Deep Planting for Peas.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 317, 17 November 1888, Page 6

Deep Planting for Peas.

We bavp found that peas which have been planted in shallow drills ne\er stand dry weather ' Hud those which are covered from three to fouv wci.es deep. The nature of your soil must be considered to gomo extent in deciding how deep to plant peas. In light, iriable ,«oils they may r>e planted deej.'er than would be tafc in &tiff_ clay land. We can fu)ly endorse the following remarks on this pomt :— " I, with my neighbours, always had trouble in having our pea plants unproductive, and I concluded it was the fault of the planting. Having been accustomed to shallow covering on my seed, I concluded finally to make some drill? deep 1 and some shallow. * The shallow 1 drills of "cbiuse were up I/he soonest, but the yield of the others was' so per cent, more than the | former. The , pea requites consideiable 'dampness, and by deep planting the ground at the roots retains the moisture, 'which is impossible by shallow drilling I now always have pens when in faqt my neighbour" crops fail (luring the reason that is dry. 1 havp' tiied (.he two methods and know horn experience that shallow planting l- nob proiitiablo for the kitchen hardener."