CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
Soil —The lighter types of soil seem to produce best crops. 
Climate and Growing Season— Peppers are native of warm climates, 
and therefore do best where there is a fairly long growing season. 
Date of Planting —Best results are obtained when planted early in 
May or before then where climate permits. 
Diseases —Very few serious diseases except Fusarium Wilt. This is 
controlled by using Certified seed, and planting the crop on the same land 
only once in every 3 or 4 years. 
Insects— Aphis are most troublesome, and are controlled by spraying 
with Nicotine Sulphate. 
Manure, Green Manure and Sod— -Any humus-making material is 
useful, even sod plowed under, because it helps the soil retain moisture. 
Fertilizers —A good application of 4-12-4 analysis, followed by a 
sidedressing of the same mixture is necessary. Some growers prefer to 
sidedress with a few hundred pounds of Nitrate of Soda or a mixture of 
fish and meat scrap. 
Lime— Where the soil is too acid, lime should be applied. A pH 
reading of less than 6.0 should be corrected with an application of lime. 
Distance of Planting— to 2 ft. in the row, and rows 3 to 4 ft. 
apart, depending upon the richness of your soil. 
Yield —400 to 500 baskets per acre are not unusual. Over a thousand 
are obtained in some good growing districts. 
LANDRETHS’ PENNSYLVANIA 
CERTIFIED PEPPER SEED 
IS THE BEST OBTAINABLE 
API-89-5M-10-36 
Pennsylvania Certified 
Pepper Seed 
Tills certifies that the 
pepper seed in this pack¬ 
age was inspected and 
certified by the Penn¬ 
sylvania Department of 
Agriculture. The seeds¬ 
man guarantees this seed 
to be part of that in¬ 
spected and passed in 
accordance with the 
Pennsylvania rules and 
regulations for the cer¬ 
tification of pepper seed. 
Bureau of Plant Industry 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 
Look for this Yellow Sticker 
and Blue Box when you buy 
Landreths’ Pennsylvania 
Certified Pepper Seed. 
LANDRETHS’ CERTIFIED 
PEPPER SEED WILL BE 
COLORED GREEN 
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