GARDENING CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY. 
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THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Sorv artichokes, asparagus, basil, beans, 
beet, burnet, cabbages, carrot, cauliflower, 
celery, chervil, clary, coriander, leek, lettuce, 
marjoram, onions, parsley, peas, parsnips, 
rape, rhubarb, radishes, sage, savory, salsafy, 
salading, scorzonera, skirret, sorrel, spinach, 
tarragon, thyme, and turnips. 
Plant and Transplant artichokes, balm, 
cabbages, cauliflower, horse-radish, herbs, gar- 
lic, liquorice, potatoes,shallots, sorrel, and tansy. 
General Directions. — Finish shortly the 
principal digging and trenching ; turn up the 
ridged and dug ground ; wheel in frosty wea- 
ther. Make a general preparation of the soil, 
for putting in the seeds, planting, &c. ; stir 
the soil, when dry, between advancing crops. 
In unfavourable weather for out-door ope- 
rations, prepare stakes, tallies, &c. ; look over 
the onions, carrots, beet, and other stored roots. 
Artichokes {Globe). — If not sown, do it 
immediately; and forward, by placing in heat. 
Artichokes (Jerusalem). — Prepare ground 
for them by trenching and manuring well : 
a light soil is desirable : where a screen or 
blind is wanted in summer, they answer ad- 
mirably. 
Asparagus. — New plantations maybe made; 
trench the ground three feet deep, and add 
fresh turfy loam, sand, and rotten dung, in 
quantity depending upon the nature of the 
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soil ; it must be made rich, and sea-weed, if 
at hand, is an excellent material ; divide the 
ground into four-feet beds, with two-feet 
alleys between ; put three rows into each 
bed ; take up the plants with a fork carefully ; 
lay them in trenches, which should be nine 
inches deep ; keep the plants eight inches 
apart, and the crowns two inches below the 
surface. Prepare ground for seed sowing in 
an open space, by dunging and trenching it 
well ; the seed must be sown next month. 
Halm. — Divide the old roots, and plant at 
fifteen inches between the rows, and one foot 
in the row. 
Basil. — Sow in a gentle heat, about the 
middle of the month, in sandy loam and leaf 
mould, equal parts. 
Beans. — Make another planting towards 
the end of the month ; earth up the advanc- 
ing crops, a little high at the edge, so as to 
protect from keen winds. 
Beet. — Sow a little about the end of the 
month, in rows sixteen inches apart ; sow 
thick ; and plant in a favourable situation, 
those kept for seed. 
Brocoli. — Secure the early heads from 
frost, by cutting, and placing them in a cool 
room or cellar ; cut them six inches below 
the flower, divest the stalk of its leaves, and 
insert it amongst damp sand. 
Brussels Sprouts. — Stake the tall plants ; 
pick only those sprouts which are firm and 
large, allowing the others time to improve. 
Burnet. — Sow in rows fourteen inches 
apart, or divide the old roots ; a few plants 
will suffice ; any common soil will suit it. 
