 to the leaves, with the neck part moftly into 

 the ground, to be long and white ; if dry 

 weather, water them till they take root ; af. 

 cerwards keep them clear from weeds by hoe- 

 ing, and by which, loofen the ground about 

 the plants, to encourage their growing large, 

 to a proper full fize for ufe, by September 

 and Odober, &c. thofe which remain in the 

 feed-beds, fhould be thinned regularly , fix inches 

 to a foot diftance, or if any were fowed, thin 

 with onions, and the onions being cleared ofFin 

 Auguft, the leeks will have room to grow to 

 a large fize for ufe, the end of Autumn, and 

 in Winter. 



Some of the late fowed leeks of April and 

 May, fhould be planted out in Auguft and 

 September, to ftand for Spring ufe, conti- 

 nuing till May without running to ftalks. 



The leeks of the main crops fowed in Fe- 

 bruary or March, will be advanced to full 

 growth by September or Oflober, to take up 

 lor ufe at that feafon, and all Winter, and 

 part of the Spring ; the others will remain for 

 late Spring crops. 



To fave leek feed, either leave, or tranf- 

 plant fome in February in a funny fituation, 

 m rows, two feet diftance by one foot in the 

 rows ; the feed will ripen in September in 

 large round heads. 



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