February 



15 



NINETEENTH DAY 



Put the soil in flats and pour boiling water 

 over it. Or bake the soil, an equally good 

 method to kill seeds of weeds. 



TWENTIETH DAY 



Pack the soil down well, and draw a shingle 

 over the surface to ensure its being close and 

 firm. 



TWENTY-FIRST DAY 



Prepare the hot-beds (which should have a 

 warm southern exposure), backed against a 

 building or fence, leaving an intervening 

 space to walk in. Good dimensions are three 

 feet wide, four feet deep, and as long as re- 

 quired. They should be lined with brick to 

 keep out moles and mice, and have an earth 

 bottom. 



