D Landreth Seed Company D. Landreth Seed Company : [catalog] DLandrethSeedCo00LandB Year: 19uu A HOTBEDâPARIS GREEN 61 How TO Make a Hotbed. The back benv hvUor tlum llu- front gives a declivity to the sasli, llius casting olT Ihc, rain, whicli it would not do if flat. Tlie box at proper .season is plai'ed upon a bed of fermenting material, which maldno- a ime) forlceil over two or three tunes at uitervals of a week and kept in a deep and compact pile 11,1 ii -ioi;,,.ke or .steam, indicatmg that the of fenncnta(i(m lias set in If the dunu be very vwh lu gmm an ack itiou oi
D Landreth Seed Company D. Landreth Seed Company : [catalog] DLandrethSeedCo00LandB Year: 19uu A HOTBEDâPARIS GREEN 61 How TO Make a Hotbed. The back benv hvUor tlum llu- front gives a declivity to the sasli, llius casting olT Ihc, rain, whicli it would not do if flat. Tlie box at proper .season is plai'ed upon a bed of fermenting material, which maldno- a ime) forlceil over two or three tunes at uitervals of a week and kept in a deep and compact pile 11,1 ii -ioi;,,.ke or .steam, indicatmg that the of fenncnta(i(m lias set in If the dunu be very vwh lu gmm an ack itiou oi lorest leaves is desirable, as lliev serve to prolong the lici iod oi termcnlation. which otherwise might be too rapid. LOCATION AND 'ii|-;'CS;;:l'r';!ii?!iâ; [lit one or two ieet deep, and on? foot lonjier and one f<)<it broader than tlic box Into this nlace :h barnvard manure, corn stalks, leaves orslraxv, for draina,t;(', and on il liiliuy fork ill the formi-nting dung and tramp it. bo.\ and fit thesash lightly, cover with mats ai lip \vith hot manure on the outside all aroiin<i at a nvn to a depth of two feet. Fhice fermentation to proecccl, )jai Kle of 45°. Place oil top of the manure a CARE OF HOT BEDS. water every evening. Remove the mats every morning about!) o'clock, give air alwnt 10 o'clock. CutolTthe should â.l 'h' .±'...âVL': chilly. Cftyer with .xdorc , Hotbeds daily application, and air at midday. Without plenty of air the other requisites will be fruitless. All seedlings should be transplanted into other hotbeds or intermediate beds when two inches high. Hotbeds may be used for forcing Lettuce, Radish, Egg Plant, Pepper, Tomatoes, Cabbage, Cauliflower and Ornamental Flowers. ARTIPICIAF HPAT we have known locations where stable manure for hotbeds was not readily obtained, and to meet such condi- ' » â . tions we give the following directions for manufacturing a fermenting material for the prod
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