250 ^e Gardeners Kalendar. Aug, 



The Afparagus, which was planted the laft 

 Ipring, fhould be carefully cleared from weeds ; 

 for at this feafon it will make new (hoots, 

 which will be much ftronger, where they arc 

 not injured by weeds, or other plants, than on 

 the contrary. 



All the winter crops, fuch as Parfncps, 

 Leeks, Beets, Cabbages, ^c. fliould be con- 

 ftantly kept clear from weeds, which, if fuf- 

 fered to grow, will greatly injure them, and the 

 weeds will foon fcatter their feeds at this fea- 

 fon; whereby the ground will be plentifully 

 flocked with them, which cannot be rooted out 

 in many years. 



The dunghills {hould alfo be cleared from 

 weeds, particularly Chenopodii and Nightfhade, 

 which at this feafon are very common upon 

 almoft every dunghill ; and if the feeds are per- 

 mitted to fcatter upon the dunghills, when the 

 dung is carried into the garden, the feeds will 

 be mixed therewith, and thereby fill the 

 ground with weeds ; therefore they fhould be 

 pulled up, and caft into a heap, no rot at fome 

 diftance from the garden or dunghill, or dried 

 and burned ; for if they are only hoed down, 

 and permitted to He upon the dunghill (as is 

 by fome pradlifed), the feed€ will ripen as they 

 iic, and be almoft as bad as if tl;iey had been 

 fuffered 10 grow to maturity. 



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