Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-22
PEAS AND BEANS
 FAvORI1E CROPS.
 FOR BACK YARD
May Be Planted Early, Are Easy to Cultivate and
 Bring Good Results.

Garden pease are favorite crop in the home garden, and as they are not easily injured by light frosts, they may be planted as soon as the soil can be put in order in the spring, ac- cordlng to the specialists of the United States department of agriculture.
 By selecting a number of ,43iaties It is possible to have continuous SUD- ply of peas throughout large por- ton of the growing season. In order to accomplish this, plantings should be made every 10idays or two weeks un- til warm weather comes. The first planting should be of small-growing, k-maturing varieties, such as Alaska, First and Best, and Gradus. These kinds do not require supports. They should be followed by the large wrinkled type of peas, such as Cham pion of1 England, Telephone, and Prize Taker. These may be support ed on brush, on strings attached to stakes driven in the ground, or on wire netting
 Peas should beIplanted about two to three inches deep'in rows three to four
 feet apart. Some gardeners, how ever, follow the practice of planting Ill double rows inches apart, with the ordinary space of three to four feet between these pairs of rows. With varletiessrequiring support this 9 good practice, as'the supports. can be placed In tine narrow space between the rows.
 Beans are more susceptible to cold than peas and should not be planted until danger of frost is past and the ground begins to warm up. They are, however, among the most desirable vegetables that the home gardener can raise. There are many different kinds and varieties of beans, but for. garden purposes they may be; divided into two classes-string and Lima Both te1as- ses are grown commercially over the greater part of the East and adapt themselves to a wide diversity of soils and climate. They grow rapidly and, therefore, leave the area in which they have been planted free for another crop. To secure continuous supply, it is desirable to make plantings at in te1vals of 10 days or two weeks from the time that the ground is reasonably warm until hot weather sets in.
 Both string and Lima beans are sub- divided into pole and bush. types. The pole Lima bean should be planted with from eight to 10 seeds in the hill and after the plants become established should be thinned to three or four. The hills should be four to five feet apart. Bush Lima beans are planted five or six inches apart in rows 30 to 36 in- ches part. Bush beans of the string type may be planted somewhat closer the plants standing three to four inches apart in rows from 20 to "A inches apart if hand cultivation only is to be employed.
 Beans of any kind should not be planted any deeper than is necessary to secure good germination. This should never be over two inches and on heavy soil it should not be more than 1 IA to 1 1-2 inches.
 Beets can be planted comparatively early in the season. It is not neces- sary to wait until the ground has be- come warm, if the danger of frost is past. The seed should be sown in drills IA to IS inches apart and cov- cred to a depth of about one inch. As soon as the plants gre we'll up they should be thinned to stand three to fo,u inches apart. From two to three plantings should be made in order to have a continuous supply of young, tender beetS. =