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Garden Guide: The Amateur Gardener's Handbook
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GARDEN
GUIDE
considered
a
poor
time
to
move
them.
When
Iris
clumps
begin
to
choke
themselves
out
by
covering
the
ground
so
that
young
shoots
have
difficulty
hi
establishing
roots,
they
should
be
broken
up
and
set
in
another
place.
Due
to
the
prolificacy
of
German
Iris
this
will
be
necessary
every
third
year.
SWEET
PEAS
The
poet
has
a
jingle
upon
Peas.
He
says:
"
Peas
along
the
border,
Peas
upon
the
lawn,
Peas
against
an
eastern
wall
to
welcome
in
the
dawn.
Peas
among
the
Roses,
Peas
behind
the
Pinks;
Peas
to
catch
the
western
glow
when
evening
sunlight
sinks.
Peas
upheld
with
Chestnut,
Peas
held
up
with
Ash;
Peas
asprawl
on
Hazel
spray,
Peas
on
Larchen
brash.
Peas
on
stiff,
unyielding
^wire,
Peas
tied
up
with
string;
Peas
upon
the
trellis
work
where
Rambler
Roses
swing.
Oh
!
merry,
merry,
merry,
are
the
gay
Sweet
Peas;
Plant
them
when
and
how
you
will,
it ' s
certain
they
will
please. "
It
would
appear
that
the
answer
to
the
question
of
where
to
plant
Sweet
Peas
is,
"
Everywhere. "
But
Sweet
Peas
should
be
planted
on
a
well
drained
soil
only,
or
one
in
which
the
excessive
rains
of
Spring
will
not
cause
water
to
stand
around
the
roots
an(J
start
mildew.
They
do
not
like
excessive
shade,
for
the
plants
should
make
a
sturdy
growth.
In
the
shade
the
growth
is
weak
and
spindly
and
but
few
flowers
are
produced.
Place
Peas,
then,
in
the
open,
giving
them
all
available
light
and
air,
although
a
little
shade
from
midday
suns
of
June
and
July
is,
of
course,
beneficial.
Hot
weather
causes
short
stems
on
Peas
and
the
best
hay
and
grain
weather
makes
an
end
of
them.
THE
PREPARATION
OF
THE
SOIL
is
one
of
the
most
important
points
in
the
success
of
Sweet
Peas.
They
like
the
cool
soil
and
attempt
to
strike
down
deeply.
Dig
a
trench
two
or
three
feet
deep,
break
up
and
turn
over
the
subsoil.
Do
not
use
it
for
top
soil
if
it
is
poor.
Put
in
a
liberal
amount
of
stable
manure
and
work
in
a
heavy
dressing
of
bonemeal.
This
preparation
should
be
made
in
the
Fall
and
the
bed
left
all
Whiter.
When
working
over
in
the
Spring
give
a
good,
liberal
coating
of
well
decayed
manure
or
some
fertilizer.
If
the
soil
is
deficient
in
lime,
dust
the
surface
with
-fresh
lime
in
Fall
or
Winter,
using
it
as
soon
as
slaked.
SOWING
SEEDS
IN
POTS.
In
order
to
gain
a
month
in
season
Sweet
Peas
may
be
sown
in
three-inch
pots
in
February
and
placed
in
a
coldframe.
But
they
are
generally
sown
a
month
before
wanted
for
outdoor
planting
and
a
smaller
pot
is
used.
Four
seeds
are
sown
hi
each
pot.
The
frame
used
should
be
thoroughly
cleaned
and
dusted
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