PRACTICAL GARDENING 



gather, usually six feet long and four feet wide. 

 Place this frame on the surface of the soil and 

 dig up the soil within it. A little finely pul- 

 verized and well decayed manure is not ob- 

 jectionable if properly incorporated into the 

 first two inches of soil. A little soil piled 

 around the outside of the frame will make it 

 firm and keep out the cold air. The covering 

 varies from glass to canvas and burlap. 



The purpose of the cold frame is to have a 

 place in April or May to which to transplant 

 seedlings from the hotbed so that they may de- 

 velop a more healthy and stocky set of plants. 

 It is also a change from the heat to the tem- 

 perature out of doors. The cold frame may 

 be covered with any material that will keep 

 out the light frosts. After the frost has passed 

 and the garden soil is properly prepared, these 

 plants may be transferred to the open. 



Hardening the plants is a practice necessary 

 if the best results are looked for. In the hot- 

 bed and cold frames the plants are supplied 

 with moisture when necessary and protected 



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