SWEET PEAS UP TO DATE 



The rows should, where possible, be five feet apart, 

 certainly not less than four feet, and they must have 

 head room of not less than six feet ten to twelve feet 

 being better. Take out the soil to the depth of 18 

 inches and 12 inches wide. Stir up the sub-soil and 

 fill up with prepared compost; or, if the existing 

 soil is fairly good, manure and bone meal might be 

 added to it instead of the prepared compost, but the 

 additional size of flower and length of stem obtained 

 by the thorough preparation of the soil more than 

 repay the initial cost of material and extra work 

 entailed. 



One ounce of seed will sow about 30 feet of row, 

 planted very thinly. When the seedlings are from three 

 to four inches high, thin out to four inches apart. 

 Water carefully and sparingly until the plants are 

 well up and growing strongly. During the early stages 

 of growth the temperature must be kept fairly low- 

 say 42 to 48 degrees at night, with a rise of 10 degrees 

 during the day. 



Spray the plants occasionally when the weather is 

 clear and bright, but do so early in the day that the 

 foliage may be dry by night. A humid atmosphere 

 must be avoided, also cold drafts, as this will start 

 mildew. Fumigate every seven or ten days to keep 

 the vines free from green fly, as their ravages very soon 

 cripple the plants. 



The plants must be given supports immediately 

 they are from three to four inches high, as a lack of 

 something to cling to at this stage acts as a decided 

 check to their growth. The soil should always be kept 

 loose around the plants. 



As the flower buds begin to swell a gradual rise of 



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