Cold Frames for the Spring Garden: A 1938 Diary Entry from a Canadian Naturalist
"A few frames can represent a whole wildflower garden in seed."
April 9, 1938
On this day, Canadian Naturalist Charles Joseph Sauriol wrote about his cold frames in his diary.
There are five frames in all, three are for herbs, the other two are for wildflower seeding.
The frames are 3 feet by 3 feet…
In each section, and prior to planting I can duplicate the exact growing conditions of the subject...
It will be quite possible to fill the spaces with soil, moss, bog, etc., taken from locations where the plants to be seeded are now growing or have been known to grow.
Thus, a few frames can represent a whole wildflower garden in seed.
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Charles Joseph Sauriol in the Don
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