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irrigate in order to get seeds to come up, furrows for this should 
be made at planting time so as to be sure of getting them in the 
right place. 
Cultivation . — Cultivation in the garden should be frequent 
and shallow. Root crops may be cultivated rather deeply in the 
early stages, but in general, cultivation should not be more than 
two^or three inches deep. Irrigation furrows, as soon as they have 
dried out sufficiently, should be cultivated up to check evapora- 
tion from the soil. Cultivation should not be done when the 
ground is too wet as it leaves the soil in bad physical condition. 
Hotbeds.— The gardener is often unable to get plants of the 
kind he desires locally, and must take undesirable plants or grow 
them himself. The latter procedure is best as one is then sure of 
having a supply of plants of the desired varieties. These rnay be 
grown in boxes of soil placed in a south window of the kitchen 
or living room, but a small hotbed of two or three sash is a much 
more desirable place to grow such plants. In such a structure the 
plants have more nearly the conditions they need and more of 
them can be grown. 
Full information as to the making of hotbeds and cold frames 
and their uses may be had by addressing the Colorado Agricul- 
tural Experiment Station, Fort Collins. 
Small greenhouse and hotbeds at Fort Lewis. Not(‘ plants 
growing in flats in hotbed. 
