GARDEN PEAS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 22, 29 May 1912, Page 38

GARDEN PEAS.

There are usually many amateurs who risk making an early sowing of this * grand vegetable, in order to secure an early dish, and sometimes it is worth the risk. We do not recommend sowing peas for a mouth yet. but presuming

one is ready 7 to try’, the question arises what variety’ shall we put in? Well, unless the soil is very’ dry’, and the situation warm, we certainly say don’t sow any wrinkled sorts. These often decay’ if the season is wet and cold, and therefore we advise trying some of the round seeded varieties, and so far as our experience goes, we have obtained excellent results from Pride of the Market, which only’ grows about 2ft. high, and has splendid large pods of very fair quality. Where, however, the grower has dry’ land and a warm situation some of the early’ wrinkled sorts should be sown. Gradus is one of the first earlies, but it is such a poor cropper generally’ that, in our opinion, it is not worth the trouble. William Hurst when true is a very’ good dwarf, and Little Marvel is nearly as early and a much better pea, and one we can recom-

mend both for cropping and good quality. It is dwarf, about 15 inches. Seedmen’s catalogues usually contain the names of far too many sorts, which is often a puzzle to many amateurs seeking a good variety.