Cucumbers.--Top dress the plants in pots or boxes with leaf mould,
supplying those that are rooting freely with an abundance of atmospheric
moisture, and free circulation of air, stopping at every second joint,
and setting the fruit as the blossom expands.
Strawberries.--It is usual, when the stock of plants in pots is large,
to lay them on their sides on the south side of a wall or fence, packed
in dry coal ashes, and topped with boards, or any other such covering,
to protect them from heavy falls of rain until they are wanted for
forcing.