Permanent coldframes made of cement are advisable for both the large place and the small 
PERENNIAL USES FOR SASH—TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS- THE LOOKOUT FOR PESTS 
D. R. E d s o n 
Photographs by R. S. Lemmon 
T EIE first part of March may offer a breathing spell if you 
have your hotbeds made and your coldframes in shape. 
But before you sit down and fold your hands, check .up all the 
things that have been mentioned in these 
articles during the last two months. See if 
you have made every possible preparation 
for the rush that is sure to come with the 
arrival of spring. 
One thing, however, cannot be neglected 
even for a single day—the hotbed. After 
every snow the sash should be cleaned off 
unless, as seldom happens at this time of 
windy, ventilation should be given. As the sash may be lifted 
at either end or at either side, air can always be let in in such a 
way that the wind will not blow directly through the opening, 
which might chill the plants enough to in¬ 
jure them, or, if the wind happened to be 
strong, tip a sash over and give you a lot of 
repairing to do. 
The height to which the sash may be 
raised will depend upon the temperature, 
the wind and the condition of the plants for 
which you are caring. For this purpose 
make as many notched sticks about 18 
Give the pot-bound plants a new lease on life—a larger 
pot affords more room for their roots 
the year, exceeding¬ 
ly cold weather en¬ 
sues, when it may 
be left on for a day 
or two as a protec¬ 
tion against the 
cold. On bright 
Before transplanting seedlings, firm the earth gently about days, unless they be 
them with the fingers Very C O 1 d and 
inches long as you 
have sash, which 
will hold the sash in 
any position desired. 
If you have left the 
mats on at night and 
a rain comes, be 
Sure to hang them Lift the seedlings out on a small slab of wood, which also 
Up where they can serves as miniature trowel 
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