. May's catalogue of northern grown seeds, plants, bulbs & fruits. Nursery stock Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. m GermanâErbsen FrenchâPois. PEAS, EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. SpanishâGuizante SwedishâArter. â quart for 75 feet of drill; 2 to 3 bushels in drills to the acre. CULTUREâFor early peas the soil should be light and warm, but for general crop a moderately heavy soil is better. Fresh manure, very rich or wet mucky soil should be avoided,
. May's catalogue of northern grown seeds, plants, bulbs & fruits. Nursery stock Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Minnesota Saint Paul Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. m GermanâErbsen FrenchâPois. PEAS, EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES. SpanishâGuizante SwedishâArter. â quart for 75 feet of drill; 2 to 3 bushels in drills to the acre. CULTUREâFor early peas the soil should be light and warm, but for general crop a moderately heavy soil is better. Fresh manure, very rich or wet mucky soil should be avoided, as they cause a rank growth of vine at the cost of the quality of the peas; such soil is often the cause of early sorts maturing unevenly. Sow as early as possible, a few of the earliest varieties on warm quick soil, prepared the fall before. The general crop can be delayed until later, but we have met with better success from sowing all the varieties comparatively early, depending for succession upon selecting sorts that follow each other in ripening. The peas will mature earlier if covered only one inch deep, and where earli- ness is the most important thing, they may be treated in that way; but larger pods and more of them will be produced if the seed is planted in trenches three to six inches deep, covered with only one or two inches of soil, and when the plants are five to six inches high, filling the trench level with the surface; this will secure deep rooting, prevent mildew and prolong the bearing season. If the peas arc covered to the full depth at first, or if water is allowed to stand in the trenches, they will not make a good stand of healthy plants. The crop should be gathered as fast as it is fit for use. If even a few pods begin to ripen, new pods will not only cease to form, but tbi>se partly advanced stop growing. ^/Northwest Premier. (See cut.) Ten days earlier than any other pea. The most profitable variety for mar- ket gardeners. Give it a trial. U
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