4 T^he Gardeners Kalendar. Jan. 



on moderate hot-beds to bring them forward ; 

 for thofe feeds which are fown in the full ground 

 feldom facceed : thofe perfons who have no 

 frames to fpare, may arch the beds with hoops, 

 and cover them with mats, which will be fuffi- 

 ent covering in any moderate feafon -, or if, in 

 fevere winters, the mats are covered with ftraw 

 to keep out the froft, the fmall Sallet-herbs 

 will come up in thefe beds, though the plants 

 will not thrive fo well as thofe covered with 

 glaffes. 



Earth up Celery to blanch it, when the 

 weather is open, and the ground not too vvet, 

 for the plants cannot be too much guarded 

 from froft, by earthing them up at this time. 

 And, in very hard froft, fome of the Celery, 

 as alfo the ridges of Endive which were put 

 into the ground to blanch, fliould be covered 

 with long litter, or tanners bark, to keep the 

 froft out of the ground, other wife when the 

 ground is frozen, they cannot be taken up for 

 ufe when they are wanted. You muft alfo in 

 open weather, draw up the earth to your early 

 Peas and Beans, which will greatly proted: their 

 ftems from fioil:; but this ihould be done when 

 the furface of the ground is dry, left the moi- 

 fture of the earth ihould rot their tender ftalks. 

 But in doing of this, great care fliould be 

 7 had. 



