A TURF FRAME.
If a quantity of turves is procurable and a spare "light" is available, an improvised frame can readily be made. Square turves should be cut and placed in position to form the walls. Whilst regularity on the inside is desirable, the outside need not be so uniform, except for the sake of neatness. The length and width will be governed by the
size of the spare "light," and range in depth from 18 to 24 inches in front to 24 to 30 inches at the back, after allowance has been made for the turves sinking unless well beaten down at first. For wintering sweet peas and garden peas, lettuce, cauliflowers, and other plants, a turf frame is valuable, whilst in early spring the uses to which it can be put are innumerable.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 97, 26 April 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)
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135A TURF FRAME. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 97, 26 April 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)
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