The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-19
make HOTBEDS NOW FOR
PLANTING TOMATO SEED
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS ERGM
MISS DARLINGTON, THE
LOCAL AGENT
T HE DIRECTIONS
| Tomato Clubs Will Be Organized
Throughout Anderson County
Immediately.
HE DIRECTIONS

pihtIHS JoiiluR the tomato CtuDS 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 j. Con-
way Darlington. who has come to
Anderson County to take up the du-
ties Of tomato and canning club dem
Onstrator.
How to Make Hot Bed.
The hot bed may be made as fol-
lows: Select well drained location,
where the bed will be sheltered. pref-
crably on the south side OF q build
Ing or fence. Make an excavation IS
inches deep the size your bed il 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 i8 inches deep. The
manure furnishes the heat to start the
plants. Put on top the manure four
or five inches OF good garden loan.
which has not grown any diseased
plants. and cover the bed with glass
hot bed snsh. II 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 until the tempera-
ture fails to about 80 degrees F. which
| Will require three or 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 tenth acre garden. This
| size bed will take two hot bed sashes
which measure three feet by six feet.
The frame to support the sash should
be about Is to l8 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 it will be neces-
sary 10 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 on cloudy days will have ten.
dency to injnre the plants and in.
crease the danger of freezing and
damping or. Ventilate the bed after
watering in order to dry off the
plants.
| II It is impossible to make hoi
bed the plants can be started in shall.
| low boxes in the house. Get swallow
boxes from a store and fill 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 q
window aa possible und at living room
| temperature. Close attention should
be given to watering as the air Of a
living room Is usually dry and will
soon dry out the coil. The plants
must be developed In the light or they
will be weak and spindling. They
should be transpianted TO other
boxes or to cold frame. which is
made In the same way as the hot bed
except that the manure is left out and
canvas may be substituted for the
glass sash.
/ Miss Darlington addresses the fol.
lowing statement tn the women and
girls Of Anderson County:
AS It will be impossible for me tt
visit all the schools containing Older
girls by the last OF January am Civ.
ing directions for making hot bed.
II you want to Join the club make
your hot bed and plant Stone tomato
seed. making the rows four iachet
apart and plant the seed four. inches
apart'ein the rows.
Plant the Stone tomato seed. Try
to get ten girls at your schooltto join
have one rural association already
promised to join.
Write me at once II you wish Il
Join as the seed should be In tht
ground. am In Anderson County 4
l haYr ,toy, ao1e nm vro
Miss Agnea LaTour OF Crossword
Ia the attractive guest of Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. G.. Briggs. Jr.