Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16
IIOI.BEDs.

those persons who are fond Of good gardens
will find it very much to heir advantage to rear
Their young plants in n ho bed, aud alh ugh
professional gardeners may make theirs IN
March, we would not recommend those who
are unacqnainted with the bus mess, TO com
mence theirs until April.
10 manage an early hot bed with perfect
| success, is one Of the ski1ful operations 10
gardening: but when the bed rs not COM
| 'nenced until April, they may be managed with
success by any one who will pay lille atien-
ton 10 the subject. BY commencing bed
about the first of April, plants may be kept in
thrifty growing state, under the glass, unlil
the weather becomes warm enough 10 plant
'hem out, VII out the trouble OF changing them
from one bed 10 another, or giving the bed
second heat whereas. IL planted one month
earlier, they require the skill OF an experienced
gardener TO keep them from running up win
long stalks. which would injdre them, or then
being situated by the bed becoming cold, alter
the fermentation o ( The manure is over.
As are wishing 10 give simple directions
10 those who are unacCusinted with the bust
ness, the more experienced gardeners W III
make all allowance where We do mol descIlof
their moe practical rules.
10 commence hot bed, take suliicIeni
quantity of manure, Chat from the horse sla-
le-, and which has been thrown IN heap
and began TO heat, being prelerable j arrange
il in square form, about five feet wide, and "l
such length as may suit your convenience, and
about Il ON eigh cen inches To feet IN height !
on the top OF this place a box about tour iet'
wide and n length CORES pondng With your
bed making the north side six inches higher
than the sonth, to give the lass sufficient slope
10 carry OF the water.
This b 4 should be made with good joints,
otherwise ile mice will get in and destroy me
plants. The box thus prepared, Is 10 De
placed upon the Top Of the pile Oh manure,
which should be made level. that the box may
sl 81 81 upon it, The south side oil the boz
should he about one loot high, aud tue nolth
side about one foot and half and "he"
placed upon The manure, there shonlH oe pun
into into il about four inches Of GOOD hne rich
loam-thal from turf land IS preferred.
After the bed has been thus formed, and has
become warm, (Which may be known by f"n-
ming stick INTO it,) the seed may be Plahleo
upon il. The Is hole bed should be coVe'en
with glass, where that can be had o"l MS ma
ny OF the farmers may not have that o't1o pa
per NAV be used rs substitute, which may oe
taken off in warm days.
By liltle attention to this mode OF ra's'hs
plants gardens may he advanced from TWO
weeks to month, aud many plants fa'Seo
with more certainty than when planted III ope"
ground.
Among the seeds that are to be sown hfs'
upon a hot bed, NAV be enumerale d-Lary
York and Dwarf Cabbages, Early Cn"huo"
ers and Broccoli, Cucumbers aud Melons OF an
f.rent kinds, Peppers of all sorts, tomatoes
aud Egg plants, Lettuce and Pepper grass, 10"
Kadishes, SuuA,hes lurnip beets, and II some
eyes are Gu, from Early Paa!"es. and planted
in The bel, aud after the trosts are past. PLAIN
ted on, they will be fit for use Two weeks ear
Tier than those planted directly in tue ope"
ground. Oiher potatoes may be put IA NOES
made with stick IN the side Of the bed, where
they will snon sprout and be ready Tor early
setting. Ii Sweet Potatoes eau 0e procured
in season, by sprou'Dg them IN hot bed
they produce ve1y well i" this s.ct'o" OF
country. GGneStc Farmer.