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in Little Washington for 15 years.
All those years of gardening have taught her a few tricks.
She is able to grow lettuce throughout the summer by covering the row of seed with a board for a few days. “This I works best if you raise thef board up after a few days'] and keep it propped up over! the row,” she said.
“That way, the newi sprouts get some light and air circulation but don’t get the worst of the heat.” .
Celery is also shaded when she puts it in. “If you don’t have a board, then use^ boxwood cuttings,” she said, i .
“The branches protect the plants from the sun and they don’t wilt very fast.” Mrs. Fletcher has a good stand of celery, a vegetable that's • considered rather difficult to v grow. “To me, it’s real easy,”
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