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FEBRUARY.
Sow more pease and beans for a ⟨succession⟩; also radishes, lettuces, cresses, parsely, ⟨&c⟩. Spinage may be sown every three or ⟨four⟩ weeks, to have a constant supply: ⟨also⟩ a few cabbage and savoy seeds about ⟨the⟩ end of the month. A few onion seeds ⟨may⟩ be sown about the middle of the month, ⟨which⟩ often do better than those sown later. Prepare ground for potatoes, onions, ⟨and⟩ other roots. Gather fresh horse dung ⟨to⟩ prepare for making up hot beds for cucumbers and melons. As green house ⟨plants⟩ will require fresh air at all times, ⟨when⟩ the season will permit, a little may be ⟨given⟩ about mid-day, if the weather is mild ⟨and⟩ clear, and the wind still; and water may be given in small quantities to such ⟨plants⟩ as want it, picking off all decayed ⟨leaves⟩. Plant ranunculuses and anemonies. ⟨Sow⟩ tender annual flowers, on a moderate ⟨hot⟩-bed.
MARCH.
Make small hot-beds for raising cucumbers and melon plants. Plant some early ⟨potatoes⟩ on a warm sheltered situation, ⟨covering⟩ them, in frosty evenings, with litter or pease straw. About the middle ⟨sow⟩ brocoli, cabbages, savoys, asparagus,