the frost or cover the cold frame. The plants 

 should be three or four inches high, dark green 

 in color and strong and hardy when ready to 

 transplant to the garden. If they are sickly 

 and yellow you have given them too much 

 heat and not enough water. Do not trans- 

 plant them to the garden until after danger 

 from frost has passed, about the first of May. 

 Place your line marking out your squares 

 about four feet apart and dig a hole four inches 

 deep with your vineyard hoe at each corner of 

 the square. This will place your vines four 

 feet apart each way and give plenty of room 

 for the vine to spread. Remember that straight 

 rows look better than crooked and haphazard 

 ones. Take the young plants out of the box 

 with a sharp stick, loosen the earth around the 

 roots and be sure to secure a plant with full 

 unbroken roots. Examine the leaves, root and 

 head, and if weak or imperfect discard it. Use 

 only perfect specimens as the future plant will 

 never do well unless started right. Place the 

 young plant in the hole, spread out the roots 

 and cover them with a little fine soil. Then 

 pour on about a cupful of water to settle the 

 earth around the roots and to supply moisture 

 for the new roots Which must start before the 

 plant grows in its new location. After the 

 moisture disappears cover the plant with earth 



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