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 * Groulding'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. 



FIG. 31. SECTION OF TRIANGULAR PEA-GLASSES, IN FOUR-FEET LENGTHS. 

 References. a a a a a, four-feet lengths ; the base board, B, four and a half inche?. 



These glasses are inexpensive things to make, and 

 are an excellent protection for Peas in rows. They 



