MARCH — HOT BEDS 



The hot bed is a Httle greenhouse that is heated with 

 fresh horse manure. Plants hke radishes and lettuce can 

 be grown in it late in the fall and early in the spring, and 

 seedlings can be started in it several weeks before outdoor 

 work can be begun in the spring. 



In making a hot bed a pit is dug in the earth, walls are 

 made of boards, brick, or concrete, and a sash with glass 

 in it is fitted over the bed. Fresh horse manure is then 

 placed in the bottom of the pit, and covered with rich soil 

 and sand. The heat of the rnanure warms the earth, and 

 the plants grow very rapidly. 



A little hot bed covered by a single sash can easily be 

 made. Write to the Superintendent of Public Documents, 

 Washington, D.C., for a bulletin on hot beds and cold 

 frames. 



In March thin your seedlings. Transplant them to boxes 

 or to small pots. 



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