. Cadwell & Jones 1896 catalogue of seeds and agricultural implements. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Connecticut Hartford; Vegetables; Flowers; Agricultural implements; Commercial catalogs. 58 CADWELL & JOXES DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. SWEET PEftS. h \ Cover the :J\ \one inch at first, ar Ml when it is up, litt .<yjy/-J hy little, till the ear in. How to Grow Them. Plant deep. Make either two furrows five inches deep and ten inches apart, and plant seed iu them \% inches apart, or make a trench five in- c
. Cadwell & Jones 1896 catalogue of seeds and agricultural implements. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Connecticut Hartford; Vegetables; Flowers; Agricultural implements; Commercial catalogs. 58 CADWELL & JOXES DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. SWEET PEftS. h \ Cover the :J\ \one inch at first, ar Ml when it is up, litt .<yjy/-J hy little, till the ear in. How to Grow Them. Plant deep. Make either two furrows five inches deep and ten inches apart, and plant seed iu them \% inches apart, or make a trench five in- ches deep and twelve inches wide,dropping the seed in two straight rows ten in- ches apart, \y2 inches in the row. Cover the 'ust and ittle th i - In addition to a deep rich soil, wood ashes are an excellent fertilizer for sweet peas. Bone flour adds to the bloom. Nitrate of soda hastens results. But avoid green stable manure for pea vines. If well rotted all rurht. but otherwise put it on iu the Fall. If late bloom is wanted stimulate less. If you have succeeded heretofore, don't trade experience for experiment. But if you are not satisfied with your success, or have failed, try again, using such suggestions as we now otter. The two most serious enemies to Sweet Pea culture at present are the cut worm and the blight. In some localities the former frequently wins the battle, especially in light loam, and near turf. The first rule is to hunt them out. They come about the last week of May aud stay about three weeks. Go through your rows every morning, and wherever a plant is cut ofi, you will find the ashy gray worm hidden under the surface very near where he has cut the plant off. As a safeguard against there being a colony of worms at hand, plant something for them to feed on. Seed saved from your vines last year is good for this purpose. Plant this or some culinary pea seed, or some lettuce seed along both sides of your row of Sweet Peas, and when the cut worm is through
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