APRIL — COLD FRAMES 



A cold frame is like a hot bed, except that it has no pit, 

 or only a very shallow one, and no manure is used in it. 

 Plants can be grown in it before the outdoor garden season 

 begins, but it will not protect the plants from severe cold 

 as a hot bed will. 



A very fertile seed bed is needed in a cold frame, because 

 it is desirable to grow as many plants as possible in a small 

 space. Be sure to raise the sash on a bright day. 



The garden season may be extended by the use of plant 

 protectors also. A very simple protector may be made of 

 a small box which has no top or bottom. Place the box 

 over a plant, and cover it with cheesecloth at night or on 

 cold days. Window glass may be placed over these boxes, 

 instead of the cheesecloth. In this way young plants may 

 be started in the spring before danger of frost is over, or 

 protected from frost in the fall. 



In April plant your early vegetables and transplant hardy 

 seedlings like lettuce and cabbage. 



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