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earliest opportunity in the fall so that the plants 

 may be deeply rooted and well established before the 

 hot sun strikes them. My experience has shown 

 that the sooner the seed is in the ground, the better 

 the results attained, so the latter part of September 

 usually finds me making the first sowing. About 

 Thanksgiving I start a second trench, and a third 

 sowing is made about Christmas time. My success 

 is wholly due to deep and early planting and frequent 

 cultivation. 



Many authorities claim it is not a good plan to 

 plant seed in the same place for successive years. 

 My success, however, proves this to be a fallacy; 

 as each year the same trench in my garden is redug, 

 only filling in new fertilizer at the bottom and trans- 

 ferring the bottom soil to the top. Thus rich soil of 

 the previous year comes in close contact with the 

 young roots, and starts a rapid and continued 

 growth. The trench in which I plant my sweet 

 peas runs north and south, and is about two feet 

 wide. A trellis of poultry netting six feet high 

 runs through the middle of it, the netting being sup- 

 ported by medium-sized iron pipes. In preparing 

 the soil, I usually have the trench dug one and a half 

 feet deep and two feet wide, in the bottom of which 

 is put a 6-inch layer of decomposed barnyard 

 manure. Over this a couple of inches of soil is 



These sweet peas, planted April 11th, were eight 

 and a half feet high the following June 



placed, then a good layer of oakwood ashes, and 

 again a good sprinkling of earth until the trench 

 is nearly filled. In filling the trench be sure to tread 

 the earth down firmly. 



On either side of the netting I run drills four 

 inches deep and a foot apart, thus utilizing the same 

 net for a double row of peas. The seeds are cov- 

 ered with two inches of soil pressed down firmly with 

 the feet. In planting the seed in this manner the 

 young roots are not crowded, but grow all the 

 stronger, and the stems and flowers likewise attain 

 marvelous size. 



Sweet peas planted in this way begin to grow 

 immediately, and in two weeks are up and well 

 started. As the fall months in the South are 

 usually very dry, it is wise to keep the ground wet 

 by frequent waterings in order to start the seed. 

 Do not let the roots dry out, but keep up the arti- 

 ficial moisture, and as soon as the young plants 

 reach the height of two inches gradually draw the 

 soil in from the sides of the furrows until half their 

 height is covered. Continue this until the trench 

 is completely filled, and level to the surface. 



Experience has taught me that it is best not to 

 protect the plants during the winter months, as the 

 frost and the mulching of the earth serve to harden 

 the vines, and strengthen them so as to withstand 

 the freezing and thawing. By March the vines 

 have made such rapid growth (being three to four 

 feet long) that it becomes necessary to train them 

 against the wire for running. 



On April nth peas planted September 24th 

 showed their first blossoms. They continued to 

 grow so rapidly that by June they towered above 

 my head, reaching the extraordinary height of eight 



