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Ground. 
~dener, but it is not the lefs true: 
OF GARDENING. 
lie one Week more to fettle, and then let the 
Plants be taken up, and regularly planted at 
the Diftances we have directed, by drawing Lines 
for that Purpofe 
Watering ; and every Evening repeat it till they 
have very well taken Root. 
The Seafon by this Time will be advaneed 
-toward Fune, and the Earth will grow dry: it 
is a large Spot to water conftantly; but there 
is a Method of Culture greatly preferable. 
The Requifites for the good Growth of thefe 
Plants, are Freedom from Weeds, and a due 
Quantity of Moifture at the Roots : 
both thefe 
may be given at once by digging between them ; 
and they are by thefe Directions placed at fuch a 
- Diftance, that this can be done with great Eafe. 
The common Method of managing them is 
by hoeing the Ground to deftroy “the Weeds ; 
and watering them as they require it; but this 
latter Method being very eoubicame. is often 
neglected, and the Plants ftarve. accordingly. 
_ Every one knows that the Effect of digging 
is a radical Deftru€tion of Weeds: ; that the Hoe 
only cuts off their Tops, but the Spade takes out 
their Roots: this Advantage therefore is fo great, 
that were there no other it very well anfwers for 
the greater Trouble: but we are to acquaint the 
Operator, ‘that this digging gives Neen to the 
This is, perhaps, new Doétrine to the Gar- 
there is no con- 
tradi¢ting Experience. There falls in the Night 
a Moifture upon all Ground, and that ‘which 
is dug and well broken, receives it the moft free- | 
ly, and detains it longeft. 
The Dew that falls upon a Piece of enisl 
with a hard Surface, does not penetrate half an 
Inch; and is dry’d by the Sun and, Wind in an 
Hour in the Morning ; whereas that which falls. 
upon a Piece where the Surface is free and open, 
penetrates eight or ten Inches, and lies too deep. 
to be blown off by the Winds, or. thoroughly 
reach’d by the Sun. This the ingenious Mr. Tull 
found in the Field; and we eae experienontd it in 
the Garden. 
That Gentleman favs. ei Ge found that 
in the drieft Weather good Horfehoeing (which 
of all the Field Operations comes the neareft to 
that of the haa always procured Moifture to 
the Roots. 
We have given the Reafon, and the Effect is 
evident. The Damps of the Night penetrate in 
this well broken and open Ground, and lodge 
about the Roots where the Sun’s Heat that be- 
gins to raife them up, at the fame Time warms 
them about the Roots, and fets the Plant to 
growing. 
Befide this, there is the Advantage from digging 
we have before explain’d in. its breaking off the 
Roots at their Extremities; whence new Fibres 
are thrown out innumerably, and have a free 
Earth to fhoot. in. 
For all thefe Reafons, we advife the Gardener 
who follows thefe rational Inftru€tions, to dig, 
with the Spade inftead of hoeing between the 
: here let them have a gentle |. 
‘Plants ; and we can affure him that once perform- 
ing this Operation, will anfwer for three Times of 
the other. 
Let it be repeated occafionally as the Weeds 
appeat, and as the Ground fhews Drynefs ; and 
every Time the Earth is thus dug, let fome fine 
Mould be drawn up in a ede 1 Hill about the 
Bottom of every Plant, two Inches higher than 
the general Surface. 
Befide this, we thall advife the. Gardener j in 
Seafons to stow fomé Water to the Plants : 
will thrive the beter for it ; 
dry 
This Work of donirie ‘lng at ata Inter: 
vals repeated through the Summer, the Gardener 
will early in Autumn find his Reward. 
The firft fowing of the Cabbages will be fir 
to cut; and himfelf and the F amily will be equal- 
ly furpriz’d at their Bignefs in the Theat, and at 
their delicate Flavour. 
From this Time he is to go on cutting svi as 
they ripen, and as they are wanted. At the, Age ; 
proach of Winter he muft draw up the Mould 
about the Stalks of thofe which remain - ; to pre- 
vent the Froft from entering to the Root; 
he will thus keep them alive, and ‘in Vigours 
during the whole hard Seafon, 
This Direction at large we have thought pro- 
| per to give concernitig, this ufeful Plant; and 
the ingenious Workman will. find it may, be ap- 
ply’d to many other of the large growing Kinds 
with the fame Advantage. 
Toward the End of this Week let the Gardener 
look to thofe Beds of the finer Kind of Lettuces,. | 
the Cos and others, which, if fown according to 
our Directions in the preceding Nutpetsy _ 
be now ready to tranfplant. 
For this Purpofe let a Bed of rich ahs Mould 
be well dug, and mark’d by Lines longways and 
acrofs, into Squares of a Foot Breadth. 
Into every one of thefe let there be one Lettuce 
fet; and Iet the Ground be carefully drawn up, 
and clofed about the Roots. After this let them 
every Morning have a gentle Watering ;_ with 
Water that has ftood all Night in the Houfe: 
In the taking up thefe from their Original Bed, 
let as many be left as the Ground can well main-: 
tain for growing to their Bignefs ; and let the ftout- 
eft Plants be left for this Purpofe. 
‘In the taking up the other's, let thefe be left 
at a Foot Diftance every Way, and let the Ground 
be laid fmooth between them. After this they’ 
muft have a gentle Watering evety other Morn- 
ing; and having had no Check from a Remo- 
val, they will grow to their due Size very: quick- 
ly ; and come in at an extreamly valuable Time. 
When thefe are all cut, the tranfplanted ones 
will juft come in; and thus a Suceeffien will be 
kept up without any Stop. 
The Care of our Augu/t Beans muft be conti- 
nued as we have before direéted: and we shall 
here, for’the Service of thofe who fhalt’ hereafter 
practife that Method, infert the Pra@ice of a 
worthy Correfpondent, by which he has beer: 
accuitom’d to bring them, to Perfection. 
* Horfehoeing Hufbandry, Ed. 3. Page 52, 
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