STAKING AND TRELLISING 



six weeks before severe freezing weather may be ex- 

 pected. In this section where this method is used the 

 correct date would be the middle of October. 



Do not place the glass over the frame until severe 

 weather sets in or during periods of heavy rains. Pre- 

 vious to frost the seeds will have germinated and the 

 seedlings be well above the ground, and they should 

 have all the air possible to harden and strengthen their 

 growth. 



Should the weather be extremely severe it may be 

 well to cover the frame with burlap or litter, but if 

 there should have been a heavy fall of snow the snow 

 covering will be ample protection. 



Remove the glass during the first mild days of Spring, 

 and in the course of a week or two the frame also, though 

 the boards will be a protection against cold winds. 



The frame may then be used to cover early sowings 

 of lettuce, beans, etc. 



STAKING AND TRELLISING 

 A great diversity of opinion prevails over the ques- 

 tion of the most suitable material for staking Sweet 

 Pea vines. According to the NATIONAL SWEET PEA 

 ANNUAL FOR 1907, the opinions of fifty-two experts 

 were asked, forty-seven of the number voting for sticks, 

 most of them regarding hazel brush as being the best. 

 My own opinion on the matter is strongly in favor of 

 good twiggy boughs cut in the late winter or early 

 spring, that they may be on the green side and so tough 

 enough to last the season. If boughs are used, they 

 ought to be inserted at least one foot in the soil with the 

 tops inclining, if anything, a little outwards: i. e., the 



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