212 THE PRACTICAL GARDEN -BOOK 



In the Storing of all things, especially those which have 

 soft and green matter, as cabbages, it is well to provide 

 for the heating of the produce. If the things are buried out 

 of doors, it is important to put on a very light cover at first 

 so that the heat may escape. Cover them gradually as the 

 cold weather comes on. This is important with all vegetables 

 that are placed in pits, as potatoes, beets and the like. If 

 covered deeply at once, they are likely to heat and rot. 

 All pits made out of doors should be on well -drained and 

 preferably sandy land. 



When vegetables are wanted at intervals during the 

 winter from pits, it is well to make compartment pits, 

 each compartment holding a wagon load or whatever 

 quantity will be likely to be wanted at each time. These 

 pits are sunk in well -drained land, and between each 

 of the two pits is left a wall of earth about a foot thick. 

 One pit can then be emptied in cold weather without in- 

 terfering with the others. 



An outside cellar is better than a house cellar in which 

 there is a heater, but it is not so handy. If it is near the 

 house, it need not be inconvenient, however. A house is 

 usually healthier if the cellar is not used for storage. House 

 cellars used for storage should have a ventilating shaft. 



Strawberry. The saying that Strawberries will 

 grow on almost any soil is misleading, although true. 

 Some varieties of Strawberries will grow 

 on certain soils better than other varie- 

 ties. What these varieties are can only 

 be determined by an actual test, but it is 

 a safe rule to select such varieties as 

 prove good in many localities. As to 

 the methods of culture, so much depends 



Strawberries on tne g j ze of the plo ^ the pur p Ose f or 



which the fruit is wanted, and the amount of care one is 

 willing to give, that no set rule can be given for a garden 

 in which but few plants are grown and extra care can be 



