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Show Hot Beds For Tomato Plants Tho tomato growers hold a meet lug In the Commercial club rooms Tuesdiy evening and listened to an explanation on tho growing of the young plants. Mr. W. E. Pace had a mluaturo Bnmplc. hot bed frame and explained that for growing 2f0 toiaa to plants, sulllclent for nu acre of ground, tho hot bed should be made " by fl feot. Thla would, In fact, pro-ldo pro-ldo sufllclenl plants for two i.eres, hut the general practlco Is to plant double, the number or plants necessary. neces-sary. The ground In which the bed Is to be Installed should bo dug out 7 by S reel and 18 Inches deep. This should be tamped solid with fresh horse manure, on top of which should he the hot bed frame. Tho frame1 Bhould I IS Inches high at the back and one root high In front, with sldcB sloping It may he covered with either glass or light canviiu. lusldo tho frame, six Inches of loamy soil should be placed nu tbp of tho manure, mid the onUlile. should bo banked with manure. man-ure. The cover should bo kept down, mi! after the manure has heated for ""our days, the bed Is ready for thr need, which should bo planted aa Inch diep and If kept damp will be up in a few days. The cold rrnme In which the plants are transplanted when they are about two Inches high, Is mado similarly to tho hot houso bed, except that tho manure In the. cold frame should be put nl Inches deep nod sulllclent loom should be provided to give each plant two sumirc Inches of space The seed will arrive soon after March 1st, and may be obtained from 9. V Ross, secretary of the company. |
