THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



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Note nine (9) Peas in pod . It does 

 not pay to grow inferior sorts 



get tangled together, and those that are 

 left are apt to be seriously injured by the 

 process of thinning if it is not promptly 

 attended to. "Hiey will be ready for use 

 in the Fall and can be used from the 

 ground until freezing weather, when 

 enough to last through the Winter should 

 be stored, the remainder being left in the 

 ground for Spring. 



PEAS 



Peas from any one planting will re- 

 main in the best -of condition for use 

 only for a comparatively short time. To 

 have a constant supply throughout the 

 season, a succession of plantings should 

 be made. Under irrigation they can be 

 had from early June until frost, other- 

 wise dry' weather is pretty sure to cause 

 a failure of the crop during late July and 

 August, so that it does not pay to plant 

 after late May until the latter part 

 of July. 



The dwarf varieties do not bear as heavily nor for as long a period as 

 the climbing sorts, but for small gardens they have the advantage that they 

 are economical in space and do not require support and consequently are 

 grown exclusively by many home gardeners. One or two good dwarf sorts 

 sown every ten days or two weeks will maintain a supply. If the tall 

 varieties are used, each planting will bear for two to three weeks, so that 

 fewer plantings are required to maintain the succession. 



The smooth, extra hardy varieties may be planted as early in the Spring 

 as the ground may be worked. The others, however, should not be put in 

 until a week or two later. If the soil is wet and somewhat heavy, make 

 early plantings near the surface. If well dried out, they may be planted at 

 the bottom of a trench 4 or 5 in. deep, and covered only 1 to 2 in. deep at 

 first, being filled in as the plants grow. Get the roots well below the surface 

 so that they do not feel so quickly the effects of dry weather. The rows for 

 dwarf Peas should be 3 ft. apart and for the tall sorts 4 ft. In small gardens 

 Peas are often grown in double rows with a 6-in. space between. Do not 

 allow Pea vines to lie on the ground . Tall varieties can be effectively staked 

 up by brush or poultry netting, while the dwarf-growing sorts give better 

 results when provided with low brush to cHmb upon. A good, clean culture 

 and protection with kerosene emylsion or nicotine spray (if the Pea louse 

 puts in an appearance) and getting the brush or trellis in as soon as the 

 plants break ground (in the case of the tall or climbing varieties) are the 

 main points in achieving success with this crop. 



PEPPERS 



The instructions given for Egg Plants apply also to Peppers. Be sure, 

 however, to choose a variety or type suitable and adapted to your condi- 

 tions and purposes. In the Northern States, it is well to stick to the earlier 



