FOR YOUNG GARDENERS. 49 



ing or plowing in the spring. For the garden, it is best to 

 have a narrow bed or a two foot walk between two narrow 

 beds four feet wide. 



FOR FIELD CULTURE. 



Set the plants two feet apart in the rows with the rows 

 five or six feet apart. Plow out the rows deep and set the 

 plants eight or ten inches below the surface, covering 

 them two to four inches. Fill gradually by harrowing and 

 cultivating. After the second year begin cutting. 



Cut the stalks daily in the early morning, with the 

 asparagus knife, just below the surface, using care not to 

 injure other shoots that are coming up. If the ground is 

 rich and well tilled, the stalks will be nearly one inch 

 through. They should be four to eight inches long. 



