1 06 The Englijh Gardner. 
though fome do purpofoly forbear, and fay the weeds keep 
their Herbs moift, and from the violence of the Sun, but lam 
fare of the contrary, for if there be any vertue or moifture 
where they grow, they will have the beft (hare, the Earth 
being more natural to Weeds, than to what we let or fow, as 
plainly appears by their quick growing, and over-growing of 
what we fet or fow: Now for the kind of Water that is beft 
to water your Garden,it is certain that Pond or Ditch-Water 
is better than Running or River-water, yet that is far better 
than Pump or Well-water, yet it hath always been my Lot to 
have no other for my ufo, whether for Cucumbers or other 
Herbs and Flowers 3 yet I doubt not but there is a week odds 
in a Months growth at fome times of the Year,bet ween water¬ 
ing with a warm fat handing Water, and watering with cold 
Pump or Spring- water, but yet the worft is better than none: 
but where occafion is for fome fmall quantity, for fome tender 
Plants, fome have great Tubs fill’d, wherein they put Sheeps 
dung or other dung, letting it hand in the Sun until it is in 
better cafe to ufo as aforefaid,ftill fopplying their Tubs as need 
requires 3 and as I faid before, one watering towards the de¬ 
clining of the day or evening, is better than two in the morn¬ 
ing or heat of the day, for moft things 
Another thing worth the pradifing, is, that you be care¬ 
ful to cut or top your Herbs often, for it is not only hand- 
fome, but caufoth your Herbs to laft longer, whereas to fuf- 
for Herbs to grow rank, or woody, or to feed quickly, de- 
ftroys them, or fo weakens them, that they do not thrive a- 
gain in a great while: by your often topping yourfweet herbs, 
you may, if you will, make ufo of them to dry and make them 
into powder to ufo all the Winter, fo that you need not cut 
your Herbs in the Winter: another convenience is, that if 
you cut your Herbs often, you may cut them at any time with¬ 
out prejudice to them 3 whereas if you fiiffer them to grow 
Woody or to Seed, you hazard the killing of them, in eafo 
you cut them in a very hot and dry Time, or in the Win 
ter. 
