. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. SEA 537 SEA every two, in preference to the plan sometimes recommended of planting three rows in beds seven feet wide. If the months of June and July prove dry, the beds should be plentifully watered. The seedlings require no other atten- tion, during the first summer, than to be kept free from weeds, and to be thin- ned to five or six in each patch. When their leaves have decayed and are clear- ed away, about November, they must be earthed over an inch or two with dry mould from the alleys, and over this about six inches depth of long litter spre
. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. SEA 537 SEA every two, in preference to the plan sometimes recommended of planting three rows in beds seven feet wide. If the months of June and July prove dry, the beds should be plentifully watered. The seedlings require no other atten- tion, during the first summer, than to be kept free from weeds, and to be thin- ned to five or six in each patch. When their leaves have decayed and are clear- ed away, about November, they must be earthed over an inch or two with dry mould from the alleys, and over this about six inches depth of long litter spread. In the following spring the litter is to be raked off, and a little of the most rotten dug into the alleys. "When the plants have perfectly made their appearance they must be thinned, leaving the strongest plant, or, as Mr. Maher recommends, the three strong- est, at each patch, those removed being transplanted at similar distances if re- quired ; but it must be remarked, that those transplanted never attain so fine a growth, or are so long lived. In the second winter the earthing must be in- creased to five or six inches deep over the crowns, and the covering of litter performed as before. In the third spring, the litter being removed, and some dug into the alleys, as before, about an inch depth of drift sand or coal-ashes must be spread regularly over the surface. The sprouts may now be bleached and cut for use ; for, if this is commenced earlier, the stools are rendered much less productive and much shorter lived. In November, or as soon as the leaves are decayed, the beds being cleared of them, the coating of sand or ashes removed, and gently stirred with the asparagus-fork, they must be covered with a mixture of three parts earth from the alleys, and one part of thoroughly decayed leaves, to the depth of three or four inches. The major part of this is to be removed in the following spring, the beds forked, and the covering of sand renewed, this routine of cultivat
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