THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 219 



PEPPER 



Peppers are grown in practically the same way 

 as tomatoes and eggplants, except that they should 

 be planted about 2 feet apart in rows 3 feet apart. 

 Among the best known varieties are Ruby King, 

 which is a large, smooth, bright red, mild flavored 

 sort, and Cayenne, which is long, slender, and ex- 

 ceedingly pungent. 



PEAS 



According to D. S. Kelsey of Connecticut, any 

 good land, stable-manured the previous year, or full 

 of half-decayed sod, will do for garden peas. He 

 says : " I plow late in the fall and harrow thor- 

 oughly in April. Late peas collect their own 

 nitrates on such land, and for them any good super- 

 phosphate is a complete manure, but for early re- 

 sults (and I aim to secure our market and keep it by 

 being two to five days ahead of competitors) 

 nitrates must be supplied. The land is then too 

 cold to favor the nitrifying processes and to insure 

 success. To lengthen the season we use in the 

 drill 600 to 1,000 pounds of 4-5-10 complete fer- 

 tilizer of our own mixing. The nitrogen is nearly 

 all organic. 



" As a source of nitrogen, well-decayed horse 

 dressing may be broadcasted in partial substitu- 

 tion, or a little pulverized poultry dressing applied 

 directly in the drills. We plant in single rows 

 (north and south always), 36 inches apart, 4 to 5 

 inches deep, covering 2 inches and filling these 

 drills gradually in subsequent cultivations. Run 

 the weeder every five to seven days from planting 

 till vines are 6 inches high; then the cultivator 



