The Home Garden 



the centre, it is not Hkely that water will work 

 through, but one cannot be too sure that it 

 will not, and water in a pit means disaster. 



Cabbages can be wintered to perfection by 

 the trench system. Dig a trench a foot or a 

 foot and a half in depth, in the dryest part of 

 the garden. Let it be a little wider than the 

 heads you propose to bury there. Select for 

 this purpose the soundest heads you have. Do 

 not trim them. Simply fold the outside leaves 

 as firmly as possible over the head. Put six 

 or eight inches of straw in the bottom of the 

 trench and set the cabbages on it, head down- 

 ward. Then put more straw about them, and 

 throw back the soil from the trench. If there 

 is not enough to cover the roots of the plants, 

 it will not matter. You are not covering them 

 to keep out the frost. Nail two boards to- 

 gether to make a sort of roof, and put these 

 over the trench to shed rain. You will find 

 that cabbages kept in this manner will come 

 out in spring in fine condition. If frozen when 

 removed from the trench, put them in a cool 

 place where the frost will leave them gradually, 

 or, if for immediate use, immerse the head in 

 cold water. If you put them where it is warm 



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