s, is to
sow a new crop every fortnight, that if one succeeds and another fails,
as will often be the case, there still may be a constant supply of these
useful articles for the table. Plant kidney beans upon a hotbed for an
early crop; the dwarf, the white and Battersea beans, are the best
sorts. They must have air in the middle of mild days when they are up,
and once in two days they should be gently watered. Transplant cabbages,
plant out Silesia and Cos lettuce from the beds where they grew in
winter, and plant potatoes and Jerusalem artichokes.--MARCH. Sow more
carrots, and also some large peas, rouncevals and gray. In better ground
sow cabbages, savoys, and parsnips for a second crop; and towards the
end of the month, put in a larger quantity of peas and beans. Sow
parsley, and plant mint. Sow Cos and imperial lettuce, and transplant
the finer kinds. In the beginning of the month, sow Dutch parsley for
the roots. The last week take advantage of the time, or the dry days, to
make beds for asparagus. Clear up the artichoke roots, slip off the
weakest, and plant them out for a new crop, leaving four on each good
root to bear, and on such as are weaker two. Dig up a warm border, and
sow some French beans; let them have a dry soil, and give them no water
till they appear above ground.--APRIL. On a dry warm border, plant a
large crop of French beans. Plant cuttings of sage, and other aromatics.
Sow marrowfat peas, and plant some beans for a late crop. Sow thyme,
sweet marjoram, and savoury. Sow young sallads once in ten days, and
some Cos and Silesia lettuces. The seeds of all kinds being now in the
ground, look to the growing crops, clear away the weeds every where
among them, dig up the earth between the rows of beans, peas, and all
other kinds that are distantly planted. This gives them a strong growth,
and brings them much sooner to perfection than can be done in any other
way. Draw up the mould to the stalks of the cabbage and cauliflower
plants, and in cold nights cover the glasses over the early cucumbers
and melons.--MAY. Once in two days water the peas, beans, and other
large growing plants. Destroy the weeds in all parts of the ground, dig
up the earth between the rows, and about the stems of all large kinds.
Sow small sallads once in two days, as in the former month: at the same
time choose a warm border, and sow some purslain. Sow also some endive,
plant peas and beans for a large crop, and French beans to suc