OCTOBER: FIRST WEEK 261 



others for the first group they will give you results early in 

 the winter. 



Soil for Frame Gardening 



The soil in the frames should be made rich, mellow and 

 deep by the addition of well-rotted manure to the soil, or by 

 filling in, unless the soil that is in the frame is already in good 

 condition, with several inches of good garden soil. The 

 ground should be soaked thoroughly at least several hours 

 before planting, and it is advisable to have some method of 

 shading the seed bed until after the plants are up, in case 

 of hot, dry weather. An excellent way of doing this is to 

 use one or two of the frames for the seed bed. Then one of 

 the cloth-covered sash may be put over this, supported on a 

 temporary framework a foot or two above the frame, and 

 furnishing the right degree of shade without excluding the 

 air. The lettuce and cauHflower should be transplanted 

 once before being set in their permanent positions, giving 

 the little seedlings three or four inches space each way. 

 The soil for radishes should not be very rich, and especially 

 should it be free from stable manure and supplied with 

 plenty of lime or plaster, otherwise there will be excessive 

 leaf growths with small and poor quahty roots. 



As already stated, the hot-bed is different from the cold- 

 frame (which depends for its heat upon the retention of the 

 warmth from the sun's rays), in being heated artificially, 

 either by fermenting manure or, in rare instances, by hot 

 water or steam pipes. Now, while your earliest crop of 

 lettuce or cauliflower can go directly into the cold-frames 

 and mature there, the crop which is to follow that, and 

 which will be ready about Christmas time, will in most 

 locaHties need some artificial heat to carry it through. 

 Therefore, while the plants are growing, make preparations 

 to furnish the heat as follows: 



Preparing the "Heat" for a Hot-bed 



Secure a supply of manure, getting that from a livery 

 stable, if possible. This should be in good condition and 



