Agriculture for beginners . nto a heap to heat. As soon as steam is seen coming from the heap the manure is turned over and piled again so that the outer part is thrown inside. When the whole is uniformly heated and has been turned two or three times, it is packed firmly into the pit already dug. A frame six feet wide, twelve inches high on the north side and eight inches on the south side and as long as the bed is to be, is now made of plank. This is set upon the heated manure, thus leaving six inches on each side outside the frame. More manure is then banked all around it, and three or four
Agriculture for beginners . nto a heap to heat. As soon as steam is seen coming from the heap the manure is turned over and piled again so that the outer part is thrown inside. When the whole is uniformly heated and has been turned two or three times, it is packed firmly into the pit already dug. A frame six feet wide, twelve inches high on the north side and eight inches on the south side and as long as the bed is to be, is now made of plank. This is set upon the heated manure, thus leaving six inches on each side outside the frame. More manure is then banked all around it, and three or four inches of fine light and rich soil are placed in-F,G. 84. The Gladiolus ^.^^ ^^^ ^^^^^_ The frame is then covered with hotbed sashes six feetlong and three feet wide. These slide up and down on stripsof wood let into the sides of the frame. A thermometeris stuck into the soil and closely watched, for there will betoo much heat at first for sowing seed. When the heat inthe early morning is about 85°, seeds may be sowed. The. HORTICULTURE 93 hotbed is used for starting tomato plants, eggplants, cabbageplants, and other vegetables that cannot stand exposure. Itshould be made about eight or ten weeks before the tenderplants can be set out in the localit}\ In the South and South-west it should be started earlier than in the North. Forgrowing the best tomato plants, and for such hardv plants aslettuce and cabbage, it \^^ll be better to have cold-frames inaddition to the hotbed ; these need not be more than t\^o orthree sashes. Cold-Frames. A cold-frame is like the frame used for ahotbed, but it is placed on well-manured soil in a shelteredspot. It is covered \\-ith the same kind of sashes and is used
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