Show PEAS REQUIRE MUCH SPACE smooth varieties may be sown early or as soon as ground Is in shape to work peas are not adapted t to growing in very small gardens as they require much space most gardeners however insist upon having a few short rows of peas in their gardens in large gardens enough peas should be planted to provide surplus for canning the smooth varieties may be sown very early or just as soon as the ground Is in shape to work in the spring the wrinkled varieties should not be sown until the ground has warmed slightly some of the dwarf varieties can be grown without supports but the larger growing sorts require brush a wire trellis or some form of support the old fashioned english sugar pea on good soil will grow to a height of 5 or 6 feet and produce peas until midsummer it should be borne in mind that under ordinary conditions peas do not withstand great hent heat and that they must produce their crop before midsummer united states department of agriculture |