Kitchen Garden.

Manawatu Herald, 17 October 1893, Page 3

Kitchen Garden.

Prepare suitable ground for late Peas, which in many cases do not give ftftgood a crop as might be de p sired, ; mainly to poorness of, soil, want of moisture and close cropping* .There is no better system tlttn thai principally adopted by English gardeners, using trenches for tlirtße^sup^r-TBese^giVe a** larger quantity of food for the roots and provide a ready means of supplying mbfetqre in dry scons'. On fight 'foils' ieeding is imperative. Where ground can be spared, 16 to 20 feet between the rows is none too

much ; in small gardens, 12 to 15 feet will.^erhaps; be more suitable. In preparing the ground for this crop much time will be saved by digging trenches at the same time as the other ground is dug. The trenches need not be deep. Nine incheg to 12 inches wide will give sufficient room, taking out the soil spade deep, and then placing in a trench from 4 inches to 6 inches of decayed manure. This manure should then be forked in and a covering of finer soil from that thrown out placed on the surface ; this will allow of another covering of soil after sowing the seed, leaving a cavity or space for moisture along the drill or trench. The one difficulty of this sowing in trenches is that in wet ' seasons the Peas may run too high. This to some extent may be avoided by topping; indeed, the latter may always be practised to advantage, but in light land the haulm is Varely too strong even in wet 'weather. In 'dry seasons much assistance will be afforded the crop by mulching with short litter along "the sides of the rows. These Peas should be sown thinly. At the time the late Peas are sown there is less fear of any becoming decayed, as they germinate freely at that season. Earth up rows of Peas and Broad Beans as soon as they are far enough advanced to allow of its being done;i-<Jsxchange.