164 THE FORCING GARDEN. 
may be realised from this frame without much cost or 
trouble. 
Of course the Cucumbers will require an abundance 
of water daily ; and too much of this cannot be given 
through the summer. Water them every day, in the 
afternoon at four o’clock, or at night, and shut up the 
frames till nine o’clock the next morning, when the 
sashes may be opened a little, or otherwise, according to 
the weather: if a hot sun follows the morning, open 
more ; if a cloudy day, not so much. Once a week give 
the whole of the bed a good watering with some liquid 
manure, not guano, but such as ‘ Goulding’s special,’ not 
too strong, but rather a little weak than over strong. 
Very early Peas may be obtained by sowing them in 
fine soil, and in a sheltered spot facing the south, and 
placing over them ridge glasses like those in the illus- 
tration below. 
Fie. 31.—SECTION OF TRLANGULAR PEA-GLASSE®, IN FOUR-FEET LENGTH2. 
References.—a a aaa, four-feet lengths ; the base board, B, four and a half inches. 
These glasses are inexpensive things to make, and 
are an excellent protection for Peas in rows. They 
