. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1658. Pea, Champion of Eneland after picking, when they necessarily have lost mucli of their good quality. It is, therefore, a great advantage to have a home-grown supply. Though they are of easy culture, it is not always feasible to give them a place in one's own gard
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1658. Pea, Champion of Eneland after picking, when they necessarily have lost mucli of their good quality. It is, therefore, a great advantage to have a home-grown supply. Though they are of easy culture, it is not always feasible to give them a place in one's own garden, because they require consid- erable space, 1-2 yards of row being necessary to produce a single "portion," and it is rare that more than 2 or 3 pickings can be made from the same vines. Peas need a rich, friable soil, but an over-supply of nitrogen or the use of coarse and fresh manure will result in a rank growth of vines, with frw t"«I'^ ""'1 Pfas of inferior quality. The best manuri^il rMiâl, Peas is found where'a heavy dressini; .if lias been applied the previous year. It su. I. a i- not available, the application of 3-6 bushels ..£ will stable manure, or. in place of this, about one-half bushel of wood ashes, 3 or 4 pounds of salt and 5-10 pounds of ground bone or other commercial fertilizer to the square rod, and well worked into the surface soil just before planting, will give good Mi'-^t of the cultivation for Peas should .Iim I" iliey are planted, and it is more important tor tin- ii"ii than for most that the ground should I"- ",ii wnrkiil and made as friable as possible before the seed is sown. While Pea vines will be killed by a hard freeze, they will endure a slight frost with but little injury, and thrive best in a cool, damp soil and atmosphere. It is, therefore, desirable to plant as .-nrlv in the spring as the soil can be worked. The writi I liki- l"^
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