VEGETABLES 301 



ground can be worked. The wrinkled varieties of 

 peas should be planted about two weeks later. 



2. Plant in rows about one inch deep, placing the seed 



quite thickly for the low-growing varieties and more 

 sparsely for the tall-growing sorts. The distance 

 between the rows should also vary with the height of 

 the variety. The low-growing sorts may be planted in 

 rows twelve inches apart, while the taller ones should 

 be eighteen inches to two feet apart. 



3. When the plants come up, hoe between the rows to kill 



weeds and save moisture. Very little other atten- 

 tion is necessary for the low-growing sorts. 



4. Tall-growing varieties will need some sort of support. 



Various forms of bushes may be used, or wire netting 

 may sometimes be substituted. An excellent way is 

 to set in place a row of birch or other brush before 

 the seed is sown, and then plant the peas in rows 

 along each side. 



5. After the peas are up, keep the soil between the rows 



well tilled, and pull out the weeds that may appear 

 among the peas. 



6. As soon as the pods are well formed, watch them daily 



to determine when they are ready to pick. The 

 varieties of the Alaska type should be gathered rather 

 early, as they become hard and of poor quality if 

 left to grow too long. 



7. As soon as the pods are all harvested, pull up the vines 



and burn them, and thus prevent the development 

 of disease that might otherwise take place. Plant 

 bush beans, endive, turnips, or other succession 

 crops. 



