I saw again, in cool greenhouses--simple plank and glass shelters--pea plants covering the walls, for the length of one quarter of a mile, which already had yielded by the end of April 3,200 lb. of exquisite peas and were yet as full of pods as if not one had been taken off.
Kropotkin describes an impressive yield of peas from a greenhouse, showcasing the productivity of such spaces.
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