Annuals from ^eeti 



afternoon sun. A strip of wire netting five feet high 

 should be stretched between the rows and securely 

 fastened to stout posts driven into the ground. Six- 

 foot netting is even better than five, as the Sweet-pea 

 loves to climb, and blooms better if not thwarted. 

 Dig on each side of the netting, as close as may be 

 without breaking the space between, a trench a foot 

 or eighteen inches deep and as wide as is necessary to 

 work conveniently. Place in the bottom about six 

 inches, when trodden down, of old, well-rotted cow 

 manure, fill in about six inches of the removed soil, 

 making it fine and mellow; sow the seed and cover 

 with two or three inches of soil and press firmly 

 down. If planted in the fall protect with several 

 inches of rough manure, removing it in the spring that 

 the soil may get the benefit of the sun's warmth. When 

 the plants are two or three inches high thin to six 

 inches apart in the rows, and draw up part of the soil 

 removed from the trench. Add more as the plants 

 grow until it is all banked up against them, leaving a 

 slight trench between the ridges and the surface of 

 the ground. 



The wire should come close to the ground that the 

 plants may have support from the start. Do not 

 water until necessary, then sufficient water should be 

 poured into the trench to thoroughly soak the ground 

 at the bottom of the roots, but do not turn it on 

 the foliage or stems. Thorough and frequent cultiva- 

 tion should be given during the blooming season. 



