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  GARDEN 
  HINTS 
  FOR 
  MARCH 
  

  

  By 
  Eben 
  E. 
  Rexford 
  

  

  HOTBED 
  making 
  will 
  be 
  in 
  order 
  this 
  

   month. 
  Use 
  fresh 
  manure 
  from 
  the 
  

   horse 
  stable. 
  Be 
  careful 
  that 
  it 
  does 
  

   not 
  become 
  wet 
  before 
  put 
  into 
  the 
  bed. 
  Work 
  

   it 
  over, 
  and 
  remove 
  all 
  straw 
  and 
  hay. 
  Then 
  

   pile 
  it 
  up 
  on 
  the 
  spot 
  chosen 
  for 
  the 
  hotbed, 
  

   covering 
  a 
  space 
  somewhat 
  larger 
  than 
  the 
  hot- 
  

   bed 
  itself 
  is 
  to 
  occupy. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  plan 
  to 
  

   spread 
  it 
  out 
  in 
  layers 
  four 
  or 
  five 
  inches 
  thick, 
  

   treading 
  each 
  one 
  down 
  well 
  before 
  another 
  

   is 
  added. 
  Round 
  the 
  heap 
  up 
  well, 
  and 
  cover 
  

   to 
  keep 
  out 
  rain. 
  Leave 
  it 
  until 
  fermentation 
  

   sets 
  in. 
  Then 
  fork 
  it 
  over, 
  and 
  make 
  another 
  

   heap 
  of 
  it. 
  It 
  will 
  again 
  ferment. 
  After 
  this 
  

   second 
  fermentation 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  in 
  proper 
  con- 
  

   dition 
  for 
  use 
  in 
  the 
  bed. 
  Spread 
  it 
  out 
  evenly 
  

   and 
  pack 
  it 
  down 
  well. 
  It 
  should 
  be 
  about 
  

   two 
  and 
  a 
  half 
  feet 
  deep. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  now 
  ready 
  for 
  the 
  frame. 
  This 
  should 
  

   be 
  about 
  eighteen 
  inches 
  high 
  at 
  the 
  back, 
  

   which 
  should 
  be 
  toward 
  the 
  north. 
  There 
  

   should 
  be 
  a 
  slope 
  of 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  frame 
  

   toward 
  the 
  south 
  — 
  a 
  drop 
  of 
  from 
  six 
  to 
  eight 
  

   inches 
  from 
  back 
  to 
  front, 
  or 
  sufficient 
  to 
  

   bring 
  the 
  sash 
  at 
  the 
  proper 
  angle 
  to 
  receive 
  

   the 
  full 
  benefit 
  of 
  the 
  sun. 
  Bevel 
  the 
  back 
  

   and 
  front 
  boards 
  in 
  such 
  a 
  manner 
  that 
  the 
  

   sash 
  will 
  fit 
  them 
  snugly. 
  If 
  the 
  frame 
  is 
  a 
  

   large 
  one, 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  well 
  to 
  run 
  a 
  bar 
  across 
  

   the 
  center 
  of 
  it, 
  from 
  front 
  to 
  back. 
  This 
  will 
  

   give 
  it 
  necessary 
  rigidity, 
  and 
  the 
  bar 
  will 
  

   serve 
  as 
  a 
  central 
  support 
  for 
  the 
  sash. 
  If 
  

   more 
  than 
  two 
  pieces 
  of 
  sash 
  are 
  used, 
  it 
  is 
  

   advisable 
  to 
  run 
  a 
  bar 
  under 
  the 
  meeting 
  

   places 
  of 
  each. 
  

  

  Place 
  the 
  frame 
  over 
  the 
  prepared 
  soil. 
  

   Bank 
  it 
  up 
  well 
  all 
  around 
  with 
  manure, 
  

   pressed 
  down 
  compactly. 
  Then 
  cover 
  with 
  

   the 
  sash. 
  This 
  should 
  be 
  allowed 
  to 
  remain 
  

   in 
  place 
  until 
  a 
  high 
  degree 
  of 
  heat 
  is 
  gene- 
  

   rated. 
  

