Hotbeds, Cold Frames and Flats 



in front of lower growing things, but should 

 be in the rear or extend entirely across the bed; 

 tomatoes, for instance, are apt to overtop such 

 plants as peppers, which grow quite slowly in 

 the hotbed. Endive, parsley, lettuce and onions, 

 all are plants which do not assert themselves very 

 strongly at first and should not be crowded for 

 room or sunshine. 



When all the planting is in and the soil watered, 

 if necessary, newspapers should be spread over 

 the soil and the bed closed and germination 

 awaited. If the sun is very hot it may be neces- 

 sary to raise the sash before the plants appear, 

 but where this is done care must be taken that 

 the papers are not disturbed by the wind, as if 

 blown about the soil will dry out and check or 

 kill germination. 



As soon as a plot of seeds breaks ground the 

 little seedlings will need air and hght and the 

 paper should be removed from this portion and 

 replaced on top of the glass, held in place with 

 pieces of wood or anything that will prevent its 

 blowing about; this will only be necessary until 



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