HOTBED AND COLD FRAME 



from winds and cold. In order that these 

 young plants may not feel a shock when placed 

 in the open, you should increase the ventila- 

 tion until the sash or other protective covering 

 is entirely removed and the plants exposed, 

 and decrease the watering so that the plant he- 

 comes accustomed to nature's periods of sup- 

 plying moisture. 



Before transplanting to the field, soak the 

 soil with water so that the soil may adhere to 

 the roots of the young plants, and water the 

 plants again as soon as they are set in the soil. 



The cold frame may be taken apart after 

 its usefulness has passed and the space used 

 for various garden crops. 



Table of Spring Crops planted in the hotbed in the 

 vicinity of New York City. For every hundred miles 

 north or south of New York subtract or add from five 

 to eight days to the dates given. 



Early crops which may be sown in the hotbed and 



transplanted. 



Trans- Trans- 



Date sown Vegetables planted to planted to ^^ ^ 



Cold Frames the open *° ^** 



Feb. 15 Lettuce March 10 April 15 April 30 



Onions March 15 May 10 May-Fall 



Beets March 15 April 25 June 30 



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