Evening star., 1925-03-13

I is especially good to use in connec-
tion with heavy sol. one pound to
three feet of row. Whatever fertil-
izer you use, mix it with the lower
layer of the soil. Young roots and
seeds must be prevented from coming
in contact with the fertilizer. In a
light soil SOW the seeds to "A depth
)f about eight inches. If the soil is
heavy, as a clay soil usually is, about
four inches will be deep enough to
place the seeds.
Never plant sweet peas near a
fence or building. They require a
great deal Of air, so must be placed
in the open. Do not cultivate them
often or deeply, or you will be sure
to get a large supply of foliage. but
few flowers and do not give them
too much water Pull the weeds, but
be careful to stir the soil very little.
and water only every other day. A
mulch of lawn trimmings or similar
material laid around the roots will
keep the soil moist and cool and will
prevent the growth of weeds. Never
let the plants 90 to seed, or they will
soon cease blooming.
Sweet peas should be given short
twigs to cling to at first, until they
are tall enough to find their own way
to the big pea sticks, which should
be placed on either side of the trench
or space, and must be about six feet
high.
At the same time that you sow
sweet peas, SOW some cosmos.
This flower must have sun, but aside
from that ii will grow under what
ever conditions are provided. 1t does
best in rich soil. When the plants
are foot high, pinch them back at
least three inches. This will make
them busby.
Morning Glories.
Do you know the loveliness of
morning glories when cultivated in
masses, the vines with their numerous
tendrils thiCkly draping a fence or
wall or trellis. and every morning
opening by hundreds or thousands in
every shade from white to purple
After the seeds have been sown comes
a period of about two weeks when no
sign of life is visible. A framework
of light bamboo or wire must be pro-
vided which must be extended as the
plants grow. Every morning punctu-
ally they will unfold, every afternoon
quietly droop. ready to be picked off
so Is to relieve the plant for the
opening of it's next days buds of
rose-red pale yellow, deep crimson
edged with white and a deep azure
who have never yet known the joy of
growing morning glories, SOW some in
May or June and let them be your
happy companions, the lovely surprise
of each morning all Summer long.
"WiId Garden
Perhaps you have an out of the
way place that you would like to
fill in with flowers. For this purpose
there are special mixed flower seeds
for wild gardens" that would be
suitable for this purpose. Such a
bed would be a delight as a conven-
lent hedgerow.
To Make a Lawn.
There are two ways to make a lawn
One way is to use well established
sod as a starter, and the other way
is to sow seed. An inexperienced
person can make better lawn by
sowing seed than by sodding. Use a
combination of eight parts by weight
of white clover and two parts by
weight of Kentucky blue grass. This
is recognized by landscape gardeners
as the best combination of seed for
lawn making. Select a day that is
cloudy and a day when there is very
little wind. Go over the plot to be
seeded three times, once walking back
and forth from north to south until you
have covered the entire plot. Then
from east to west, sowing as you go.
At last cover the area diagonally.
This method will result in an even
distribution of seeds
OF course. you will not have i'm
mediate results with a seeded lawn,
but 10 weeks is not long to wait, con-
sidering the economy of the method.