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gardens, where but a few heads are required at a 

 time, this is not much of a consideration. Cover 

 the plants to the top with earth and cover liberally 

 with litter or leaves, throwing a little soil on top 

 to keep the leaves from blowing away. This 

 will be found sufficient for any ordinary weather, 

 but if real winter sets in and you still have celery 

 in the ground, don't hesitate to use more litter. 

 The frost must be kept away. But with all possible 

 care a few heads will get frozen. Don't throw 

 them away, but plunge them in cold water out-of- 

 doors and if they are not frozen too badly, this will 

 thaw them out and make them fit for use. Don't 

 put frozen celery in the sun; in ten minutes it will 

 look and taste like a wet rag. 



A Good Time to Fight Cutworms. Any bare ground 

 can be trenched now for the winter; this will do 

 more to rid the soil of cutworms and other pests 

 than all the various things recommended for doing 

 it in spring. By waiting until now, you catch the 

 worms before they have an opportunity of going 

 deeper, as they are asleep for the winter. Make 

 the trenches about two feet apart and two feet 

 deep. Or else plow the ground well, using a sub- 

 soil plow so as to loosen the ground as deep as pos- 

 sible. Trenching, however, is preferable. 



Mulching Strawberries. Now is the time to cover 

 your strawberry bed for the winter. After the 

 ground freezes mulch with a few inches of well- 

 rotted manure. The plants will get the benefit 

 of it, for the winter rains will wash the fertiliz- 

 ing qualities into the ground, and the roots will 



