CHAPTER VII 



PLANTING 



It is worth while to take much pains to protect young 

 vegetable plants and to give them the very best conditions 

 to get a start in life. Much of the subsequent result will 

 depend on this care in the beginning. Gardeners go to 

 much expense and labor to provide such protection and 

 to secure earliness. The various kinds of frames and 

 seed-beds may therefore be discussed. 



COLDFRAMES 



Four points should be borne in mind when one is select- 

 ing the place for a coldframe. (1) It must be sheltered 

 from cold winds, that is, it should be in a warm spot; 

 there should be a windbreak of some kind ; the bed should 

 be free to the full sun all day (the south side of the barn 

 may be used in some cases). (2) It must be protected 

 from rains ; the dripping of eaves must be carried away 

 and the surface drained so that water will not run under. 

 (3) Water must be near at hand, or the needed supply 

 may not be applied. (4) It must be near one's house or 

 near one's daily work, so as to require the least possible 

 time to look after it. 



Glazed sashes are of value in using a coldframe success- 

 fully, but they are not indispensable. These sashes can 



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