HOUSE AND GARDEN 
230 
March, 
1914 
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this, about three weeks before it would 
be reasonably safe to set the plants out, 
on account of hard frost. The hotbed 
should only be a mild one, and need only 
be covered with canvas instead of glass. 
I grow the plants in what is known as 
“dirt bandsalso used very extensively 
in growing early cucumbers and melons. 
They are simply strips of wood veneer 
cut from blocks of tough, green timber 
and scored so that they easily fold into a 
box four inches square. The ends lap, 
and can be fastened together with small 
tacks; but this is really unnecessary, for 1 
find that they soon mildew and stick to¬ 
gether after remaining for a short time 
in a hotbed, and can then be handled 
without coming apart. These “dirt bands” 
do not have any bottoms and are really 
better without, if carefully used. The 
surface of the earth in the frame should 
be made smooth and level, and the 
“bands" folded and placed close together. 
They fit snugly and leave no waste space. 
I f the “bands” have become dried out 
they should he placed in water for a few 
minutes before folding, to toughen them 
up and prevent breakage. After the de¬ 
sired number of “bands” are in the frame 
fill them nearly full of rich soil, pressing 
it down with the hand in each “band,” so 
that all vacant spaces are filled; then 
place one piece of the cut seed potatoes in 
the center of each “band.” Scatter mel¬ 
low soil over the surface of the bed, 
covering the seed about one inch deep. 
The hotbed, or cold frame, should be 
kept rather close until the potatoes are 
coming through; then the covering re¬ 
moved during the day, and, as the plants 
become larger, lift off entirely, unless 
likely to frost, the desired object being to 
secure stocky, hardy plants. 
These “dirt bands” hold enough soil to 
allow the plants to grow a foot or more 
in height and ready to begin the forma¬ 
tion of small potatoes. When the plants 
have attained sufficient size they are 
ready to transplant. The time for this 
depends on the season; one can easily 
have the plants ready any time after the 
20th of March, but it is not safe to set 
them out before danger of heavy frost is 
past. When ready to transplant to the 
garden, give the plants a good watering: 
then lift them by pushing the fingers of 
one hand under the bottom of the 
“bandplace on a flat and carry to the 
place intended; slip the “band” from 
around the plant and draw up moist soil 
around the roots, and firm with a hoe. 
A Woman’s Gardening Costume 
(Continued from page 191) 
course the sun is not going to shine under 
such a brim as this, but red will temper 
the reflected light which often burns a del¬ 
icate skin, and is, therefore, an added pro¬ 
tection. 
For the feet, above all things, never 
wear canvas shoes. Open sandals, such 
as children wear in summer, are, to my 
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