SEEDLING SWEET PEAS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 98, 27 April 1935, Page 6 (Supplement)

SEEDLING SWEET PEAS.

At the present tinio when tlie majority of sweet pea growers raise their plants in pots or boxes, it is surprising the number of plants that are spoilt when they are transferred from the open boxes to the ground. At the time of planting we usually have, more or less inclement weather, and this, coupled with the check given by replanting, often has a serious effect upon the young plants. Instead of being gradually hardened off, thev are planted and left to their fate. A little tea-tree placed around the plants will be found of great assistance; in fact, it is the best material, for not only does it protect, but it assists the plants to climb and acts as a support. There is one thing, however, to remember with all plants, and that is their requirements are "fresh air, but no draughts." It is draughts that kill, and one wonders how it is so many plants and seedlings have succumbed to draughts. Draught is more deadly than frost or wind. Draught is one of the greatest causes of mildew and the irritant of many other diseases.