98 SCHOOL AND HOME GAKDENS 



frozen in the ground, even if germination has begun. 

 Make the rows five feet apart. Sow the seeds one inch 

 apart in single rows. Cover one inch deep and press the 

 ground down firmly. When the plants are well out of 

 the ground, thin to three inches apart. 



Supporting with brush. They make their most grace- 

 ful and natural appearance when they are supported by 

 brush. Force the butts of the brush into the ground 

 firmly, setting it in the form of a cross (see Fig. 50). 

 The brush should be at least four feet high and tied 

 here and there where crossed, to add strength in case 

 of heavy winds. 



Supporting with wire netting. Drive six-foot stakes 

 into the ground to a depth of one or two feet, and to 

 these fasten three-foot wire netting. Raise the netting 

 about a foot above the ground, to allow cultivation 

 between the plants. 



Culture. Keep the soil loose during the entire season. 

 A dust mulch may be kept over the surface by going 

 over it with a garden rake at least once a week. If the 

 soil becomes dry, make a trench about two inches deep 

 at a distance of four inches from the row on each side. 

 Give the plants at least a bucketful of water for every 

 fifteen feet of peas as often as needed. When they 

 are about four inches high, begin giving them liquid 

 manure or a tablespoonful of nitrate of soda dissolved 

 in a three-gallon bucket of water for every fifteen feet 

 of peas. After the water has soaked down, always rake 

 dry soil into the trench to retain the moisture. 



