. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. long the upper side. The other edge of thecloth is tacked to a strip of wood or pole which serves as a remove the cloth, the roller winds up the cloth as it is rolledtoward the upper side of the frame. The bed is quickly coveredby merely unrolling the cloth and letting the pole hang over thelower side. Frames for Beds.—Sloping frames are not always constructedfor coldframe
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. long the upper side. The other edge of thecloth is tacked to a strip of wood or pole which serves as a remove the cloth, the roller winds up the cloth as it is rolledtoward the upper side of the frame. The bed is quickly coveredby merely unrolling the cloth and letting the pole hang over thelower side. Frames for Beds.—Sloping frames are not always constructedfor coldframes. Boards are placed on edge and nailed together 86 HOTBEDS, COLDFRAMES, AND FLOWER PITS at the corners and the cloth or glass is placed over the bed. Itis not desired to have very much heat but the frames may bemerely to protect the plant from the frosts or other extreme ocldat night. Uses of Coldframes in the North.—In the colder latitudes oneuse of the coldframe is to harden off plants which have been forcedin the hotbed. Another use is to protect early spring crops whichmature in short time, such as lettuce, radish, spinach, carrots, andothers. As these plants are hardy and can endure some frost the. Fig, 60.—Cabbage and cauliflower plants may be grown in coldframes in winter for earlyspring setting. (Kentucky Station.) frame merely serves as a protection from snow and cold blastingwinds which would check the growth somewhat. In the northern latitudes, coldframes are usually covered withglass so they will catch considerable heat from the sun. Extensive Use of Coldframes in Southern States.—Besidesthe uses of coldframes mentioned for northern latitudes, anothervery extensive use is in the growing of rather hardy vegetablesduring the fall and winter season. In the Gulf States the weathermay be mild enough to grow certain crops almost to maturity outof doors in the fall. Only a little protection is needed and the cold-frame will serve this purpose. MANAGEMENT OF TRANSP
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