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STORAGE OF VEGETABLES FOR WINTER USE 



or in boxes to be placed in the cellar (Fig. 187). In either case 

 the cellar must be cool, the ventilation good, and the earth sur- 

 rounding the roots kept moist by repeated applications of water. 

 In applying the water, care must be taken to wet only the roots 

 and not the tops of the plants. If the 'cellar is kept dark, all new 

 growth made during the winter will be thoroughly blanched. 



Leeks and Brussels Sprouts stand considerable freezing, and 

 can often be carried through the winter in good condition by dig- 

 ging with the roots on and planting close together in coldframes 



Fig. 1S7. — Celery packed in box for winter storage in cellar. The holes in 

 side of box are to facilitate watering without wetting tops of plants. 



late in the fall. In extreme weather, straw or other protection 

 should be provided in addition to the sash. 



Parsley can be wintered in a coldframe along wdth leeks and 

 Brussels sprouts, or a few roots may be planted in boxes of earth 

 and placed near the cellar window, or the plants can be placed in 

 pots and grown in the \\dndow of a living room like geraniums or 

 other house plants . The last-named method is as satisfactory as any, 

 and when garnishing material is needed, it is extremely accessible. 



