98 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 
frozen in the ground, even if germination has begun. 
Make the rows five feet apart. Sow the seeds one inch 
apart in single rows. Cover one inch deep and press the 
ground down firmly. When the plants are well out of 
the ground, thin to three inches apart. 
Supporting with brush. They make their most grace- 
ful and natural appearance when they are supported by 
brush. Force the butts of the brush into the ground 
firmly, setting it in the form of a cross (see Fig. 50). 
The brush should be at least four feet high and tied 
here and there where crossed, to add strength in case 
of heavy winds. 
Supporting with wire netting. Drive six-foot stakes 
into the ground to a depth of one or two feet, and to 
these fasten three-foot wire netting. Raise the netting 
about a foot above the ground, to allow cultivation 
between the plants. 
Culture. Keep the soil loose during the entire season. 
A dust mulch may be kept over the surface by going 
over it with a garden rake at least once a week. If the 
soil becomes dry, make a trench about two inches deep 
at a distance of four inches from the row on each side. 
Give the plants at least a bucketful of water for every 
fifteen feet of peas as often as needed. When they 
are about four inches high, begin giving them liquid 
manure or a tablespoonful of nitrate of soda dissolved 
in a three-gallon bucket of water for every fifteen feet 
of peas. After the water has soaked down, always rake 
dry soil into the trench to retain the moisture. 
