[BobandJack]

Is it best to put pea sticks in as you sow peas direct or once the plants have started to show themselves?  I don't want to damage any roots by jabbing things in the soil.

[beansticks]

Personally i use string tied around 4ft canes,placed around the outside of the peas.I tie new strings in as the peas grow.

[DIGGER]

I put all my structures up in April  Pea fence, runner bean and fence of all other beds.

March is sow inside and dont panic month
April is structures month onions around carrot beds
May is get it in month

[peapod]

Put them in as you sow the peas

[Ivor Backache]

Either will do. I planted half a row in gutters and then sowed the remainder. I then put all my sticks in knowing I wasn't going to do any harm. Protects them from the birds and probably from the mice.

[goose]

this may be silly question, but how high to peas grow? this is the first year ive grown them and need to decide where to plant them when they are big enough to go in, actually, how big do they need to be before planting out

[mumofstig]

Height depends on variety,  it usually tells you the height on the pkt

[DD.]

Excuse for re-post!!!!

Seeds straight in the ground.

Supports in AFTER germination.

Twine strung at higher levels as they grow.

Werks for me!

[vetskh]

Thats a lot of peas!! How high are your stakes? 4-5ft?

[DD.]

There were more on the other plot!

The stakes are about 4' with a bit over 3' showing above ground.

[Lee G]

There were more on the other plot!

The stakes are about 4' with a bit over 3' showing above ground.

So is there not much weight in the pea plants then?  I was thinking/presuming I'd need longer stakes in order to have 3' above ground, this will be my first attempt at growing peas and was hoping to sow tomorrow.

[DD.]

You try knocking more than a foot into the ground!

[Lee G]

You try knocking more than a foot into the ground!

I managed to drive 3 tree stakes 2 foot into the ground whilst building my still to be completed "Munty" bean frame, twas damn hard work though, and it will be a permanent structure 

You are a gent DD, looking forward to tomorrow even more now, another new chapter in my short allotment history 

[DD.]

As long as they're sturdy, that's all that really matters, I like to be able to pull them out & re-use next year, without the aid of a JCB.

On the subject of re using, I use pre-treated rough cut wood from the DIY store, being rough cut it's cheap and being treated it won't rot in it's first year.

[FRUITFULL]

can i plant my peas out today DD?