The operations on the kitchen garden in February will depend very much on the weather, and must be regulated by it. It is useless to attempt to dig, plant and sow in wet weather,for the ground will cling to the feet of the workmen, and the time spent in vain attempt will be altogether lost. The had of the gardener must be withheld until drier weather prevails and the surface of the soil is fairly dry. Then no time must be lost in preparing the ground for, and getting in, the crops for the coming season. Continue to wheel manure onto vacant ground, and get all ground work as forward as possible, bearing in mind that much of the success of the season depends upon it; and how important it is to have the ground prepared a week or two before cropping, especially where it is heavy or retentive, for none but a practiced workman can appreciate the advantage of having the surface in the finely pulverised condition that follows sharp frost and drying winds.

To produce carrots and parsnips of an extraordinary size, make a very deep hole with a long dibber ram the earth well round it while the dibber is in and when it is removed, fill up the hole with fine rich earth. Sow a few seeds on the top, either parsnips or carrots, as may be required, and when up, draw out all except the one plant nearest to the centre of the hole. Prodigious carrots and parsnips may be produced by this means.