The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-17
make HOTBEDs NOW FOR
PLANTING TOMATO SEED
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS FROM
MISS DARLINGTON, THE
LOCAL AGENT
t Fl E DIRECTIONS
Tomato Clubs viii Be Organized
Throughout Anderson County
Immediately.
t III E
DIRECTIONS

Girls in Anderson County contem-
plating Joining the tomato clubs are
advised that now is the time to make
hot beds for the planting OF tomato
seeds. Tomato clubs are to be or
ganized throughout Anderson County
beginning this week. by Miss ]. Con-
way Darlington, Who has come to
Anderson County TO take up the du-
ties or tomato and canning club DEM
onstrator
How to Make Hot Bed.
The hot bed may. be made as fol-
lows: Select O well drained location.
where the bed will be sheltered, pref
erably on the south side of a build
Ing or fence. Makefan excavation 1S
inches deep the size your bed ia to
be. Throw In fresh horse manure and
pack by tramping. The manure heap
should be about even with the surface
OF the ground or 18 inches deep. The
manure furnishes the heat to start the
plants. Put on topsthe manure four
or five inchesi OF good garden loan,
which has nottgrown any diseased
plants, and cover the: bed with glass
hot bed sash. sIf sash can not be Sc
| cured, canvas may be substituted for
the glass. The temperature will run
high for few days. but no seeds
should be planted unit! the tempera-
tnre falls to about 80 degrees F. which
viii require three OF four days,
A bed made about ;five feet nine
inches wide and about six feet long
will be plenty large enough to grow
plants for e, tenth ecre garden. This
size 6cd will take two not bed sashes
which measure three feet by six feet.
The frame to support, the sash should
De about 10 to 1S inches high at the
back and six inches lower in front In
order to drain of the water. The
slope should be toward the south.
During bright DAYS the bed will
heat very quickly and 1t will be neces-
sary to ventilate by raising the sash
on the opposite side from the wind.
Toward evening close the sash in or
der to get the bed warm before night.
| water the bed In the morning on
bright days as watering in the. even
Ing or or cloudy days will have ten
dency to injure the plants and in
crease the danger OF freezing and
damping Off. Ventilate the bed after
watering in order to dry OF the
plants. ~
IL 1t is impossible to make hot
bed the plants can be started in shall
low boxes in the house. Get shallow
boxes from q store and fiH with good,
rich soil and SOW the seed as describ-
ed for the hot bed. Bore two or three
holes In the bottom OF the box for
drainage. Keep the box as near
window as possible and at living room
1 fAmnnTnfn-h nInon
be given to watering as. the cir OF q
living room 10 usually dry sdd viii
scon. dry out the soil. The plants
must be developed In the light or they
will be weak and spindling. They
should be transplanted to other
boxes Or to cold sranie, which 10
made in the same way as the hot bed
except that the manure is left out ana
canvas may be substituted for the
lgiass sash. - a
Miss Darlington addresses she toll.
lowing statement tn the women and
girls of Andersen County, s
As Il win be Impossible for me to
visit all the schools Containing older
kris by the last OF january am CIV
Ing directions for makinga hot bed.
"a sseu wan. 10 join the club make
your hot bed and plant Stone tomato
seed. making the rows four inches
apart and plant the seed four inches
apart In the rows.
Piant the Stone tomato stsd. Try
To eet.ten girls at your school 20 3oin.
I have one rural association already
promised 20 jain.
ygfife me at, once n yon wiai to
ioin as the seed should 10 in the
ground. am In Anderson County to
help you, so call On me. $s;s