Lath is a thin, narrow strip of wood used to support plaster on interior walls and ceilings. A lath house is a structure made of wooden strips or laths placed 5 cm apart that is used to protect and nurture young plants. Lath houses provide protection from hot winds, sunlight, and low temperatures while maintaining humidity. They can be covered with plastic sheeting in winter for additional protection from cold and are useful for raising seedlings, cuttings, and young rhododendron plants before planting in gardens.

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4. Lath is thin narrow strip of wood that is used
to support plaster on the inside walls and the
ceilings of a room .

5. •A valuable asset in raising seedlings, rooted
cuttings, and young rhododendron plants
prior to setting them out in the garden
•It will modify the environment in which they
are growing by offering protection from hot,
drying summer winds, reducing the intensity
of the sunlight, lowering temperatures, and by
maintaining a higher humidity

6. Plants in lath house

7. •During December, January and February, the
sides may be covered by plastic sheeting,
which will furnish additional protection from
the winter cold .

8. •Lath houses have straight sides and a flat
top
•The frame is similar to that of shade houses
•But the cover consists of movable lath sash
or wooden strips of 5 cm x 5 cm placed 5 cm
apart from each other .

9. Plants in Lath House

10. •It protect plants which are sensitive from high
light intensity
•Also protect from excessive winter cold
•Plants can get favorable environment
•Nursing of plants is easier
•Hardening of vegetable seedlings
•Hydrangeas and azaleas can not harm
•Low rate of seedling death .

11. •Establishment coast is high
•Required skilled labour
•Need to repair every year or season.