GRO-QUICK ELECTRIC SEED BED HEATER 
Junior Complete with 40 foot cable and thermostat for 3 x 6 bed, 
Dee eniuare seets (200 swattyat: fie sere oes Prepaid $5.35 
Senior Complete with 80 foot cable and thermostat for 6 x 6 bed, 
or 40 square feet (400 watt)... ............06. Prepaid $6.95 
Dene DIG ONY. SCI OS Oe oe es Prepaid $1.60 
RMT ILAHE CIONIY onc Day BL ESO Ooo Prepaid 3.20 
Thermostat should be used to control temperature however one 
thermostat will handle 4 Junior Cables or 2 Senior Cables. 
‘If further information is wanted send for free leaflet. 
We recommend Gro-Quick units for heating your hotbeds. The 
heavily insulated cables are buried as shown figure 5 page 6 and 
thermostat plugged into an ordinary household current outlet. 
Complete instructions are sent for installation and operation. 
The essentials for success are a steady uniform degree of heat 
and moisture. In colder climates it is well to bank up with soil 
around the outside of the frame to make it air tight. 
i AGEN. quilted pads can be used to cover sash at night to retain 
eat. 
PLANTING Brorels ane pepper seed ne be DIEnMee in three or 
our inch rows, spacing the seed about four to six 
THE BEDS to the inch. Planted in this manner one ounce will 
sow about ten to twelve feet of hot bed that is six feet wide. We 
suggest that the seed be treated with Semesan or Cuprocide before 
planting. If the plants “damp off” in the beds they may be sprayed 
with a solution of Semesan or Cuprocide as instructed on the pack- 
age. Semesan listed nave 88. 
On page 75 you will find suggestions regarding the watering and 
ventilation of the bed, also hardening off of the plants. 
COLD FRAMES Same directions as for the hotbed except that 
3 no pit is dug or heating material is used. In , 
colder climates, plants cannot be started so early; wait until the 
sun gives more warmth. During extremely cold weather it is a 
good plan to scatter straw over the sash to a depth of about one 
foot. This should be done each night or during cloudy weather, 
removing the straw during the sunlit hours. 
STARTING PLANTS If you will turn to page 119 you 
INDOORS AND IN FLATS will find under the article “Grow- 
ine Flowers from Seed” some in- 
formation about starting plants in flats. 
COMBATING INSECTS | Each year after Hence clean up a 
7 refuse left by the crop. Burn a 
AND WORMS weeds and rubbish, if any, in the 
fence rows and corners. Fall plough as this will help destroy eggs 
or insects harbored in the soil. These are preventive measures. 
When insects appear, start controlling at once. 
New insecticides of great merit are now being developed. We 
list a few of these on pages 86, 87 and 88 of this catalogue. 
WINTER STORAGE OF _ Root crops such as beet, carrot, 
ROOT VEGETABLES parsnip, potatoes, rutabagas, salsify 
and turnip may be stored for winter 
use in either a root cellar, dark basement or in outdoor pits. In 
any case, the storage should be well drained and ventilated. Tops 
should always be removed. When storing in root cellar put in 
alternate layers of roots and sand; this will prevent shriveling. 
Storing in pits may be accomplished by making a shallow excava- 
tion 3 or 4 feet wide and 6 inches deep. Puta good layer of straw 
in this trench and over the sides. Pile the vegetables in a conical 
pile, the length depending upon the amount to be stored. Next 
cover the vegetables with one or two feet of straw and as the 
weather gets colder cover with sufficient soil to prevent freezing. 
Some ventilation is necessary and can be secured by leaving a 
slight space at the top with the straw exposed, or by inserting a 
drain tile or wooden ventilator. Ventilator should be provided with 
a cap to keep out the rain and with a screen to exclude rodents. 

See page 90 for Special Prices to Market Growers \ 
