Show vegetables Vece tables in winter it docs not seem to be generally known that light in tho winter time is the chief agent in the destruction of vegetables otherwise hardy and especially light shining brightly on the plant when frozen A cabbage or turnip that is exposed to the light rots readily but will keep perfectly bound if but slightly covered with earth this principle should bo remembered when collecting vegetables together in large masses for protection it is often customary to cover such sets of vegetables with some light material such as leaves hay or straw tho result of which generally is simply to form a harbor for mice which aro much more destructive than the frost itself water has of course to be excluded and if the vegetable plants aro set closely together and covered with boards to keep out the rain it is generally all that is required water must be excluded or else rotting may result for this purpose it is good practice to invert vegetables the cabbage especially must receive this attention they are always inverted when placed together tinder boards or covers for protection and in fact where no covering at all is used they will keep perfectly well when inverted medians monthly |