226 PREPARING FOR WINTER QUARTERS. 



no part of the stem is exposed. If the cabbage 

 plants are rather small, they can be set from half 

 to an inch apart in the rows, and the rows two 

 inches apart ; for growth is not aimed at now, 

 but simply their preservation till spring. 



I have always had the best success with let- 

 tuce, and seldom lose many plants. I put them 

 as close as they can stand in rows three inches 

 apart. Thus a small frame will winter over a 

 great many. The ground must be pressed very 

 firm about the roots, and kept so. Where it has 

 tended to freeze and thaw during the winter and 

 throw the roots out, I have found much advan- 

 tage in filling up the spaces between the plants 

 with dry sand. 



At first these almost hardy vegetables will re- 

 quire no protection in the cold frames, but as 

 freezing nights come on, the sash should be 

 placed over them, and taken off during the day, 

 and even during the winter they should be thor- 



