FOR YOUNG GARDENERS. 
til they are set out. They should be set out in rows, 
twelve inches apart, and twelve inches apart in the row. 
The peppers will be ready to pick in about twenty weeks 
after planting. 
Peas. Little Gem or any of the dwarf varieties; if 
they can be planted against the fence, where they have 
support, the Stratagem, Champion of England and Tele¬ 
phone are among the best. The Little Gem is one of the 
best for the garden. Peas are raised for the peas which grow 
in pods, and are best when they are about the size of buck¬ 
shot. The land is prepared the same as for beans, except 
that the trench is made four inches deep, instead of three, 
and the peas are covered one inch. Leave the surface 
above them about two inches lower than the surrounding 
garden. When they come up, the ground is gradually 
filled in until it is level. All of the dwarf varieties should 
mature in from six to eight weeks after planting. Look for 
the nitrogen traps on the roots. 
Potatoes. Potatoes belong to a different class of 
vegetables, in that the part that is eaten is a tuber, a 
thickened underground stem. The land is prepared by 
making a trench four inches deep, and hoeing one-half 
pint of commercial fertilizers into each ten-foot row. The 
potatoes are cut so that there are two eyes to each piece. 
Place these pieces ten to twelve inches apart in the trench, 
and cover them about two inches. When the plants are 
up, keep the ground well tilled about them, and as they 
grow, heap up the soil, making a broad hill. Potatoes are 
about the only plants that it is usually wise under ordinary 
conditions to hill up. Watch for the potato beetle, which 
should be killed as fast as found. Rows of potatoes, like 
peas and beans, should not be closer than two to two and 
one-half feet apart. Potatoes develop underneath the 
ground; they are not roots, but tubers. The eyes correspond 
to the buds that you find on stems above ground. They 
contain a large amount of starch, and are used in starch 
factories, as well as for table use. Always keep the ground 
free from weeds and in a good state of tillage. 
