The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-19

duces very nice vines-tender and sue
culent-but blossoms are conspicuous
by their absence.
Growing as a Vice.
The sweet pea vine is naturally
strong grower, by stimulating it at the
start this strong growing habit be-
comes a vice. Here is the secret
nature would plant the sweet pea seed
in the fall so they would get an early
start in the spring. This early start
is vital, the seed terminating at low
temperature-the root growth is
made in the cool. moist spring soil.
The season holds the vines back above
ground, they have developed a steady
habit before beginning to climb. and
are under control before they begin
to feed rapidly. The vines need to
grow steadily for five or six months
in fact to do we'll they must keep
sending up fresh branches till Killed
by heavy frost-to do this they must
have good and proper feeding at the
give her babe roast beef to make it
grow; she would simply feed it as
nature provided and intended it to be
fed. Exactly the same principle will
apply to sweet peas, if the vines are
started improperly they will not make
anything more than vines.
Care in Fertilizing.
Nine people out Of ten make their
garden In the spring and do not think
of the fertilizer till that time. The
result is green or half. rotted manure
damage that will do; for instance, in
June the vines, after growing a foot
or two, turn yellow and die down or
newly formed buds drop off, and the
vines have a wilted look. The
manure, in its green state, has formed
first-class hotbed, thru the process
OF fermentation at the roots Of the
vines. Sweet peas will stand no hot
bed Of any description. Put nothing
on them that will ferment; put all
that sort of fertilizer On the corn field
| Soil and Planting.
Regarding the proper soil to use
| If you have an old vegetable garden
you are all right. Plant the seeds ir
that SOIL If that is not convenient
use the soil as it is, providing it il
good and fairly deep. If you are un.
fortunate and do not have either O,
the above conditions convenient, dig
| a trench-that can be done any
/ where-make it as long as desired
! sixteen or eighteen inches wide ant
lone foot deep, run it north and south
/ Now prepare this trench just right
/ Get some good soil and the mos
! thoroly decomposed manure you cal
i find. Mix enough of the two, tire,
parts soil to one Of manure, to fill il
five inches Of the trench, on top O
that put two inches Of the soil as it is
4 You now have five inches Of tn
i trench left to fill in-now plant thu
seeds in two roWs-roWs to be tel
inches apart and the seeds one or on,
Il and one-half inches apart in the rows
i Cover the seeds, at first, lightly abou
! one inch deep, filling in with plail
soil as the plants come along. You
seeds are now down five inches ant
the roots are where they will stand
considerable drought. BY running tn,
rows north and south the vines ge
i the benefit of the morning sun on on
side and in the afternoon on the 9th
er-which is important in so thick
j hedge. Keep the seed pods off as 20,
1 would a caterpillar; if you allow tn
4 vines to produce seed they will sool
cease blooming and dry up.
How to Water the Plants.
When watering, soak the roots, no
the buds and blossoms. In very ligh
or sandy soil, and also in stiff ella,
4 soil, mulching will help keep the root
cool and moist during the hot, DIR.
weather. This mulch can be made o
fresh cut grass, hay Or straw; max
it two or three inches thick and lie
1t extend one or two feet each sid