24 Special Features of the Garden 



tion without giving too much trouble. When a 

 hotbed is once started it will not require much 

 thought. Soil need only be changed every two or 

 three years, though occasionally a little fertilizer 

 may be added while the plants are growing or 

 before the seeds are planted. This had best be 

 added with growing plants in liquid form in order 

 not to disturb the young roots. And so I would 

 advise every gardener to provide himself or herself 

 with a hotbed of as generous proportions as his 

 garden demands. 



