Show MAKING A HOTBED for the gardner who wants to have early radishes lattuco and boots beets or wants to raise his own cabbage and celety plants it I 1 19 a begin the hotbed the bor best kind of hotbed ls la a permanent one made of concrete it is always ready for work in tho the spring it being only necessary to clean out the dirt and manure where a concrete bed Is i not po possible isible ss ible t the he wooden kind la Is very serviceable it if the dia pit ha has s already boon been dug pile some fresh horse manure over the spot to bo be dug and the soil will wili soon bo be thawed out the hotbed depends upon the manure for or its heat and upon the sun sum for light to make tile the plants grow therefore the h hotbed ot must have a southern exposure where it will wili bo be in the sun all duy day long it if there are cold prevailing winds board fences or buildings on those sides will kel keep ap the bed from being cooled off since the hotbed requires frequent attention especially during cold weather it should bo be located close to the dwelling house so that it will not be too great nn an erfort effort to visit it often A hotbed also requires largo laigo quantities of water so it naturally must be close to the water teP supply Furt furthermore bormore the soil wants to be well drained because standing water on manure 11 kills killa the heat boat F for dr making a small hotbed not longer than six feet inch boards are sufficiently thick providing they are well to prevent warping and cracking if the bed la Is to bo be lon longe ge tw two 0 1 l inch bli planks tire are better tn in mak ing a large hotbed of planks each aide should be made separately and the tha parts fastened together with screws bolts or dooka tie the cross bars supporting I 1 th tho 0 sash should IB doveta dovetailed led into the bides aides never nailed tho the cross crosa bars should bo 60 provided with drip grooves to remove remove the moisture that so often cau causes sea the aliu troublesome drip if sash are arc to bo be used on tho the hot bod boa it doea not pay to get anything but cy cypress props it outlasts other wood many man y years the glass should bt bi double strength ton ton by twelve inch panes in putting in the glass bo be sure that the fhe sash is 19 painted ono one cot irel otherwise the putty will not stick and the sash wilt will require frequent repairing in many localities glass Is not necessary for hotbeds hot beds a good grado grade ot of factory giving nearly as good results it factory la Is used bo be sure to have some canvas or quilt t to supplement upp lement it on cold nights horse manure la Is the best heat medium for hotbeds hot beds secure some borne that has about ono one third its bulk of straw as this will g evo vo maximum heat it it does not steam jea readily dlly n r little hot water will give it a start when it has steamed thoroughly for several days the pile must be turned so that the outside of the old pile goes into the inside of the now one after several more days of attaining it if la ready for the hotbed it should to bo placed in the pit in layers six inches deop and well veil tramped otherwise it will settle later ind and rive give trouble tie no final depth of the manure should be to eighteen inches although moro more is necessary in colder climates affre attre 1 tho the manure Is covered with soil boll the bed may bo be covered and allowed to heat several days before sowing ng the seed professor T 11 abell horticulturist utah agricultural experiment station 11 n i 11 i |