The Busy Woman s Garden Book 



need food at this stage of their growth, should be 

 prepared and the frame set on this or sunk a few 

 inches into the ground to insure warmth and pre- 

 vent the ingress of small rodents which some- 

 how show a peculiar penchant for hotbeds and 

 cold frames and have been known to destroy a 

 whole planting of seeds in a single night. A 

 little nitrate of soda scattered between the rows 

 of cabbage and cauliflower will work wonders in 

 the growth of these plants and is to be recom- 

 mended at this stage of their growth and again 

 when transplanted into the open ground. 



Other forms of plant protection are found in 

 the frameless beds protected by lath screens; 

 these are used mainly during the summer months 

 and are especially adapted for growing pansies 

 from seed to be transferred to cold frames in the 

 fall and grown on until time to plant out in per- 

 manent beds in spring ; for growing violets in like 

 manner and also for starting cabbage seed to be 

 held over winter in cold frames for early spring 

 planting. 



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