Jlne.J THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 4Q9 



Kidney -Beans. 



Sow successive crops of kidney-beans in the beginning, middle, 

 and towards the latter end of this month, as directed in page 376; 

 either of the dwarf or running kinds may now be planted with good 

 success. 



Should the ground happen to be very dry at the time of planting, 

 the drills ought to be well watered previous to the beans being 

 dropped therein; this should not be omitted in dry weather, as it 

 will greatly promote the sprouting of the seeds, and the crops will 

 rise sooner and be more regular. 



Land up the rows of kidney-beans planted last month, which 

 will greatly strengthen and bring forward the plants, and place 

 sticks or poles to the running kinds, which are now beginning to 

 advance in growth. 



Carolina and Lima Beans. 



Hoe and clean the ground between your crops of Carolina and 

 Lima beans; see that all are properly supported with sticks or 

 poles, and draw up some earth around the stems of the plants. A 

 few of the early Carolina kind may be planted about the first of 

 this month, for a late crop; for the method of planting, &c. see 

 page 377. 



Radishes. 



Although radishes do not generally succeed well at this season, 

 yet a few of the salmon coloured may be sown at different times in 

 the month: should the season prove moist, they may do tolerably 

 well. Some of the short top and white turnip-rooted kinds may 

 also now be sown, and toward the middle or end of the month you 

 may sow a good crop of the white and black winter or Spanish ra- 

 dish, to draw early in autumn. 



Carrots, Parsneps, and Onions. 



The crops of carrots, parsneps and onions must now be kept 

 clean and free from weeds; and if you observe that your onions in- 

 cline more to tops and roots, you may with a long stick gently lay 

 over their tops on one side, so as to bend them, and in a few days 

 after, lay them back to the opposite side, which will check the as- 

 cent of the juices and cause the bulbs to swell. 



Beets. 



The crops of beet should be kept very clean and the plants thin- 

 ned to proper distances, that they may have room to swell and grow 

 large. 



The seeds of these plants are generally sown in drills, or rows, 

 a foot or more asunder; and where that method was practised, you 

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