The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-03-19
TarNFrS' Gnlnlull,
Speed the PIOac."
An Early Vegetable Frame,


Many man might have delicacies very
early ana he but think how cheaply they
could be had. The materials are often
close TO hand, but are not thought of, or if
thought Of the whole matter is put off tn
some convenient time which never comes.
Garden frames or pits are of this chnrac.
ter. With manure in abundance, and the
heat from fermentation wasting away. al.
most every one who has barnyard might
have early vegetables at almost no cost.
Most early vegetables want little heat
Lettuce, radishes, asparagus, cauliflower
and some others grow when the earth ;s brt
very little above the freezing point. and
the care in looking after them is very tri-
fling indeed. Cauiflower pits are made Of
stone or brick. They are sunk in the earth
about fonr feet, sometimes more or little
less, and in the fall of the year are filled with
manure mixed with leaves or other coarse
vegetable rubbish that will keep the mose
from heating too fast. This is filled ND to
the glass as well as tramped in hard. and
few inches Of earth put over the whole
On TINS the young plants in September arc
set. AS the plants grow the material sinks
so that they are always close to the nloso
winch is one of the essentials of good cul.
ture. The plants do not grow much in tbo
winter, and about this season of the vcar
radlshes or lettuce may be sown between
'he caullilower plants without Interfering
much with their growth. Asparagus may
also be dug up carefully in the fall and
painted at the same time as the caulinow-
Il, and thus one can have four crops aIl Of
o. o.! inc same little piece Of hot-bed ground.
we SAID the frame part may be made or
prlck or stone; but of course boards win
90, but are too temporary Under the in
huehce OF lermenting materials wood only
lasts a lew years. Stone or brick last n
iiietlme. The pit may lie a foot or So
ABOVE The ground at the luMer portion. and
a framework for the glass fitted thereon
Inc glass should slope tOleraby so ms 70
eaten the rays of the morning Gun. A four
or perhaps slN-sash frame fills character
maze OF the most durable materials, could
De put UP IN most cases for ono hundred
ooiisrs, and the vegetables got out oft in
single spring would be worth nearly halr
Oh 'hat. There would be first .Y'adrLes in
use, then asparagus, then the kettuce GI.
May. - 'Frii oN
A day will clean out the olt,manurc cv.
celient stun by the way fcl the Tiger pordcn
crops ana flowers; and another day FIJI in
ana get ready the material for tile new
crops. The subsequent attention will be
little. No covering but the sash is neces.
sary' as the warmth of the fermentinr ma.
terial helping below with the sash ahovp
prevents the frost being very severe in the
frames and little does not hurt them
Inc greatest danger is that the air NAV be.
come too warm. The sashes are general
~ tiifed so that there is air ut all times ey.
cept when very cold.
All OF this knowledge, however, soon
comes, alter one has engaged a little in
managing one; and it is surprising how
very little time or care will be re6uisitc
we are quite sure that any one who takes
inc trouble once TO have some such 2 cold
frame rs this for early vegetables would
never afterwards want to he without ono
- He'"'0nto'cn Telegraph.