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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: New Kid On The Plot on April 22, 2011, 16:24

Title: Pea advice
Post by: New Kid On The Plot on April 22, 2011, 16:24

How long is a piece of string?.I sowed some peas three weeks ago no sign of life shall i start again or am I just to keen.Thanks

Title: Re: Pea advice
Post by: fatcat1955 on April 22, 2011, 16:40

Has the soil been disturbed? Mice could have made a meal of them. I allways start them off in pot's and plant out when big enough.

Title: Re: Pea advice
Post by: Salmo on April 22, 2011, 16:55

Gently dig and have a look. Find a seed and see if it has chitted. You will probably knock the chit off while searching. They could just be short of water?

Title: Re: Pea advice
Post by: mumofstig on April 22, 2011, 17:08

My guess is that the birds have had them!
It is what happens here unless you net them after sowing.
I forgot and had to resow :(

Title: Re: Pea advice
Post by: JayG on April 22, 2011, 17:12

Quote from: mumofstig on April 22, 2011, 17:08

My guess is that the birds have had them!
It is what happens here unless you net them after sowing.
I forgot and had to resow :(

I've got 2 up out of about 100 sown!!  :ohmy:

Think it's probably the pigeons as I only threw a bit of netting over them instead of doing it properly this year (the same seeds were fine last year.)

To save time (and "prove" the seeds) I'm chitting some in a plastic box (double shame on me as I DON'T CHIT!)  :nowink:

Title: Re: Pea advice
Post by: gazza975526570 on April 22, 2011, 19:41

Ive had three rows in and literally 4 have grown!!!

So ive sown a load to transplant instead - just glad i wasnt late with the first sowing

Title: Re: Pea advice
Post by: Yorkie on April 22, 2011, 20:26

Quote from: gazza975526570 on April 22, 2011, 19:41

Ive had three rows in and literally 4 have grown!!!

So ive sown a load to transplant instead - just glad i wasnt late with the first sowing

Likewise  >:(

Title: Re: Pea advice
Post by: Paul Plots on April 22, 2011, 20:39

So now I don't feel quite such a chump....

Mine are all sitting pretty out on the plot after tediously making loads and loads of paper-pots and chitting and sowing and then planting out.... But I do have a couple of very nice looking lots of peas with another lot ready to follow on.  ;)

Forgot to say: 100% success  ;)  :happy: