1 7 8 "The Gardeners Kalendar. June. 



Now you iliould fill up the alleys between 

 your laft ridges of Melons : if this is done 

 with loam and very rotten cow dung mixed, 

 and the whole troden down very clofe, the 

 plants will not require any water afterwards 5 

 for if their roots have depth enough of ftrong 

 land, they will produce a much greater crop of 

 fruit, than thofe planted on fliallow beds, which 

 muft be watered, and the fruit will be much 

 better flavoured, , 



Sow Turneps upon a moift fpot of ground, 

 when there is a profpecS of rain in a litde 

 time, for moifture will bring up the plants in a 

 few days ; but in dry weather the feeds will 

 remain in the ground, and not vegetate 5 be- 

 fides, if the plants come up, and the weather 

 continues very hot and dry, the fly will take 

 them, and deftroy them in a fliort time. 



In the beginning of the month you may 

 fow fome Broccoli feed for the fecond crop, 

 and Finnochia, to fucceed that which was fown 

 in the middle of the former month ; for in 

 very hot weather this plant will not remain 

 good above a fortnight, before it will run to 

 feed ', fo that if it be not often fown, there will 

 be a want to fupply the kitchen. 



Tranfplant Celery into (hallow trenches 

 for blanching, allowing about four or five 



inches 



