PLANTING AND STAKING 6l 



potted into a five-inch or a six-inch pot. No crocks are 

 used for drainage beyond one over the drainage hole, and 

 this is covered with a good layer of crushed bones, while 

 bonemeal is freely used in the substantial potting compost. 

 Under this treatment, and given carefully trimmed sticks 

 for supports, Sweet Peas will grow to a height of from 10 

 ft. to 13 ft., and flower practically from base to summit, 

 even in these comparatively small pots." 



PLANTING 



When planting the seedlings either in the open or in 

 houses, avoid setting them deeper than they have been in 

 the pots. A 2-in. depression in the line or ridge is quite 

 enough, and when the plants get into full growth, and 

 have reached a foot or more in height, this shallow trench 

 may be filled in. It is better not to feed more than is 

 absolutely demanded by the state of the plants' vigor, and 

 if the soil has been well prepared, it is best to rely upon it 

 and let the roots strike out for thtir nourishment. When 

 the flowering period is at its height, and the flower stems 

 appear to be getting shorter, or the color of the blooms 

 becomes not so good (assuming that the weather is all it 

 ought to be in regard to sunshine), then some liquid manure 

 may be given and some fertilizer may be stirred into the 

 soil along the edges of the line. 



STAKING 



As soon as the young plants begin to make headway, 

 and are 3 in. or 4 in. high, some support becomes desirable. 

 Little twiggy branches are best if these can be had locally 

 and cheaply. Indeed, Birch (or similar) branches are made 

 use of, whenever a supply is obtainable nearby, for the 

 permanent support of the vines. Light spreading branches 



