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YOu must lay forth the ground which you determine to im∣ploy this way, in as levell, square, and uniforme wise as you may.
If your ground be grassie, rough, or stiffe, it should be first ••owne with Hempe, or Beanes, which naturally maketh the ground mellow, destroyeth weeds, and neverthelesse leaveth the same in good season for this purpose.
But in what plight or state soever your ground be, tyll it
in the beginning of Winter with the Plough, if it be great, or with the Spade if it be small, and this doe, not onely the yeare before you plant it, but also every yeare after, even so long as you meane to receive the uttermost commodity of your Gar∣den, assuring your selfe that the more paines you take, and the more cost you bestow hereupon, the more you do double your profite, and the nearer you resemble the trade of the Flem∣ming.
Howbeit in some cases these paines may be spared (that is to say) where the mould is not deepe, and the hill made both good and great, in this case (I say) the hills being pulled downe, the earth contained in them, will cover the whole Garden, and all the weeds growing therein, and the same shall with helpe of dung maintaine your hills for ever.