WINTER FLOWERING SWEET PEAS UNDER GLASS 



fore, if required for spring cutting, seed should be sown 

 early in November. The seed may be sown in the row 

 or started in small pots or flats (many growers prefer 

 flats). 



Best results are obtained when grown in solid beds, 

 though I have seen magnificent Peas cut from plants on 

 raised benches. They come into flower earlier when 

 grown on raised benches, but the quality of bloom is not 

 so fine, nor is the flowering season so prolonged as when 

 grown in solid beds. 



With the advent of the new winter flowering Spen- 

 cer type, there is no doubt whatever that the Sweet 

 Pea will steadily increase in popularity and good prices 

 will always be realized for first class flowers. 



As in all other lines, quality counts, therefore, al- 

 though it is an easy crop to grow, a little extra care 

 in soil preparation, attention to ventilation, watering, 

 etc., may make all the difference between failure and 

 success, simply paying for one's labor or making a 

 substantial profit. Therefore it behooves the grower 

 to start in good time his preparation for this crop. 



Plants that will continue blooming for several 

 months, and produce highest quality flowers, can be 

 successfully grown only in solid beds, and there must be 

 sufficient head room in the house. In the ideal Sweet 

 Pea house the eaves will be at least eight feet high. If 

 the existing soil in the beds is in good heart, it may be 

 necessary further to enrich with farmyard manure, but 

 at the same time it should be thoroughly turned over at 

 the least two feet deep. Perfect drainage is essential, 

 otherwise the plants may collapse entirely when in full 

 growth, when water is being applied freely in the spring, 

 due to root rot. Therefore, according to the composi- 



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