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68 



The Florists' Review 



Apbil 20. 1916. 



VEGETABLES AND 

 FRUITS DEPARTMENT! 



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TOMATOES IN TEUOK GARDENS. 



Orowlng the Seedlings in Frames. 



A cheap and quick method of grow- 

 ing tomato plants by the hundreds of 

 thousands for home use and to ship out 

 is to use the hotbed. In the first place 

 we have to consider the hotbed, and the 

 method of handling after they leave 

 the hotbed. The horticultural industry 

 as a whole is inundated by writings 

 .from armchair gardeners, who have 

 never learned the business but are al- 

 ways ready to give profuse advice to 

 practical men. 



The making of the hotbed is worth 

 full attention. It is the foundation of 

 future success. Choose a sunny and, if 

 possible, a sheltered position for the 

 site of the hotbed. Then procure suf- 

 ficient fresh straw stable manure to 

 make a bed eighteen inches wider all 

 around than the frame and at least two 

 feet deep when well tramped. Copious 

 supplies 'Df water must be given, to 

 generate the heat in the manure. It 

 is always necessary that you have it 

 packed so firmly that you can stand 

 on it without leaving footprints. Mois- 

 ture and solidity of the compost are 

 vital to the generation of heat and its 

 retention afterward. 



^he Frame 



liead;^ 



for th»'S««d. 



Having made up the bed, \re must 

 then place *the frame and sashes on it. 

 This will help to develop the heat. 

 Keep the sashes closed for two days, 

 and then give a little ventilation for 

 two days more, to free the gases which 

 would otherwise be destructive to plant 

 life. Then place a layer of fresh, light, 

 porous soil inside the frame, to a depth 

 of two inches when pressed solid. For 

 the next two days leave a slight ven- 

 tilation on. The soil will warm up and 

 the gases will be eliminated. 



It will then be quite safe to sow the 

 seed. 'The simplest and best way will 

 be to sow it thinly in drills, making 

 the drills two inches apart. By sow- 

 ing thinly, the light and air will be 

 allowed to get to the seedlings, and 

 strong young plants will be the result. 

 Slight ventilation should be given in 

 the daytime, to keep the atmosphere 

 sweet. Watering with a fine sprayer 

 on the can should be done when neces- 

 sary, and then early in the day. 



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In fact, WE DID NOT HAVE HALF ENOUGH 

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