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Plant Protectors

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
May
Year
1861
Copyright
Public Domain
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Covering for planta conduce gre tly to ru;il economy, and itia ;i ra ut tor of surprise that they ore uot more genéfilly uf-ed, An nnexpoeted frost óóinels and nips tho encumbers and othor vincs, which, with a siiitabJo protectkm, would have been unharmed. These :.ro easily and cheaply made. A mero top-piece, sny twelve or íifteen nchefl in lungth, with tvvo end pieces, íbrming a litllo stool, is suíiicient, Whenevor a livst is fcart-d, tliu young plants, with ii very little troubl, can be oóvored with them. On account of the night frosfp, farmers gsnerally delay longer in bringing forward Iheir garden vegetables, than ibcy would ouiewise need 1o it tliey madtí uxc of coverings. - Thcy inay a!so be u:.-ud to advantage in trun.iplanting. Another iso f thcm is, when the weatlier is so áry thát t lie hilts of melOD8, equashes, etc., will not come up. Water íli3 lnlls with a tíne roso watering pot, and lay the protector over the liiíls, aiH.I the yonng Beedlinijs wili eoon inako their oppearance. whn abovo grotind, take off the protector and let the dew íal! upon them at night, and in ji day or two dispense with it entirely. They are exceilent, alr-o, to put over the patches of newly piaoted flower Hceds, onütíing them to como up much sóoner. lveinove tliem when necessary to admit mild raio, and entirely when the plants appeac Try a few of thcm, and you vil! tind they are far botter Ulan flower pot-i, which are gnerally used for these pnrposes, excelling in chi'apne.-e, conveiiienee and utility.

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Old News
Michigan Argus