PEAS .153 



Planting Peas 



Soil Best Adapted to Peas. — Peas grow well In 

 heavy, moist soil that is not suitable for some other 

 vegetables. However, the land for peas, as for all 

 vegetable plants, should be drained and free from 

 standing water. Nothing is quite so good as dairy, 

 dressing for peas, and it is worth while to get it if pos- 

 sible. 



Fertilizing. — When dairy dressing is at hand, be 

 sure the ground is soft and fine ; then open furrows 

 about eight inches deep. These should be three 

 feet apart for the Nott's Excelsior type, and four 

 feet for the climbing types. Into these furrows 

 throw a liberal layer of dairy dressing, to cover the 

 bottom of the furrow. If you can spare it, put in 

 a wheelbarrow load to twenty feet, since peas are 

 great feeders and need nourishment during the 

 hot days of July when the crop is ripening. 



Here is one case where dairy dressing may be 

 used that is rather fresh, as peas seem to do well 

 with dairy dressing at any stage. Stable dressing, 

 which contains straw and horse manure, is more 

 likely to develop heat, which will hurt the seed ; 

 so fresh stable dressing should not be used in the 

 rows. 



Sowing. — Over the dairy dressing, draw an inch 

 or two of earth. This should be trodden firmly into 

 the trench, leaving it about five inches deep. The 



