PEAS AND BEANS
These should be sown at fortnightly intervals to ensure a succession of well-filled pods. From now on a second-early or main-crop variety may be sown. Like all leguminous plants, peas are deep rooting, so the ground should be well dug, and manured to a good depth. Most authorities do not advise the use of nitrate of soda for any plants i of a leguminous nature, but others advocate a liberal use of this stimulant. Growers may try it out for themselves. This column is intended principally for gardeners with small plots, and the aim is to make it as practical and Useful as | possible. Inquiries on any matter of gardening interest will be welcomed. All communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faitfe. This is your column—make use Mf it.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 52, 29 August 1940, Page 19
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147PEAS AND BEANS Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 52, 29 August 1940, Page 19
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