. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . f a coating of soil isspread on the manure the plants may be left out thereall Winter, if so desired, as they will root through thesand into the soil and may be potted up in the this is a digression. I Guarding Against Frost Damage ; Dont watch the moon for signs of the first frost;watch the Weather Bureau, says the U. S. Dept. ofAgriculture. And when the warning from the fore-caster comes, as it usually will from 24 to 48 hours inadvance, look to the protection of
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . f a coating of soil isspread on the manure the plants may be left out thereall Winter, if so desired, as they will root through thesand into the soil and may be potted up in the this is a digression. I Guarding Against Frost Damage ; Dont watch the moon for signs of the first frost;watch the Weather Bureau, says the U. S. Dept. ofAgriculture. And when the warning from the fore-caster comes, as it usually will from 24 to 48 hours inadvance, look to the protection of the garden producewhich is not yet under cover. There are a number ofways to forestall surprise attacks of frost, and earlypreparedness is advised. First, the specialists suggest, protective coveringsshould be made ready. Old blankets, tarpaulins, sacks,straw, manure, paper and various other materials maybe used for covering. The conditions favorable for theformation of early frost in Fall are usually of shortduration and consequently protective measures ordi-narily will have to be employed only for a day or .\fter the first frost there is generally a return to nor-mal temperatures for a number of days. Killing frost has never occurred earlier than Sept. 10south of the extreme southwestern portion of SouthDakota, extreme southern Minnesota, central Wiscon-sin, and the interior northern portion of lower Michigan;nor earlier than Oct. 1 south of the extreme north por-tions of Oklahoma and Arkansas, southern Tennessee,and the mountain districts of North Carolina and Vir-ginia. Oct. 20 is the earliest date to the southward ofthe extreme northeastern portion of Texas, northernLouisiana, the central portions of Mississippi, Alabama,Georgia, South Carolina and eastern North Carolina. The chances are even that killing frost will not occurbefore Sept. 15 in most of North Dakota, Montana, and the extreme northern portion of Minnesota. By the firstfew days in October liilling frost
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