DOWS FOR SWEET PEA GROWERS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 18, 3 May 1911, Page 37

DOWS FOR SWEET PEA GROWERS.

DON’T sow the seeds before digging the soil at least 2 feet deep. DON’T think you can grow sweet peas, say 10 feet high, if the ground is only dug 1 foot deep. DON’T forger that the deeper (in reason) the soil is cultivate 1 the more vigorous will be the plants, ami the finer the flowers. DON'T ignore the fact that it is pos-

sible to grow sweet peas with Hower stems IS or 20 inches long. DON’T tail to remem l»er that tiie vigorous plants to lx» seen in the best growers’ gardens, with leaves not unlike those of small cabbages m size and texture, are the result of planting in really deeply-dug manured soil. DON’T omit to note that now is an excellent time for a general sowing or sweet peas out of doors for garden decor DON’T fail to remember that exhibi tors sei out their plants some 12 or is inches apart in the row. h iving the r several feet distant from eaca other. DON’T think it ;s absolutely necessary to practise this method if your aim is to grow flowers for house an I garden decorat ion. DON’T. when staking, neglect to insert the sicks firmly, putting them 9 or 10 inches in the soil. DON’T be in 100 big a hurry to make your sweet - peas grow strong and Instx by applying manure, or all the buds max fall oil. DON’T think tha< because nearly everyone grows sweet peas in straight rows you arc obliged to do the same. DON’T forget that zigzag rows not

only provide welcome relief from the straight rows, but are themselves very attractive. DON’T fail to try some, at least, of the new varieties every year, or you miss one of the sweets of sweet pea growing. DON’T fail to choose an open, sunny position; although the flowers of such sorts as Earl Spencer, Nancy Perkin, and others of orange-salmon colouring may need shading; the plants love tile sunshine. DON’T fail to mix a little wood ashes with the soil in which the seeds are sown.