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HOW TO MAKE A HOTBED

Hctbeds, a necessity with experi- enced gardeners and those with gardens of such extent that the small box in the window 0f U19 dwelling i; impractical, are rapidly approaching the luxury c111" be- cause of the difficulty of aecurlns a supply of fresh horse manure- l! a supply can be located it BOW costs a pretty penny. Ever)‘ 011° who has an assured supply avail- able should make the most of the hotbed and if he has never used one should build one this spring.

The first move in constructing a hotbed is to secure a supply of

manure to have ready to furnish .-'

the heat. For those who have hot water or steam heat in their dwell- ings an artificially heated hotbed is available and experiments are

thod of constructing the heating apparatus in conjunction with the dwelling house furnace. Other plans are based on. incubator lamps to furnish the heat.

But the easiest way is with fresh horse manure properly treated. From 12 to 30 inches of manure is necessary, depending upon the ear- liness in starting the bed and the temperature of the section in- which it is iocatd. An average of 18 in- ches to 2 feet is usually used. Pile the manure in a flat-topped 'plie four to six feet high. The manure shoud be strawy. Manure mixed with shavings is not practical.

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tatlon is slow. a little warm water. sufficient to moisten without soak- _ng, will hasten the process. It will J0 apparent from the steam arising from the plls. it will heat unevenly at first and must be turned from ume to time to distribute the heat- .ng portions and get a uniform fermentation. which will he indicat- ed by uniform steaming. At this stage it is ready to put in the bed, .ayrng first a stratum of straw or dry ieaves_to soften the contact of tigeulieating manure and the cold

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The frame itself should be of the standard dimensions of 6 by 3 feet or in multiples of three i.n length as the standard sash is made in this size. The height of the frame is dependent upon wheth- er the bed is to be made in a pit

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or upon the srirfscoof the soil. In the Northern stats Richest to dig a pit and sink it, the pit extending at least six inches outside of the frame on all sides.

Vlnch lumber usually is used, al- though if the hotbed ls to be perma-

‘ nenf, two-inch lumber is sometimes

used. Half-inch is easiest to ban but likely to warp. The back usually twelve inches high and the front six inches. The frame should always face south.

The frame ls best made to knock down unless it is desired to use it the year round’. putting it together with screws and boils. Angle irons for ‘the corners can be secured cheaply and drilled for bolts as de sired. lf these are not available 2 by 4's may be used to screw the» sides in. place. The placing of the u ssplece to hold the sash, if it is more than a single-frame bed, is the most troublesome job. The edges should be channeled to carry off water seeping in around the edges instead of permitting it to drip into the bed and made it too wet.

uocesﬂty of covering the" frame with mats or carpets during zero snaps. The layer of nonconducting air between the sashes serves the purpose excellently. These sashes are heavy. ‘however, and some of the newer types are hinged in the

. middle so that half can be raised at u time.

The manure is placed in. the pit and trumped down firmly. Sift the soil, if possible, placing the coars-

'. er material upon the manure in a

thin layer. Over this spread the sifted soil to a depth of four or five

l inches. Place the sashes upon the

frame and place a thermometer in

, the bed. it should be thrust through ‘ the earth down to the manure. it

will heat very vigorously for a few days and then begin to subside. As

, it passes below 90 seed‘ such as , tomatoes. pepers and other trop

ical plants may be put in and the rest after it passes below 80.

SEED-SOWING INDOORS

The great army of gardeners

who have small places with no room to give to cold frames or hotbeds for early seed sawing and hardly needirg them because of the small extent of their garden patch- es depend upon seed sown in the house for their early plants. And the great majority of them do very ‘well at it nnd are improving rapid- Y- . A s9ﬂ§0n or so of sowing indoors soon tells the observing planter his faults. First of all, seeds should not be planted in too wide a box ns it is impossible to get n proper dis- tribution of light from the window of n dwelling in such cases. A cigar box is nu ideal box and about the Ylilhi width in give ample light and eve-h growth. Even these need ur ug every few days to be cer- t: ‘n cl‘ equalizing growth.

Swami. a gnrdner soon learns the not-wssily of tirnviding zihstiluii-ly ll"'r' ilrliinnge for the seed box losing prcruising looking ﬁllings rim-r llr": giﬁrminnti-uu

_'I‘hird. the necessity of guarding

' ithe moisture by pans-g 0i glass over dire seed foxrs nr by r-ioihs or paper cut to fit the soil surface is soon

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Double glass sash is advisable for v . the hotbed as it obviates the

allowing the water to soak up tin-oath m» holes provided l" drainage. Otherwise the 11101891"

dripping it carefully from _ tho fingers or from a whisk BN0!!!- Cnroless watering, washing 8661i out of the ground or into miniature

and waste of effort.

Sift the soil and use the coarse material for the bottom of the box. covering the holes for drainage with pieces of broken flower pols or crockery or bite of rock so the soil cannot lealt through. Then sift the soil over the coarser material so that the seedlings will have about two inches. or at the very least, an inch and s'half of soil.

Sow the seed thinly and in rows the short way of the box. marking the rows with match stems or toothpicks. Weeds com-

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mg up between the row; may then be pulled. Cover twice the thick- ness of the seed. in cases of very fine seed merely press i010 111,6 soil. Water the soil by setting the seed box in a pan of lukewarm water until it shows at the sur- face.

Allow it to drain and then plant the seeds. sifting the soil over

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tholn to the required M“ " again firming the a. brick o, y block of wood. it i5 a hr keep them from the until the‘. first tiny p915“ germinating seeds break the soil. Then move 1° the Keep in as even a temp‘; ,- possible. ’I‘tlt the gig“ ‘ for ventilation and Wipe m‘ Fewest" when it gets loo u; ,, will not drip down. on ti“, plants and start damping t; fungus that causes them off at the surface of the s01

Space coarse Séftlls‘ cm; at a. time, in order l0 ma,‘ splanting easy. GlVP um, ,_ each way and they um ,- fair size before moving ]_ necessary. Give air either b, lug the window or Slltllllg on warm days. Do this ii middle of the day.

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in a horsolesg community gardener should have u cold in fact they arealmlm as , ary as hotbed-s. Thr- chii-t i of the cold frame is m t‘ month on the season with.) artiﬁcial heat while 1h» saves two. It is men-ly m] i ed hotbed. in addition, m, frame is n twelve month year utility for its vulm- in . ing half-hardy plants m] chrysantheniums, wnll i] fox-gloves and Cauu-rluu-y which. while hardy, are i be rottcfl by winter wot a worth its cost every yo“ addition it permits bloollli ' sies and violets thronch 111,,- er part of the yenr. fresh 4 nlllflﬂch 811d lmﬂd lﬁtiuvi-s m1 into the winter. The process on \'i'L!|'l3lll be repeated again in the with lettuce, flue lnzuls, than can be grown in the being ready in the t-uld i; fore those outdoors zuw- hall But aside from thi-se >. cold frame is indispi-usahle seed sowing at nil limes oi year. it is safe in all i-xcepl more northerly states to st lug hardy annual flowers. vegetables by April i al, latest. Cool-grown rim-rs. i dragons and similar pisnu, stocky and of the finest q An extra start may be

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