JULY — PLANT SUPPORTS 



You will find that some plants need to be held up. Vine 

 plants and some tall-growing plants are too weak to carry 

 their own weight. 



Soon after planting pole beans or tomato plants, set a 

 stake at a distance of 2 or 3 inches from each plant ; have 

 the stake from 3 to 5 feet in height. The beans will cling 

 to the supports of themselves, but tomatoes and some other 

 plants must be tied to the poles as they grow. 



Garden peas and sweet peas are best supported by a kind 

 of trellis. Wire netting 3 or 4 feet wide, set upright and 

 nailed to posts along the row of vines, will make an excellent 

 support. Strings stretched at different heights from stout 

 stakes placed at the ends of the row may be used for a short 

 row. A piece of wire netting put up endwise makes a good 

 support for morning-glories, climbing nasturtiums, and 

 other tall-growing vines. 



In July cultivate often, to keep the moisture in the soil. 



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