Mar.] 



THK CULINARY GARDEN. 



PLANTING CHIVES. 



If chives were not planted last month, let that be now done. 



MUSHROOM-BEDS. 



Continue to protect mushroom-beds from frost and rain, 

 either of which would destroy the spawn. And if convenient, 

 new beds may also be made, which will produce in succession, 

 during the summer and autumn* 



PLANTING HORSE-RADISH. 



Where horse-radish has not been already planted, let that 

 be done as soon as possible, as the buds will be beginning to 

 spring and might be injured by the operation. 



SOVnNG LEEKS. 



This is a good time to sow leeks for a full crop in strong 

 lands, but if they have been forwarded on a slight hot-bed, 

 the greater will be their size. On light warm sandy soils, 

 they will be yet in good time in the open ground. Sow in 

 beds to be afterwards transplanted, or thinly in such beds, 

 where they are to remain to come to their full size. 



SOWING KIDNEY-BEANS. 



About the middle of the month, if the ground be dry, and 

 the weather settled, sow a crop of kidney-beans : they should 

 be planted in a warm sheltered situation, and may be sown 

 longitudinally along the border, and when necessary, after they 

 come up, use the pea-glass case recommended for early crops 

 of peas. 



Kidney-beans, like many other fast-gTowing vegetables, are 

 much improved by transplanting. For this purpose, sow in 

 the beginning of the month a few in pots or boxes ; bring 

 them forward in any of the forcing departments ; tlie peach- 

 house is to be pref2rred, or in a slight hot-bed. Harden them 

 by degrees ; by the end of March, they will be fit for planting 



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