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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1941, Practical Hotbed, Easily Tended, May Be Constructed in Window of Basement l Hotbed Built Into Basement Casement. If you have a basement win dow with southern exposure, it ih possible to build a practical lhotbed which is more easily watcned, aired and watered than Ihe standard type. In front of the window make a shallow excavation, about a toot deep. The size must be fig mred carefully, so that a frame Bet in this excavation can be aovered by window or hotbed Hash. As in the case of other hotbeds, a glass substitute may IX used on the sash, if desired. Build a frame to fit In the ex Savation. The sides must slant Itharply from a point above the window, almost to the ground. fit the sash on this frame, using hinges at the top. so the ' sash may easily be raised for ventila tion. Earth may be banked around the frame to keep out the cold; and the sides should be as (tight as possible to keep out the Wind. The frame may have to be caulked where it joins the foun dation to prevent drafts, other wise it is built like the garden type, using a standard or odd sized sash as you choose. Heat is supplied to this bed by c-pening the basement window, and allowing the heated base ment air to enter the bed. The window Is left open at night, and way often be closed during the day, when the sun is shining on the bed. Hotbeds of this type have been tried and tested, and although they do not maintain temperatures as high as other kinds the heat will be more even, and the ventilation much better. What to sow in a hotbed? The tender- vegetables that need growth is made, It is unnecessary to water the plant food In. Late snows and early spring rains take care of this part of the job, and carry the plant food down to the roots where It is ready to be utilized just as promptly as the grass starts growth. Try an early application of plant food to the lawn this year. You will be pleased with the re sults secured. a long season, such as tomatoes, peppers and eggplants, cabbage and cauliflower, a few cucum bers, or summer squash in pots sunk into the earth so they may be transplanted readily, all may be started here. Most of the annual flowers will benefit from an early start here it you do not plan to put them in the cold frame, otherwise use the hotbed only for the tender or slow ones. The main things to watch are temperatures and drafts. Ven tilation is necessary on warm days, and for very short periods on cooler days. Sow seed thinly and water bed moderately when planting; thin out when needed, No Lower Home Costs in Sight, Lumberman Says LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Harold R. Northrup of Washing ton, secretary of the National Re tail Lumber Dealers association. predicted that "lumber prices are going to level off" but that "home construction costs are probably the lowest now that they will be in a decade." Speaking at a convention of the Kentucky Retail Lumber Dealers association, Northrup said he based 'his belief that a Drice-leveline was In tho nffincr largely on the assumption that the "peak of (armv) camn con. struction has passed." However, he added that prices "will not be mucn lower man at present. He said there was no "bottle neck" in the industry's nnrtion of the national defense program ana mat me industry's No. 1 problem was keeninp nn ltt har of national defense work wiihnnt affecting the normal building program. You Get a Better Buy Wi DODGE economy DODGE performance DODGE low upkeep DODGE dependability PODGE JOB-RATED TOUCK! Trucks That Fit YOUR Job! Cl" Mill IRK L JAVJtB 31 VILLAnU MUlUn IU. ROSEBURG Early Fertilization Will Greatly Aid Eradication of Weeds From Lawn If you were asked to name your major lawn problem, what would you reply? Right the first time! . . . weeds . . . those pesky critters that seem to spring from nowhere. Gardeners used to think that nothing but laborious digging would eradicate weeds from the lawn. But we know now that early feeding of the lawn with a complete balanced plant food Is a great aid in eradicating weeds. Of course this early feeding doesn't directly kill the weeds. Hut it does do this: Through supply completely balanced, read ily available nourishment to tho grass rools, It enables the grass to make such a dense, early, vigorous growth that weeds are choked out. Grass makes its best growth in parly spring, when the weather is cool and there is plenty of moisture in the soil. Weeds do not start Into growth until later, when the soil has become thor oughly warm, and higher tem peratures prevail. Therefore to combat weeds, Rive your lawn an early feeding this year, making application in late February or early March, before the erass shows any signs I lof active top growth. Apply four pounds of plant food per 100 sauare feet of lawn area Annli cation may be made either with a plant food spreader, or by hand. Not only is this early applica- W"PS FLOURISH IN A LAWN WHWE WI DtiN rbRTILIZED ,uw---:tii iiiiiiiiiiitli d ??.?.. iKTI0M 0F A THAT fiin ,r 'VEN PLANT FOOD. GBOW1H THUS CROWDING OUT WEEDS. tion beneficial from the stand- point of combating weeds, but it is less laoorious lor the garden er, because when plant food is applied to lawns before any top o o o SPECIAL Chassis Lubrication and Car Inspection Cranlccase Change Front Wheel Bearing Service Tire Check-up and Switch ALL FOR $ ELLISON & CAMPBELL General Petroleum Station OAK AND STEPHENS STS. Garden Heeds for Early 'J VP We know what your garden needs a whether you are going to plant small back-yard vegetable aarden. a spreading garden of the rare species of flowers and plants. 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