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Annual Vines

To prepare the soil manure the bed heavily, incorporating it into the soil to the depth of 1 foot or 18 inches. Nip back their shoots, with the exception of nasturtiums, when they are about 8 or 10 inches high in order to encourage the development of lateral growths, which will not form satisfactorily until the flow of sap is temporarily diverted from its upward course. Annual vines must be fertilized, watered, and cultivated frequently, in order to encourage a rampant growth in as short a time as possible. Nasturtiums are an exception to this rule as if over fertilized the growth [214]