116 New Principles of Gardening. 
Seed a gentle refrefhing of Water, as alfo at all times: when, 
above Ground, if the Weather proves hot and dry. 
About the middle of May is a very good time to fow, in the 
very fame manner, {uch Quantities as you may have occafion 
to pickle, which will alfo %.uiff your Table, during the 
Months of Fuly and Auguf?, plentifully : For be as careful as 
poflibly you can, fome will efcape your Eye; which will ap- 
pear the next time of gathering and be fit for the Table. 
‘Tis a Practice amongift many to put the Seed, at the time of 
fowing, all in‘a heap, which caufes the Plants to grow ina 
Clufter, but in my Opinion cannot thrive fo well, as when. 
each Plant is about two Inches apart. There is another Prac- 
tice amongft many Gardiners, to fow theit Seed for Pick- 
ling on a gentle Hot-Bed, and afterwards tran{plant them in- 
to their Holes at the diftances aforefaid. Now I confefs that 
this Method is a very good one, when the Land defign’d for 
them is not clear of its firft Crop, at the Time when ’tis. 
the Seafon for the Seed to be fow’d; for whilft the Crop is. 
clearing away, the Seed is coming up, and when quite clear’d,. 
the Plants may be taken up with Earth, and tran{planted therein, . 
and the Land fully crop’d again. 
But where Land has not a Spring Crop in like manner ’tig 
much better, and lefs extenfive, firft; to {ow the Seeds: in the 
Holes where they are to remain as before directed, and thereby 
the Trouble and Danger of tranfplanting is faved. 
When young Cucumbers are thus tranfplanted, they fhould 
be fhaded with Flower-Pots, ¢yc. for: the {pace of three or 
four Days, in which time they will have {truck Root, and be; 
able to withftand the heat of the Sun. 
») And as I directed in Se&. XV. Part 1. continually to keep. 
the Earth about their Roots from binding, by often removing 
it gently ; fo you: muft obferve the very fame hercin, and 
when they are arrived into their third Joint, to peg them 
down, and raife the frefh Earth amoneft their Stems, which will 
caufe them: to ftrike frefh Roots therein ,. and» grow away 
firongly. e , 
As foon as ever you obferve them to turn out Fruit, you 
muft not fail of giving them plentiful Refrethings of Waters 
atherwife the Fruit will dwindle and die away, and you'll be 
difappointed of your Hopes. way : ; 
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