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Garden Hotbed: How to Make One!
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Garden Hotbed: How to Make One!

Colonial Williamsburg Garden Hotbed for Wintering Over Delicate Plants

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A hotbed is a type of small greenhouse which uses the heat from composting of manures and other compostible materials to heat a small space in order to create a microclimate. This allows smart gardeners to “winter-over” delicate plants which would freeze and die, otherwise.

Here’s a simple depiction from a side-view:

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