194 A KITCHEN GARDEN OF ONE ACRE. 
crop of kale, corn salad, etc., harvested, the whole 
ground can be plowed at once. 
Before closing, a few words in regard to watering 
and transplanting may not prove amiss. 
The best time for watering is in the evening. 
Though water may be given to the roots at any time, 
it should never be sprinkled on the foliage in the hot 
sun, as that causes brown spots or blisters where it 
comes in contact with the leaves. More injury than 
good results from beginning to water a plant, and 
then not keeping it up till the necessity ceases. As 
soon as the ground begins to get dry after watering, the 
soil should be stirred with the hoe. When you start to 
water a plant, do it thoroughly, so as to give the roots 
a soaking at every watering, or else do not water at all. 
The main points to be regarded in transplant¬ 
ing, are handling the plant carefully, so as to injure 
the roots as little as possible, planting firmly and 
shading to prevent the sun from withering or 
scorching the leaves. It should be borne in mind, 
that it is not nature’s design that a plant should be 
transplanted, and we ought to show sympathy for a 
plant as well as for our fellow-creatures. 
And now, having taken a walk with you through 
the kitchen garden, all I have further to say is, may 
you be favored with seasonable rain and sunshine, for, 
be it remembered, without the co-operation of the 
elements all our efforts are in vain. 
growth, and become worthless for the table if left in the ground after it 
has become possible to work it in the spring. For a late supply, the roots 
should be dug and stored in a very cool cellar. This method does not 
interfere with the garden being all thoroughly plowed in the spring. —Ed. 
