Starting a
hotbed for vegetable plants.
So what is a hot bed? In simple terms, it’s like a miniature green house. that keeps new seedlings warm from the spring cold. A hotbed is different from a cold frame window.
Choosing a
heat source.
Hotbeds have some type of internal heat source while a cold frame window is heated just from the sun. Hotbeds can be heated by artificial or traditional methods.
Advantage of having a hotbed.
Hotbeds able gardeners to plant their vegetables early. Giving plants a longer growing time while waiting for the last chance of frost date to pass.
The purpose of
a hotbed comes full circle.
With the passing of time and the natural decaying process the raw rough organic compost materials will become matured enriched refined organic compost. The compost is now ready to replenish garden beds for the coming new growing season.
