[MattieG]

Hi All
Is string from top to bottom or netting better for mange tout to grow up???

Thanks
Mattie

[mumofstig]

tall battens, string from side to side - as I learnt from DD 

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=16999.msg217072#msg217072

[Ema]

I'm growing peas similar to dds method this year but with just 1 stake either end and string around with bent bamboo supports over to hold the netting off

[hanssg]

im growing mine up a wigwam for a change just put string up as they go.

[sunshineband]

Upright battens with horizontal strings --- peas don't climb like runners 

[TheWhiteRabbit]

Another Pea question...how big do they need to be before they don't really need protection from pigeons?

[DD.]

Mine need to be harvested before they're safe from pigeons.

However, they've then got a much larger predator, with an even larger appetite for peas! 

[TheWhiteRabbit]

I meant the fledgling plants rather than the pods themselves. I think our biggest pest is going to be our 2 1/2 year old who's a right little picker!

[DD.]

My plants are not safe at any stage from our pigeons. They used to be after they got 3" on so high, but no longer. They'll eat them, or something off them at all stages now.