HOTBEDS.
In a garden, where there is no heated house a hotbed is a very useful appliance. The manure must be well mixed; turn it all over with a light fork, shake out all knots; mix the more'strawy parts intothe centre of the heap. If any of the material is really dry it should be watered. Let the heap lie light, so that any air can enter. When the heat rises violently,: as it; should;; in three or four days, .'shake it out again. Preparation siiould. take about two'weeks. The bed should-be six inches wider all round than the frame that is to cover it. Beat the manure down with a fprk.as .each layer, is added, but do not tread on it. When the bed is made up, put on thV frame and/lights; close the.lights lip tight until' the heat rises again, which it will in the'' course of 24 hours. A bed so made will retain heat for a considerable time in proportion, of course, to the size. A covering of light soil or coal ashes will keep down injurious gases, and afford a plunging bed. Seeds of tender sorts and cuttings requiring bottom heat can be raised in large numbers in a moderatesized frame. ' -t
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 187, 9 August 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)
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