[rowlandwells]

 I'm thinking of sowing my  pea seed  in pots in the greenhouse is it about the rite time for pea sowings I ask this because last year I had a lovely lot of peas sown in pots planted them out in the allotment they looked ok then for some reason or another just stopped growing the varieties  was hurst greenshaft and alderman

 but peas set at the same time carouby de maussane where perfect I got the blame from my O/H  that I never planted then deep enough  so try again as one must I said  I'm going to ask the professionals for some advise

going to try a pea variety called jaguar as well as some of the above I still have left thought about sowing the pea seed in paper pots what's your view on that method  replies most welcome as I don't really want another ear bashing this year on growing peas

[victoria park]

Direct in the ground is the best way. You'll have the biggest crop ever. Make sure you do it in April to avoid most of the pea moth issue later, and cover them against rodents from sowing day one with enviromesh or some such thing until they're shooting well enough, and then away you go. Net against birds if they are a problem where you are. Use a finer net if you've planted them late to avoid the moth as well. They'll sulk too easily in pots, paper or not. It suits parsnips, but not peas in my opinion.
Why risk the wrath ? 

[Christine]

In guttering to get them started and then slid straight into prepared drills is the way it's done up here - stops the meeces and others eating them. 

[DD.]

Can't be doing with faffing about. You need 15 peas per foot of row, for a half-decent row, that's a lot of pots. Here's my take:

DD's pea advice in Growing FAQs and other Information - Page 1 of 3

[sunshineband]

On our plots there are so many voles, mice and rats that direct sown peas = rodents' dinner!

I sow three to a module, in a nine module size half tray, (you coud use paper pots of course) and plant them out as a clump when about four inches tall. I even remove the remains of the pea seed from each stem or otherwise the little varmints snip through the stem to take these away, and that is the end of the plant. Clumps are planted  about our inches apart. I realise in Dave's book this equates to "faff" but it is the only way I can get a crop. Sowing is very quick, so is planting out. Not everyone needs to take off seed remains!!!

Depends how many you grow as to whether this is feasible. I have 36 modules  of maincrop peas for outside, sown two days ago, 18 of suagr snap, 12 of early peas and 12 of early mangetout. These early ones are already planted in the polytunnel and are just over a foot tall

[lettice]

Now is my time here to sow them straight in the ground. In fact I sowed mine a few weeks back and all are up and an inch or so high.
None of this gutter stuff.
I grow mine all around my patio, a six inch soiled area and along fences the same.
Sow them about every few inches diagonally sown to each other and help them climb with stakes and mesh that starts about six inches off ground level.
Never had any peats or problems with normal peas.
Grew mangetout Kennedy last year and were also great.
Do always try a few new varieties, had some from the pass the parcel on here to try for this year. But do save a load from last years crop, been doing that for years and they always grow without fail.
Keep picking regularly is the key and they crop for months.

[Aidy]

+1 for the DD method.

Been doing it now a number of years and always have great crops, my trench is prepared now, I will give them a soak overnight then sow straight in the trench. I do cover them for the first couple of weeks to protect from vermin, fury and featherd.

[DD.]

Mine are also netted as soon as they are sown, with weighed down debris netting.

These are last year's peas and why I don't sow in pots. There are 5 x 36' rows here.

[sunshineband]

I can see yours would take some predation anyway DD. Netting keep the pigeons off but vermin tunnel in. I a attempting to deter them with chilli powder this year... desperate measures!!

[snowdrops]

Mine are also netted as soon as they are sown, with weighed down debris netting.

These are last year's peas and why I don't sow in pots. There are 5 x 36' rows here.

How many lbs of peas do you reckon to harvest from that amount sown DD?

[DD.]

Mine are also netted as soon as they are sown, with weighed down debris netting.

These are last year's peas and why I don't sow in pots. There are 5 x 36' rows here.

How many lbs of peas do you reckon to harvest from that amount sown DD?

To be perfectly honest, I didn't weigh them (never do!), but they took up a lot of freezer space and we're still eating them.

[DD.]

I can see yours would take some predation anyway DD.

One for the rook, one for the crow, one to rot and one to grow - oh and 6 for the voles!?

[LILLILEAF]

I sow mine in very deep modules that way i get very good roots,i had a bumper crop,so i will carry on the same way, get them off to a good start in the greenhouse,no mouse trouble i have a killer cat on patrol 24/7

[rowlandwells]

we to have an allotments cat Lillileaf  that was adopted by one of the plot holders when it was abandoned Felix has his own little shed and patrols the allotments his new owner feeds him every day and Felix loves being down the allotments no cars no dogs and he's very territorial with other cats

Felix parols the top half of the allotments and another cat parols the bottom and i often see the cats with a mouse in there mouth and  they never leave messages on anones allotments

[Veg Plot 1B]

“One for the rook, one for the crow, one to rot and one to grow”

Heard this from fellow plot neighbour who learnt this from his father. Said he sowed in figure of 5 using this saying with the addition and one it the middle for luck.

Sadly his father passed away last weekend.