A B C OF FLORIDA TRUCKING 99 



PLANTING. 



Prepare the land as advised in 

 the chapter on bean culture, and 

 plant the same as you do beans. I 

 would advise planting the seed in 

 double rows, as the vines support 

 each other. You can plant any time 

 from September first until March. 

 These directions apply to all sec- 

 tions of the State. The only time 

 that cold hurts peas is when they 

 are in blossom, then it only de- 

 stroys that crop, and if you will 

 give the plants an application of 

 nitrate of soda in the rows, using 

 about 200 pounds to the acre, it 

 will be but a short time before you 

 will have another crop of peas on 

 the vines. It takes about two bush- 

 els of seed to plant an acre. 



VARIETIE.S, 



For shipping, plant the varieties 

 that do not require staking. The 

 Alaska, Kennerly's First Early, 

 Nott's Excelsior, Premium Gem, 

 Kennerly's ist Early Gradus or Prosperity and the Bliss 

 Everbearing are the most popular. 

 For home use plant the tall varieties. The Telephone, Mar- 

 row and the Alderman are all good kinds. 



FERTILIZING AND CULTIVATION. 



Cultivate and fertilize as advised for beans. (See chap- 

 ter XXI.^ 



