Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . needed before it is ready for the (413) 414 SUCCESSFUL FARMING pit, when it should be a steaming mass. Care must be taken not to let itoverheat and burn, as this would reduce its value. When the pit is dugand the manure ready it should be placed in the pit a few inches at a timeand evenly tamped. From one to two feet of solid manure is essential forbest results; the greater amount being needed for the growing of heat-loving plants and for other plants as well in the colder sections
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . needed before it is ready for the (413) 414 SUCCESSFUL FARMING pit, when it should be a steaming mass. Care must be taken not to let itoverheat and burn, as this would reduce its value. When the pit is dugand the manure ready it should be placed in the pit a few inches at a timeand evenly tamped. From one to two feet of solid manure is essential forbest results; the greater amount being needed for the growing of heat-loving plants and for other plants as well in the colder sections of thecountry. Rich garden soil, preferably from a compost heap, should beplaced over the manure to a depth of about six inches. The sash shouldbe placed on the frame as soon as the manure and soil are put in to preventthe heat escaping too freely and to keep off the rain or snow. If the manureis well prepared it will raise the temperature of the soil so high at first thatit will not be safe to sow seeds until several days later. The temperatureof the soil should not be over 85° F. when the seeds are A Double Sash Steam-Heated Hotbed. The Greenhouse.—Greenhouses are glass-covered structures, so builtthat the person who grows crops in them can work inside with ease. Theyare heated with hot-air flues, hot water or steam. When properly con-structed it is possible to grow many kinds of crops to maturity in them atany season of the year. They are even more satisfactory than hotbeds forthe starting of plants for early crops outside. It is possible for the gardenernot only to give the plants better care in bad weather in the greenhouse,but he is not so much exposed, and thus can work more comfortably and tobetter advantage. The combination of a greenhouse, hotbeds and cold-frames is desirable when possible. Growing Plants Under Glass.—The growing of plants under glass isvery different from growing them in the open. To the inexperienced, itmight seem easier to grow them in
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