The EngUjh Gardner» 
The foafon for fetting Beans is from AlhoUantidc to the end of 
May, but moft commonly in February and March in private 
gardens } there is but few lets in December and February , ex¬ 
cept the weather be very mild. 
Of the forcing of Parfnips and Carrots , 
F lrft, you are to take care that your ground be compe¬ 
tently rich or hearty for the purpo(e,if not to beftowfome 
dung or foil thereon, that fo you may not dig and fow to no 
purpofe} if your ground be of a ftift or Cloungy nature, it 
will be your beffc way to trench it at leaft a (pit,a paring and a 
(hovelling} fo likewife if it be weedy and fowre,and in your 
trenching to lay your ground in ridges,inwill mellow andfweet- 
en the better. The order or manner is,firft to make a trench 
(where you are to begimto dig) about two foot wide or more, 
and of what length you think fit, and fo to obferve a con- 
ftant order both for breadth and depth, and then where the 
next trench is to be, (lift pare in the weeds or upper part of 
thegroundonly thebredth your trench isto be, and fling it into 
the bottom of your firft trench,and then dig and turn your (pits, 
filling up your former trench, and after (hovel up the crums 
and lay them on the top,and fo continue a conftant order until 
you have trench’d what you will} if you fee caufe, and your 
ground will bear it, you may dig your ground two (pits deep, 
and then in the fpring, when you are to fow your ground, 
you are to level it, digging it about fialf a (pit deep or lefs, 
rather than turn up any weeds, &c. Some do only dig their 
ground in the winter but fingle (pit, and then when they (Ur 
it in the fpring to fow, they are ap to turn the weeds or top 
of their groundup again, which caufoth the weeds to multi¬ 
ply and fpring up before their Crop, but if your ground be mel¬ 
low and for ordinary ufos,you may only pare the weeds clean, 
and fo let it reft until the fpiing, and then dig it when you are 
to. fow it, only if need requite you may fpread your dung on 
if, 
