oir GKJNEKAi, iiMSTRUCTIONS TO 



^ " MAYLANDS SMALLHOLDERS 



" Ridge Cucumbers. Prepare a good hot-bed as for 

 tomato seed, and on the last day of April, sow the cu- 

 cumber seed, two together, at IJ in. apart all over the 

 bed; cover with soil, press down, do not water, close up 

 and cover with mats. The seed will be up in 2 or 3 

 days. Give water, plenty of light, but no air; cover 

 at night. Have ready a mild hot-bed — the bed the 

 lettuces were removed from, if forked over, will prob- 

 ably do. As soon as the rough leaves are showing, lift 

 each pair of plants gently with a little soil and pot into 

 large 60s, burying up to seed leaves. Water as required. 

 Harden gradually by end of May, and plant out first 

 week in June at 2 ft. apart in rows, and 4 ft. be- 

 tween the rows. A bed into which a heavy dressing of 

 manure has been dug during the winter will do very 

 well. As soon as set out, the plants must be protected 

 by some means, such as placing a flower-pot at night over 

 each plant, or with paper cones pegged down. It is also 

 advisable that hurdles covered with straw be run down 

 every 3 or 4 rows to break the wind. If the plants 

 are helped in this way for a week or two, they wiU repay 

 it later on. After planting they should be watered, 

 and this should be repeated if the weather continues dry. 

 Before they begin to run, mulch all down each side of 

 the rows with long straw stable manure. Fruit should 

 be ready middle of July. 



"For using the frames after the above plants have 

 been removed, I reconmiend Frame Cucumbers. Melons 

 would do equally well, but are rather more difficult to 

 grow, and I advise cucumbers for a year or two until 



