FORCING PITS 7 



sawdust. Three rows of ordinary hotbed sashes form 

 the roof. The flue is situated as shown in Fig. 7, and 

 heated from a fireplace constructed as described for 

 the fire hotbed. There is no need of going further 

 into the details. I will only call attention to some of 

 the advantages of this plan. 



In the first place, there is next to no money outlay 

 required for it. The few boards and scantling needed 

 for the frame can be found on almost any place, or 

 can be had for little money. Anybody of ordinary 

 intelligence and mechanical skill can put up the frame. 



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Fig 7 — FORCING PIT, COVERED WITH HOTBED SASHES 



A few of the sashes can be hinged, to serve for venti- 

 lation. You can do all the work of running this half- 

 and-half arrangement under shelter and with comfort. 

 The flue being on one side gives a chance to raise all 

 the different vegetable plants. The high bed furthest 

 back, over the flue, will be the warmest. Here you 

 can start tomato, pepper and egg plants, etc, or use it 

 for forcing cucumbers, tomatoes, etc. The next bed, 

 in the center, which is somewhat cooler, may be used 

 for tomato, pepper, early cabbage and similar plants 

 after they are well started, also for forcing lettuce, 

 radishes, etc. The bed on the ground level is the 

 coolest and just right for growing onion plants. 



