“The bed should be shaded from the hot sunlight,” Billy went on irrelevantly, “until the plants are quite large.”
They turned toward him.
“How’s that best managed, son?”
“It can be managed in several different ways,” said Billy. “For instance, brush may be laid over the bed, but that is not a very good method. A better one is to make a—
Cheese-cloth Shade Frame
Drive down several stakes on the border and in the center of the bed.
Make a cover of cheese-cloth to fit over the bed, and fasten it to the stakes.
You see, the cheese-cloth lets in light and air and rain, yet protects the little seedlings from the direct hot rays of the sun.
“We boys will drive down the stakes if you girls will make the cheese-cloth cover,” volunteered their father.