Tumbledown Farm .9 Acres (give or take an acre or two)

Excerpt: As soon as the hot-beds have been cleared of early crops--of which the last is cauliflower­--they must be cleaned of all rubbish, then forked over, raked level, and at once planted with crops which will mature before the severe frosts come. The method for preparing the plants for these various crops is given below.

Excerpt: THE last week of January begin making a hot­ bed, twelve inches thick, exactly as for the frames. When the first bed is ready, cover it with three inches of compost. Set thereon the cloches, neatly, in their proper position, in three rows, with those in the middle row falling between the two in the outer rows. Keep one inch apart. Go on with the second bed, then with the third. Each bed of three rows of cloches is separated from the next by a path eighteen inches wide. By this time the heat will be nicely through the first bed-which may be seen by the moisture on the inside of the glass-and it is then ready for planting. Sow forcing carrot seed thinly, set a cos lettuce in the center of each cloche, and three cabbage lettuces, at equal distances apart, around the cos. On one side of each cloche press the soil with the foot to make an opening for air; this gives them all they need until the weather becomes more genial. Give water and air according to the weather.

Carrots and Cauliflowers on the Hot Beds--Frames and Lights Have Been Taken Away.