Every man his own gardener. Being a new ... gardener's kalendar ... / By T. Mawe, J. Abercrombie, and other gardeners.

  • Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806
Date:
1782
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Credit: Every man his own gardener. Being a new ... gardener's kalendar ... / By T. Mawe, J. Abercrombie, and other gardeners. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    norbruife them, ufinga pitch-fork, &c.in fpreadingiton, and alight wooden rake to draw it oft' into the alleys, where it nuift be permitted to lie to be ready to throw over the plants every night, and even in the day, when there is occafion, on account of fevere froft, which, however, fliould always be done every night, when there is an appearance of froft, but muft be kept off in mild weather: which work of co- vering early radifties fliould be continued occaftonally, un- til the plants are fairly in the rough le-aves ; but in default of litter or ftraw for this purpofe, may cover with garden mats, firft having a quantity of wooden pegs ftuck into the ground ilant ways, about three inches above the furface, to keep the mats hollow from the radifties : both of which me- thods of covering early radilhcs, is the general pra6lice of the London gardeners, who thereby have them ready to draw for market plentifully in March. But in 01 der to have radifties as early as poflible, recourfe may be had to the alfiftance of hot-beds; therelore, any time in this month, make a moderate hot-bed for one or more three-light frames, only about half a yard or two feet depth of dung, Xu^dent jull to promote the early germi- nation of the feed, and lorvvard the plants moderately w’ith- out running them up long-ftianked, See. When the bed is made, fet on the frame; lay in about fix or feven inches thick of earth, then, having fome feed of the beft early dwarf ftort-topped radifii, fow it evenly on the furface, and cover it half an inch deep, and put on the glafl'es; or for want of frames and glafles, you may fix hoops or poles arch-ways over the bed, and cover it with mats, on nights and bad weather. When the plants appear, give them a large fiiare of air, cither by taking the glalfes, &c. entirely oft' in open wea- ther, or tilting them up high at one end, as the weather ftiall permit, otherwife they will be fpoiled ; or if a co- vering of mats, throw them up on the fouth fide; and after the plants have been up a few days, thin them reguharly with your hand, where they ftand too thick, and leave the ftrongeft plants ftanding about an inch and an half afunder. Some of the fiime feed may be fown on a w^arin fpot in the common ground, and covered w'ith a frame. See. thefe will come in at a very acceptable feafon. Carrots. If the weather is open and dry, about the beginning, »r any time of this month, let a warm fpot of ground be pre- B 5 pared