Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-03
COLD FRAMES.
How by Their Employment the Truoh
Garden May he Made TO PAY.

Tho first use Of cold frames IA in win.
tering cabbage, cauliHowor and lettuce
plants for the extra early crops. Some
gardeners SOW tho seed directly into the
frames in rows few inches apart. and
thin afterward. Groiner recommends
a. n better plan the transplanting Of
plants from seed sown in the open
ground. by whichever plan, " II Of
great Importance that each plant hpyN
its full allowance Of space. Following
10 what Greiner has 10 say on The sub.
ject in his book, "How 10 Make tho
Garden Pay;"
Cabbage, caulillower and lettuce
plants are quite hardy. and can endure
considerable cold weather without in
jury. The sashes must be put ON by the
time winter sets IN, and the chief point
OF importance aftcrward Is unceasing
and untiring attention 20 proper vonti'
lation. We should bear Ia mind that
tho object Ia not to grow plants during
the winter. but to keep them on per-
feet standstill (dormanD, and make
them so hardy that they will at once
start into lively growth when planted
out In spring. even In rather cool
weather, and be ablo TO endure late So
we're freezes without check. For this
reason u moderately low-not warm
temperatures required in tho frames,
and also n considerable amount Of OK.
posure On cold but clear winter days,
and when the temperature Is not lower
than within a few degrees Of zero. tho
sashes should DO partly raised. by fitting
at back or front, or by partial removal.
or in any other convenient way. This
requires considerable attention and
good Judgment. During moderate
weather the sashos had best be removed
entirely. Constant watchfulness and
doing tho right thing at tho right timo
will insure good plants. Only in eli
mate with severe winters are shutters
or mats required for additional protoc-
ton"
Another important use Of tho cold
frames is the production Of spinach,
radishes, parsley. carrots, beels, etc, for
sarly market. Spinach may be sown in
the autumn and marketed during tho
winter. OF rs soon rs tho plants are
large enough and prices acceptable.
Tho frames can then DO rcplantcd with
the same or some other crop. Vcgcta-
bios thus grown Ia cold frames find
ready sale ut remunerativo prices,
though the extent TO which tho gardener
can afford TO grow crops under glass
depends on local conditions. Make tho
soil In the frames rich by mixing II freely
with good compost. Watering tho beds
with weak solution Of nitrate OF soda in-
duces quick growth and excellent qunl-
ity. especially crispnoss and tenderness
Always SOW the seeds In rows across tho
beds Sow spinach in rows 3 to 0 inches
apart. and thin 10 9 inches; boets in
rows inches apart, and thin to 'linchcs;
carrots in rows o inches. and thin TO
inches, and radishes In rows inches,
and thin to inches. Instead Of plant
ing the radishes by themselves, however.
II is generally preferable TO SOW one row
between each two rows of any other veg
ctablos. This makes tho rows AS close
~ three inches apart In some cases, but
the radishcs will DO of In time for the
other stun to occupy the space when II Is
needed. Tho usual time for sowing these
crops In about March for New Jersey.
and correspondingly earlier or later far
Their south or north; in other words, from
two TO four weeks sooner than the same
vegetables could DO sown In tho open
ground.