  

  When 
  this 
  begins 
  to 
  decrease, 
  and 
  the 
  ther- 
  

   mometer 
  registers 
  eighty-five 
  to 
  ninety 
  degrees, 
  

   cover 
  the 
  manure 
  inside 
  the 
  frame 
  with 
  about 
  

   six 
  inches 
  of 
  very 
  fine 
  soil. 
  

  

  The 
  bed 
  is 
  now 
  ready 
  for 
  use. 
  Do 
  not 
  sow 
  

   seed 
  before 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  March, 
  at 
  the 
  north. 
  

   Plants 
  from 
  seed 
  sown 
  then 
  will 
  be 
  far 
  enough 
  

   advanced 
  by 
  the 
  time 
  it 
  is 
  safe 
  to 
  put 
  them 
  in 
  

   the 
  open 
  ground. 
  Earlier 
  sown 
  ones, 
  which 
  

   are 
  obliged 
  to 
  remain 
  for 
  a 
  considerable 
  length 
  

   of 
  time 
  in 
  the 
  hotbed, 
  are 
  pretty 
  sure 
  to 
  be- 
  

   come 
  weakened 
  by 
  close 
  confinement. 
  

  

  If 
  one 
  can 
  have 
  two 
  hotbeds, 
  one 
  can 
  be 
  de- 
  

   voted 
  to 
  early 
  vegetables, 
  like 
  radishes, 
  lettuce, 
  

   and 
  others 
  of 
  similar 
  character. 
  This 
  can 
  be 
  

   got 
  into 
  working 
  condition 
  by 
  the 
  first 
  of 
  the 
  

   month, 
  and 
  the 
  second 
  one 
  held 
  in 
  reserve 
  

   for 
  starting 
  the 
  plants 
  which 
  are 
  to 
  go 
  into 
  

   the 
  garden 
  when 
  warm 
  weather 
  comes. 
  Under 
  

   such 
  an 
  arrangement 
  as 
  this 
  I 
  would 
  not 
  ad- 
  

   vise 
  sowing 
  the 
  seeds 
  of 
  the 
  latter 
  class 
  of 
  

   plants 
  much 
  before 
  the 
  last 
  of 
  the 
  month. 
  But 
  

   where 
  one 
  bed 
  must 
  answer 
  for 
  all 
  kinds 
  of 
  

   plants, 
  some 
  concession 
  must 
  be 
  made 
  to 
  both 
  

   early 
  and 
  late 
  ones, 
  and 
  we 
  proceed 
  on 
  the 
  

   principle 
  of 
  "splitting 
  the 
  difference." 
  

  

  A 
  coldframe 
  is 
  almost 
  as 
  important 
  as 
  a 
  

   hotbed. 
  The 
  two 
  should 
  go 
  together; 
  in 
  fact, 
  

   the 
  plants 
  started 
  in 
  the 
  hotbed 
  being 
  trans- 
  

   planted 
  to 
  the 
  coldframe, 
  when 
  they 
  have 
  

   made 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  sets 
  of 
  leaves, 
  there 
  to 
  re- 
  

   main 
  until 
  it 
  is 
  safe 
  to 
  put 
  them 
  into 
  the 
  gar- 
  

   den. 
  With 
  proper 
  treatment 
  while 
  in 
  the 
  

   coldframe, 
  they 
  can 
  be 
  hardened 
  off 
  and 
  pre- 
  

   pared 
  for 
  the 
  change 
  to 
  outdoor 
  conditions, 
  

   thus 
  greatly 
  lessening 
  the 
  chances 
  of 
  failure, 
  

   which 
  are 
  considerable 
  when 
  plants 
  are 
  put 
  

   out 
  directly 
  from 
  the 
  hotbed. 
  

  

  The 
  coldframe 
  is 
  simply 
  a 
  frame 
  of 
  boards, 
  

   similar 
  to 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  hotbed, 
  set 
  over 
  a 
  bed 
  

   of 
  rich 
  soil, 
  and 
  provided 
  with 
  a 
  covering 
  of 
  

   sash. 
  This 
  sash 
  should 
  be 
  movable, 
  so 
  that 
  

  

  