. The war garden victorious. Vegetable gardening; World War, 1914-1918. Fig. 2—For storacc in cellar without lieater celery should be set in two or three inches of sand or light soil and the plants then banked with soil. The soil must not be allowed to become dry. suitable for this purpose. An idea of the construction is given in Fig. 5. It is well to make several small pits rather than one large one, for the reason that when a pit has been once opened the entire contents should be removed. This form of storage is used for potatoes, beets, carrot, turnips, parsnips, cabbage and salsify. It is
. The war garden victorious. Vegetable gardening; World War, 1914-1918. Fig. 2—For storacc in cellar without lieater celery should be set in two or three inches of sand or light soil and the plants then banked with soil. The soil must not be allowed to become dry. suitable for this purpose. An idea of the construction is given in Fig. 5. It is well to make several small pits rather than one large one, for the reason that when a pit has been once opened the entire contents should be removed. This form of storage is used for potatoes, beets, carrot, turnips, parsnips, cabbage and salsify. It is well to store several varieties of vegetables in one pit so that the opening of a single pit will afford a supply of all of them. In following this plan it is desirable to separate the various crops by the use of straw or leaves. When a pit has been opened it is impossible to give adequate protection to vegetables therein. For this reason those not required for immediate use should be removed, placed in the basement storage room, or other cool. Fig. 3—Shallow bms ur shelves with board sides, for storing root crops in cool cellar. The air of the room must not be allowed to become too dry, as this will cause the vegetables to shrivel. Potatoes must be protected from light. place, and used as needed. This emphasizes the importance of making small pits, each one holding not more than two to six weeks' supply. Instead of making a dirt pit, barrels may be used in which to place vegetables. (Fig. 8.) Make a slight depression the length of the barrel and put in a thick layer of straw or leaves. On this place the barrel. Cover the barrel with successive layers of straw or leaves, and dirt. As the weather grows colder put on more dirt until there is from 14 to 18 inches of covering. For ease in opening make a door at one end, against which pile earth and manure of sufficient thickness to prevent freezing. Cabbage For late varieties of cabbage the pit should be long and narrow. The ca
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