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ought to be covered in hard frosts or snow ; and 
you should always put them away carefully when 
they are not in use. 
The Turf-pit itself has to be built in this way— 
and first of all things I warn you that though it is 
called a pit it is not to be built in a hole. You 
must, on the contrary, look out for a nice dry bit 
of ground for it, where the water does not stand, 
or you will have all your plants damp off. 
You first measure out the size the pit is to be. 
If you want a large one you had better make it 
longer — not adding to the width much, as you 
ought to be able to reach to the middle of it from 
the top and bottom — you will find it awkward if 
you forget this fact, because you will not be able 
to get at your centre plants. 
Having marked your ground, four thick stakes 
must be driven stoutly into the ground to make 
the corners — and I should advise you to let them 
stand a little higher than the walls are to be, be- 
cause then they help in keeping the roof in place. 
Some of the building-party ought to cut turf 
and carry it in nice thick pieces, like bricks, about 
three inches thick and at least six or seven square, 
and these pieces then should be piled on one 
another till the top wall is at least two feet high, 
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